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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Satellite company Avanti Communications has launched a new managed satellite service for rural connectivity.
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Airtel Africa has appointed Olusegun "Segun" Ogunsanya, as managing director and chief executive officer.
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Avalon Campus gets bigger. Construction of Avalon 3, the new hyper-connected and sustainable Data Center in Milan, is under way.
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French satellite company Eutelsat has officially rejected a $3.2 billion takeover bid from billionaire telecoms investor Patrick Drahi.
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IoT network carrier 1NCE has raised $50 million in capital from a raft of investors including Deutsche Telekom and SoftBank.
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Capacity shares five key stories from around the world making headlines today!
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While many believe satellite and fibre will save the day for unconnected Africa, Wim van Thillo, CEO and co-founder at Pharrowtech, has another suggestion
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Ethiopia has called for proposals for a second private telecoms operator to compete with Ethio Telecom, the incumbent, and Safaricom, licensed earlier this year.
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TeleGeography has found that global internet bandwidth increased by 29% in 2021, bringing it back to "normal" levels compared to 2020's COVID-driven levels of 34%.
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Europe’s Colt and Africa’s Liquid Intelligent Technologies have become the latest carriers to speed the move away from the conventional telephone network.
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The 2Africa consortium confirms the addition of a new segment to its subsea cable system - the 2Africa PEARLS branch - extending to the Arabian Gulf, Pakistan and India.
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Ericsson's Bhutan deal; EA's winning buy; GTT chapter 2.0 and 5G speeds in Europe
