Africa
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TelCables Nigeria, a subsidiary of global ICT solutions provider Angola Cables, has announced the launch of a new Point of Presence (PoP) at the Lagos Rack Centre facility. -
Women in Africa face barriers in accessing technology, education, and leadership roles in the tech industry. Yet, there are pioneering figures across the region determined to drive change
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Raxio Group has appointed Robert Skjødt as its new chief executive officer (CEO).
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Orange has partnered with OpenAI and Meta to fine-tune their open source AI models to support regional languages in Africa, including Wolof and Pulaar.
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As 2024 comes to a close, Capacity takes a look back at the standout moments from the year.
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MTN Group has officially launched 5G networks in Benin and the Republic of Congo, a significant milestone in its mission to deliver cutting-edge digital solutions across Africa.
Forthcoming events
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The relentless pace of AI shows no signs of slowing down going into 2025. However, the increased demand for intense workloads has created new challenges such as increased power consumption in high-density data centres.
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Swedish telecom technology provider Telness Tech has partnered with VAS2Nets and Lebara to launch a new mobile operator in Nigeria.
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The London Internet Exchange (LINX) is continuing to expand in Africa, launching a new Internet Exchange Point (IXP) in Ghana.
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The London Internet Exchange (LINX) unveiled plans to expand its service in Kenya with the launch of LINX Mombasa to extend its growing network on the continent.
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The mobile industry’s contribution to Sub-Saharan Africa's GDP is projected to reach $170 billion by 2030, provided that challenges such as connectivity gaps and energy costs are resolved, according to a new GSMA report.
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Angola Cables has launched a European subsidiary, TelCables Europe, to bring its digital solutions to customers across Europe and the Mediterranean.
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Sofibanque, one of the Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC) biggest banks, is leveraging co-location services at the OADC Kinshasa data centre site.
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RETN has issued a stark warning that the impact of the February 2024 cable cuts in the Red Sea, which were originally reported to have affected 25% of Europe-Asia data traffic, was severely underestimated.
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Secure access service edge (SASE) provider Cloudbrink has unveiled a new software-only mobile hotspot optimisation which it claims doubles the performance of SaaS and enterprise applications on tethered devices.
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In an interview with Capacity at ITW Africa in Nairobi, DS Consortium's Efua A. Dougan discusses the future of AI adoption in Africa and the elements needed to build a sustainable digital future for the continent.
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Raxio Group has inaugurated its data centre in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Raxio Côte d’Ivoire (CIV1).
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Nokia is working with iSAT Africa to improve rural connectivity in Liberia.
