by Alfonz Koncan | Mar 16, 2020 | Digital Divide
Noted earlier was that mobile platforms need regular refreshing. One should be aware that there are more mobile devices in use today than desktop and laptop computers. These mobile devices come with two challenges. Firstly, the capital costs (either as a one-time fee...
by Alfonz Koncan | Mar 13, 2020 | Digital Divide
From Wire Pairs to Fibre Optic Cable Winnipeggers were treated to somewhat of a surprise on March 2, 2020, when Bell MTS announced a major investment to replace the considerable copper wire throughout their city with fibre optics. A $400 million investment was...
by Alfonz Koncan | Feb 24, 2020 | Digital Divide
There is a need to swap out technology due to its obsolescence and advancements made elsewhere, in at times as little as two-year cycles. Noted here is that new mobile phones are introduced every two years or so, and while this rollout goes on, at times the older...
by Alfonz Koncan | Feb 1, 2020 | Digital Divide
The “Digital Divide” refers to the growing gap between the underprivileged members of society, especially the poor, rural, elderly, and handicapped who do not have access to computers, or cell phones, or the internet; compared to the wealthy, middle-class,...
by Alfonz Koncan | Jun 24, 2019 | News
We would like to thank our guests and sponsors for making this event so successful. There is nothing more gratifying than to hear from a sponsor at the end of a conference that they are very interested in supporting our project in a bigger way next year. Our...
