Just because a nation is saddled with "third world" status, doesn't mean it should only be covered with 3rd generation (3G) wireless broadband service. A speedy internet connection can help lift a city's infrastructure out of the doldrums of an impoverished past, by picking up the pace with which it communicates with the rest of the world– and within its own.
Hoping to give Lagos –Nigeria's largest city–a bit of a boost in its online interactions, Swift Networks has begun trials on its WIMAX Network and backend systems. The tests will focus on 500 users of both the business and personal variety located in different sections of the city. The WiMax guinea pigs were chosen to participate based on volume of their broadband Internet needs. Amongst those hoping to have their business buoyed by the new service are banks looking to connect their branch offices to their main offices.
The chief goal of the trial, according to COO Chuma Okoye, was to showcase the speed of the 4G WiMax network working in concert with Swift's offerings in the realms of video, fax, phone service, and the world wide web. While there's no word yet on how the preliminary run is going, Swift is confident the end result will be a much improved customer experience and an all around faster Internet. We wish them "Goodluck," and not just because it's the first name of their president.
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