Arthur Goldstuck looks at the myths and realities of the digital revolution in South Africa.

1. The old picture 1901 Eastern Telegraph Company System Map

2. The new picture Courtesy Telegeography

3. The next picture? Courtesy Steve Song, Many Possibilities Sub-saharan Africa Undersea Cables in 2010 – maybe

4. Are we about to be wrong-footed?

8. New Reality: The Experience Curve World Wide Worx Internet users in South Africa, 2008 Online banking customers Online retail customers Broadband emerges 6 Years on the Internet: The Experience Curve