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Nigeria: Google has launched free public Wi-Fi hotspots across the country

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In an effort to increase its presence in Africa, Google launched a network of free Wi-Fi hotspots in the most populous country in Africa: Nigeria. In partnership with 21st Century technologies, Nigerian fiber optic telecoms service provider, Google will provide free Wifi in selected public spaces of the country. Google aims to make free Wi-Fi…

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Kenya: Bringing connectivity to rural areas using Loon internet-delivering balloons

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Google's sister-company Loon is  partnering with Telkom Kenya to deliver connectivity to rural areas of the country. Loon is to bring 4G internet access to parts of the country using high-altitude balloons. Solving the internet accessibility issue "The goal with the Kenyan deployment is to improve connectivity for large swaths of the country not currently…

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