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Ghana BlockChain Land Registry: A Move To Eliminate Land Corruption

Ghana has long been held back by challenges with their governing system.  In an effort to embrace digitization and solve some of its problems, Ghana has recently established an interesting approach to solve land corruption. This approach particularly centers on the idea of a Ghana BlockChain land registry. In a nutshell, the country is implementing a blockchain solution from Bitland.

Ghana, the first country in sub-Saharan Africa to launch a cellular mobile network in 1992, has not capitalized on this forward-thinking approach. Corruption has long been an issue. In fact, the country was rated 135th out of 164 countries by Transparency International’s Corruption Perception Index. It is rated worse than Cuba, Panama and Iran.

In Focus: Ghana BlockChain Land Registry

Needless to say efforts to apply blockchain technology to land registry so that corrupt government activities can no longer alter ownership records and land surveys is a basic element to investment and societal harmony. If the idea on Ghana BlockChain land registry is successful, it will have a Bold Impact on Ghana and its population.

Bitland aims to provide services to allow individuals and organizations to survey land and record deeds onto the Bitshares Blockchain. It is a noble effort. Chief Security Officer for Bitland, Chris Bates in an interview with Bitcoin.com said, “This is working to help stamp out rampant corruption so that Ghana will be open to foreign investors that can feel secure about the oversight of the system that will ensure their return.”

Bold Business will be following this technology and its adoption further.

Uber for Trucks

As Bold Business predicted, self-driven vehicles would first take off in the trucking industry. Uber’s recent move suggests a wholesale bold move to disintermediate the broker and directly connect shippers with trucks. The industry will not be the same.  Nor will the beer industry!

Century Link and Level 3 Merger News: Billion Dollar Deal for Next Tier Connectivity

The Century Link and Level 3 merger news is proof – the demand for connectivity is going to increase exponentially and businesses have to catch up with the need. The acquisition of Level 3 is another Bold Action in the Communication Industry’s need to quickly grow and expand to meet the demands of digitization. From IoT, Smart Cars to Virtual Reality, there is a relentless and increasing the demand for connectivity.  The Centurylink-Level 3 $34 billion merger deal is another large communications industry consolidation following Time Warner and AT&T’s $108 billion recent deal announcement.

Level 3 is one of the largest providers used by internet services including Netflix Inc. and Google to route traffic across the web, operations that would bolster CenturyLink’s core offerings to businesses.  The combined company will be better positioned to handle the growth of new applications and uses for bandwidth in business and everyday life.

With the demand for connectivity growing so quickly, bandwidth providers are rushing to solve the capacity issues.  More actions are certain to follow.

Virtual Reality Data Usage and the Soaring Popularity of Gaming

Virtual Reality (VR) Peripherals Are Taking Off This Year

With such developments, virtual reality data usage is also predicted to soar. The increase in the demand for virtual reality (VR) peripherals has been attributed to the growing gaming industry. According to market research firm IDC, sales will reach $2.3 billion worldwide in 2016.  As such, companies are racing to position themselves in this exciting field as it moves from gaming to live improving applications.

While gaming will be the primary driver of sales for Oculus Rift, HTC Vive or PlayStation VR this year, this burgeoning technology faces other hurdles for a successful impact in society. VR will eventually need massive broadband to reach its potential. Bold Impacts will be limited if broadband capacity is not addressed.

John Donovan, Chief Strategy Officer, and Group President-AT&T Technology and Operations at a recent Open Network Summit (ONS) stated the demand for a 1-minute connection of a VR video is 100 mg.  This compares to a typical video of today that requires 4 mg of broadband for the same minute.  That is a 25X capacity requirement increase!

Telecom mergers are a sign that the industry is preparing for the next internet bandwidth explosion.

Forbes recently published a piece highlighting this issue titled “Why the Internet Pipes will Burst When Virtual Reality Takes Off.”  

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