Africa's Technology

Less than a decade ago, many African countries relied heavily on satellite connections for internet and telephone calls, which is a slow and expensive process. In the last few years, there has been a revolution in communications with the connection of the continent to the rest of the world via undersea fiber-optic cables dramatically increasing transmission capacity of data and drastically reducing transmission time and costs. One of the most instrumental brains behind the development of fiber optics is Thomas Mensah, CEO of the Georgia Aerospace Systems and an authority in fiber optics and nanotechnology. VOA's Vincent Makori learns more from Dr. Mensah.

[@drthomasmensah1488]

Fiber Optics is used in the transmission of Data, Instagram and Facebook Photos, TH-cam videos like this one, all music downloads, Cloud Data to Tablets, Cell Phones and Computers in the Internet Space using Lasers.

[@thomasmensah2897]

Over a Billion People are connected to the Internet World Wide because of his Broadband Fiber Optics Innovation, that started with a series of Inventions from 1984 to 1992. He is one of the Most Brilliant Minds in this century.

[@samuelaidoo2928]

Proud Ghanaian

[@thomasmensah2897]

Seven Pioneering Patents all awarded in 6 years Time Frame to the Genius behind Fiber Optics and Internet connectivity through out the World. Dr. Thomas Mensah

[@antoniopantophlet8216]

Africa have adopt modern technologie and innovate or drop behind the rest of the world forever. Ghana must create infratsructure bonds especially for the african diaspora. Pan african infrastructure bonds for big infrastructure programs. I will buy and believe me many in the diaspora. we can come together and create groups etc.Europe, america etc.

[@thomasmensah2897]

As discussed in his Book, "The Right Stuff Comes in Black Too" Dr. Thomas Mensah and his Team at Corning Glass Works and AT&T Bell Laboratories have changed the world with these Pioneering Inventions that Provide worldwide connectivity to the Internet Platform permitting the creation of companies like Google, Facebook Twitter etc

[@thomasmensah2897]

The Genius behind Fiber Optics Innovation that supports the modern day Internet, His Pioneering patents let to the spread of laser based Optoelectronic media that led to undersea cable and land based Fiber Optics Systems world wide, Elected Fellow of the US Academy of Inventors at CalTech USA.

[@paakwesiewusiesagoe5982]

son of Africa we are proud of you and they say we cants do anything

[@kwamentim1422]

I am sorry to say this but I think Dr. Thomas Mensah is a broke ass inventor who want some money to support the rest of his miserable life...wondering why am saying this? A friend who works at City Escape Hotel at airport (Accra-Ghana) paid for his hotel bills because he refuses to pay his bills and the hotel deducted it from their salaries...How can he be soo wicked...workers who are barely paid enough to even support their family to pay for your hotel bills...THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE!!! He was well informed that if he doesnt pay his bills the staffs will be deducted and he did'nt care..GOD WILL PUNISH YOU!

[@g.e.freemanii7537]

I would like to hear more about your involvement in the development of next generation weapons.

[@michaelratema3979]

amazing!!

[@Yustis]

love it ?

[@gatv9146]

Ghanaian?

[@eeforest7122]

gideon asare yes

[@whitetrash3893]

God bless please don't send them to Europe why you not change africa

[@jairorincon2089]

ha, ha, ha

[@jairorincon2089]

african technology ??? ....ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha