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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Airtel Africa confirms that Chimera Investment has investment $50 million in Airtel Mobile Commerce (AMC BV), through shares from one of its subsidiaries.
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IBM and Samsung Electronics have hailed a breakthrough in semiconductor design using a new vertical transistor architecture.
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Senegal’s telecoms regulator has fined operators a total of almost US$35 million for quality of service – though they are contesting the decisions.
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Next generation networks are tipped to transform industry and gaming – but when it comes to sport, 5G, private networks and enhanced broadcasting tech are creating new business cases for network operators. Melanie Mingas explains why it’s a match made in heaven
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MTN has told all its employees that they must be vaccinated against Covid-19 if they are to work on the company’s premises.
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CVTelecom (Cabo Verde Telecom) and Angola Cables have formed a joint cooperation agreement to identify synergies to expand connectivity and network capabilities.
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Schneider Electric has released what its describes as a 'comprehensive novel framework' for environmentally sustainable data centres.
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Equinix has announced plans to acquire MainOne for an enterprise value of $320 million.
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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has approved three telcos as approved bidders in its upcoming 3.5Ghz 5G spectrum auction.
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Eutelsat Communications and Vodacom Tanzania have signed a service agreement for packaged services to deliver connectivity to underserved regions of Tanzania.
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OTTs, 2022 trends and BT's Andrew Lord on QKD and hollow core fibre
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Communications Platform-as-a-Service (CPaaS) revenue generated in North America will reach $15 billion by 2026 up from $3.7 billion in 2021, according to a study from Juniper Research.
