Africa
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The London Internet Exchange (LINX) is continuing to expand in Africa, launching a new Internet Exchange Point (IXP) in Ghana. -
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.
Forthcoming events
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Raxio has kicked off construction on its Tier III carrier-neutral data centre, located at Beluluane Industrial Park (MozParks) in Maputo, Mozambique.
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Ethio Telecom is aiming to increase its subscriber base by more than 10% over the next year, despite facing competition from Safaricom Ethiopia.
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South Sudan and Djibouti have signed a memorandum of understanding to connect their two countries with fibre.
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WIOCC Group company Open Access Data Centres (OADC) has announced the deployment of three further edge data centres in South Africa.
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Safaricom Ethiopia, which started pilot services last month, is to build the company’s third new data centre.
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Eutelsat and Liquid Intelligent Technologies have signed a multi-year, multi-beam agreement for capacity on the EUTELSAT KONNECT satellite.
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Raxio has broken ground on the construction of the first Tier III carrier neutral colocation data centre in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), located at 12eme, Limete, Kinshasa.
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Jean-Luc Vuillemin, Orange’s executive vice-president of international networks discusses Africa’s potential and appetite for collaborations between satellite operators and telcos with Saf Malik
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Africa Data Centres has partnered with Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria (IXPN) formed as part of its widescale expansion across Africa.
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The World Bank is investing US$160 million into the Safaricom project to build a new network in Ethiopia.
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Vodacom Tanzania, part of Vodafone Group, confirms the launch of the country's first ever 5G mobile network.
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Microsoft has appointed Kunle to lead its Africa transformation office, which drives its strategic digital initiatives in the continent.
