IInternet Read More 3 minute read Video: Lebanon launches “2020” telecom planbyHabib BattahJul 2, 2015 Last night, hundreds of invited guests were seated in a lavish chandelier hall at the prime minister’s offices…
IInternet Read More 4 minute read Fiber on the way?byHabib BattahMar 12, 2015 Late last year I noticed a couple of technicians from Ogero– the state agency that runs the country’s…
IInternet Read More 1 minute read Facebook 1995byHabib BattahJun 16, 2014 Of course there was no Facebook in 1995, but if there was, this is what it might have…
IInternet Read More 3 minute read Unlimited internet in Lebanon, could it be true?byHabib BattahMay 21, 2014 Source: Social Media Exchange The chart above is a supposed leaked copy of the new internet rates passed…
IInternet Read More 1 minute read Jordan’s internet up to 250 times faster than LebanonbyHabib BattahJan 23, 2014 I’m in Jordan this week for the action-packed annual Arab bloggers conference organized by Global Voices Online. Needless…
IInternet Read More 2 minute read Technology in the campbyHabib BattahNov 17, 2013 On my recent trip to a Syrian refugee camp in the Bekaa Valley, I was struck by a…
IInternet Read More 2 minute read Most Lebanese MPs don’t have emailbyHabib BattahOct 19, 2013 Only 42 members of parliament have emails, according to the directory of Lebanese Parliament which is distributed to…
IInternet Read More 2 minute read Dumbing down our internet usagebyHabib BattahOct 1, 2013 Lebanese telecom companies like Alfa are so excited about their new 100 megabyte package, a pathetically tiny amount…
IInternet Read More 1 minute read For the record…byHabib BattahSep 11, 2013 Congratulations! Lebanon recorded the slowest upload speed in the world today: At least according to my speed test.…
IInternet Read More 2 minute read There is “a problem” with night time internetbyHabib BattahSep 8, 2013 There is slow internet and then there is internet so slow you can’t even tell how slow it…