sktomor/africa-internet-measurements

Broadband Performance and Internet Measurements in Africa # Internet Measurements in Africa Thank you for your interest in joining this project. 👍🏾 🎊 We are excited to have you on board! ## Objective To work with researchers to collect and analyse Internet measurements data so that regulators and policy makers can develop policy that will help Internet Service Providers to improve service delivery and end users to make informed choices. This README explains the Broadband Perfomance and Internet Measurements in Africa, what inspired us to start and how you can get involved. * Inspiration * Problem * Proposed Solution * Why Internet Measurements * How you can contribute * About Us and Contacts * MozSprint ## Inspiration The interest for this project developed while working on a conference paper as part of Research ICT Africa's Internet Measurements project. While developing the paper, it was very difficult to find published information on the subject. Collecting information from websites of regulators and Internet service providers of the 7 African countries identified for the project was very complex. Other issues, like which broadband provider to use, may seem complex because available information is based on personal preference, which may be biased sometimes. ## Problem There is very little publicly available or published information related to broadband performance and Internet measurements in Africa. Even when regulators and Internet Service Providers (ISPs) are required to make a lot of this information public, it is not always the case. Some organisations publish the information, while others do not. It could be linked to little awareness or no interest. When an end-user, for example, moves to a new country, it may be hard for them to find information about service providers in their new location and some comparison or analysis to help them make better decisions on their choice of provider. On other occassions, end-users claim that their providers do not give them what they are paying for. For regulators, it …