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Tech Leaders Praise Carlos Slim's Push for Broadband Development at Mexico City's Digital Village
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PR Newswire
Telcel
April 22, 2014 1:59 PM
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MEXICO CITY, April 22, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- At this April's Telcel's Aldea Digital – Infinitum, some of the world's most influential technology leaders acknowledged Carlos Slim's expanded vision of digital inclusion. Leaders like Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple; Salman Khan, founder of the Khan Academy; and Yin Lou, Director of International Development at Coursera, all agreed that broadband ought to reach everyone. These visionaries explained how expanding Internet access is critical for improving education and nurturing an effective workforce.
Steve Wozniak, Co-founder of Apple, highlighted Telcel's focus on the educational and societal improvements that spring from increasing digital inclusion, noting he was pleased to see how Carlos Slim and Telcel are "including those that are not in the digital world yet, and bringing them up the ladder." To see and hear a video of his comments, go to http://bit.ly/1iBUzBl.
From April 11-27, people of any age and any digital skill level can enjoy free access to the Internet via computers and tablets. The Digital Village also provides activities, workshops, and conferences led by dozens of world leaders in information technology.
Visitors can also attend workshops like My First Approach to the Computer, My First Email Account, Basic Robotics, Secure Browsing and Internet Security, Basic Digital Animation, Digital Entrepreneurship, the World of Social Networking, Building your First Windows App, and more.
The Digital Village provides free broadband Internet access with connection speeds of 100 Gigabytes per second via the Infinitum network, the fastest speed ever offered at an event of this kind; offering bandwidth equivalent to a million people gaming online at once. The event will also offer mobile WiFi and access to Telcel's 4GLTE network.
To listen to some of this year's exciting talks and to find out more about the event, please visit http://aldeadigitalmx.com.
About Telcel
Telcel is Mexico's leading cellular phone company, committed to effectively meeting the wireless communication needs of its clients through use of the most sophisticated technology. Telcel is a subsidiary of America Movil, one of the largest providers of wireless communications in Latin America with operations in 18 countries in the Americas and serving more than 339 million customers.
Tech Leaders Praise Carlos Slim's Push for Broadband Development at Mexico City's Digital Village
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PR Newswire
Telcel
April 22, 2014 1:59 PM
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MEXICO CITY, April 22, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- At this April's Telcel's Aldea Digital – Infinitum, some of the world's most influential technology leaders acknowledged Carlos Slim's expanded vision of digital inclusion. Leaders like Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple; Salman Khan, founder of the Khan Academy; and Yin Lou, Director of International Development at Coursera, all agreed that broadband ought to reach everyone. These visionaries explained how expanding Internet access is critical for improving education and nurturing an effective workforce.
Steve Wozniak, Co-founder of Apple, highlighted Telcel's focus on the educational and societal improvements that spring from increasing digital inclusion, noting he was pleased to see how Carlos Slim and Telcel are "including those that are not in the digital world yet, and bringing them up the ladder." To see and hear a video of his comments, go to http://bit.ly/1iBUzBl.
From April 11-27, people of any age and any digital skill level can enjoy free access to the Internet via computers and tablets. The Digital Village also provides activities, workshops, and conferences led by dozens of world leaders in information technology.
Visitors can also attend workshops like My First Approach to the Computer, My First Email Account, Basic Robotics, Secure Browsing and Internet Security, Basic Digital Animation, Digital Entrepreneurship, the World of Social Networking, Building your First Windows App, and more.
The Digital Village provides free broadband Internet access with connection speeds of 100 Gigabytes per second via the Infinitum network, the fastest speed ever offered at an event of this kind; offering bandwidth equivalent to a million people gaming online at once. The event will also offer mobile WiFi and access to Telcel's 4GLTE network.
To listen to some of this year's exciting talks and to find out more about the event, please visit http://aldeadigitalmx.com.
About Telcel
Telcel is Mexico's leading cellular phone company, committed to effectively meeting the wireless communication needs of its clients through use of the most sophisticated technology. Telcel is a subsidiary of America Movil, one of the largest providers of wireless communications in Latin America with operations in 18 countries in the Americas and serving more than 339 million customers.
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