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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Meet Subspace, the ambitious start-up that aims to optimise the internet for real-time services. Natalie Bannerman speaks to its co-founder and CTO, William King, on how the idea for the business came about, and what it means for telcos and the gaming sector
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Capacity's annual State of the Industry survey for 2021-22 is now live.
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The ITW Global Leaders’ Forum (GLF) has published the names of the organisations that have been confirmed as being compliant with the GLF Code of Conduct (CoC).
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As digitalization progresses, new technologies and new scenarios — such as 5G, cloud computing, IoT, and industrial Internet — are booming, and network connectivity has never been so important.
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Capacity’s Natalie Bannerman spoke to Sami Slim, Deputy Director; Telehouse France and Mark Pestridge, Senior Director, Customer Experience; Telehouse Europe on their recent expansion and refurbishment of their data centres and what is next on the horizon for 2022.
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Capacity’s Alan Burkitt-Gray of Capacity TV speaks to Michael Glynn, Vice President Digital Automated Innovation of PCCW Global about how Console Connect is helping carriers to extend their global reach at the click of a button.
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As the world continues to cope with the global semiconductor shortage, Capacity’s Natalie Bannerman explores the effect of this on the telecommunications industry
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OneWeb changes teams; Adamo switches owners; Orange's 5G showcase; and Aqua Comms' Nigel Bayliff
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Communications Business Automation Network (CBAN) has launched an identity service that verifies partners for any use-case, to automate settlement between ICT Service Providers.
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Djibouti Telecom has begun construction of a new cable landing station (CLS) in Djibouti City.
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Vantage Data Centers has begun construction of its first African campus, a carrier-neutral, 12 hectares plot due to open in 2022.
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Sahel Telecom has started operations as a fixed-wireless broadband operator in Nouakchott, the capital city of Mauritania in west Africa.
