Assurance

["Michael R. Gettes" <>]

CMU is initiating a campus in Rwanda.  Part of doing so involves fixing the 
network access problems.  In this respect, as part of the "global campus" 
strategy we, and others, have - *we* are part of the solution to the problem.

/mrg

On May 31, 2012, at 13:43, Joe St Sauver wrote:

> Nick commented on African bandwidth availability:
> 
> #I have family that frequently works in west Africa and know this to be a
> #problem in that part of the world. 
> 
> The Network Startup Resource Center (NSRC) here at UO (www.nsrc.org) 
> works a lot with folks in Africa, including helping with AFNOG (the
> African Network Operators' Group), and the good news is that from
> my POV (I'm not affiliated with the NSRC and don't speak for them),
> the situation in Africa is showing continued improvement from a network
> point of view. In particular, a LOT of new suboceanic cable capacity
> is beginning to come on line, e.g., see for example:
> 
> http://www.timeslive.co.za/scitech/2012/05/17/wacs-gets-geeks-into-frenzy
> 
> And that's not the only cable servicing that part of the world (e.g.,
> see http://www.cablemap.info/ ).
> 
> I'm pretty optimistic in general about the future of connectivity in Africa,
> although some interior parts of the continent will likely continue to be 
> a challenge, and PTT politics always has the potential to derail the
> technology.
> 
> So bottom line, I guess I would be at least cautiously optimistic that
> video may be a viable identity proofing option for that part of the 
> world, if not immediately, soon
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Joe