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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Global management consulting firm Bain & Company has published its 2022 Global M&A report which found that telecoms M&A experienced a dramatic rebound during 2021.
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A very British approach to regulation; altimeter checks in Norway and the cold side of quantum computing
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South Africa’s spectrum auction will begin the public auction of its high frequency digital spectrum within a month, President Cyril Ramaphosa said.
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Seacom will acquire selected infrastructure assets from Africell in Uganda as the company continues to expand its East African footprint.
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Liquid Intelligent Technologies (Liquid) and global cloud connectivity platform Teridion are partnering to bring reliable and fast internet connectivity to global customers.
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Ethio Telecom partnered with Subex for a new business assurance solution using the enterprise AI platform HyperSense.
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Satellite telecom operator YahClick is teaming up with an off-grid power company to expand its services in Africa.
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Télécoms sans Frontières, the industry’s charity focused on disaster relief, has sent a team to Madagascar, where Cyclone Batsirai has killed 96 people so far and damaged or destroyed the homes of 90,000.
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The Dynamic Spectrum Alliance Is partnering with the UK Government’s Digital Access Programme (DAP) to promote digital inclusion in Brazil, Indonesia, Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa.
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MainOne has unveiled its Cloud Connect service to enable enterprises to adopt cloud technology by connecting businesses across the region to public cloud service providers.
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Public hearings are underway in South Africa today as the regulator garners industry feedback on its call termination regulations implemented in 2014.
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Airtel Africa, marked its membership of the FTSE 100 share listing this week with revenue up almost 25% and earnings up 34%.
