Google announced that Street View imagery of Sri Lanka is now available on Google Maps. This implies that people in Sri Lanka and around the world can now view Sri Lanka in 360-degree panoramic imagery from their phone, tablet or computer. Google says, “Today’s launch brings the total number of countries where Street View is available to 76. Street View is a popular feature in Google Maps, that allows people to virtually explore and navigate places.

Affordable and faster internet in remotest areas in the offing 

Necessary equipment already in Sri Lanka for testing from this month under one-year MoU

Govt. to get 25% stake in project on account of spectrum allocation 

Identifies Google’s selection of Sri Lanka for Loon project is a major breakthrough; insists it is a win-win project for all stakeholders

Telcos to be offered 10% stake each in project company

10% internet penetration results in 1% GDP improvement; Govt. keen to increase Lankan internet penetration to 50% in the medium term from 26% at present

Google has launched its first wi-fi network in Uganda’s capital Kampala, as part of a project to broaden access to affordable high-speed internet.

The company is making the broadband wireless network available to local internet providers, who will then charge customers for access.

The web giant says the network is now live in 120 key locations in Kampala.

Official statistics show Uganda has about 8.5 million internet users, making up 23% of the population.