As esoteric and amusingly zany as it sounds, Farouk Ramji talks fast. Oof. So fast, I can see the velocity of his words turning the turbines and powering up the electricity of a small nation. An interview that I usually do in 40 to 45 minutes took less than 30 minutes, and I had enough content and samizdat to write up the constitution of a small nation.
Perhaps—at the risk of hyperbole—he is an apt metaphor for the company he leads, Mawingu Technologies, providing high-speed internet. Of course, that’s a term only we laymen use. He prefers “connectivity.” “Meaningful connectivity,” he course corrects me.