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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Swedish-owned small satellite company AAC Clyde Space has expanded to South Africa, by setting up a cubesat base near Cape Town.
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Airtel Niger has constructed a fibre link from the city of Zinder to the Nigerian border at Maimoujia, and has added a data centre in Zinder.
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Liquid Intelligent Technologies confirms the launch of a point of presence (PoP) in Miami, connecting to the Liquid network via a South Atlantic subsea cable.
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Capacity TV’s Natalie Bannerman speaks to Frédéric Schepens, Group Executive and CEO; MTN GlobalConnect on their growth in their portfolio of International Wholesale Mobility and Fixed Connectivity business, partnerships across Africa and their upcoming plans.
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Ethiopia wants its own alternative to Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp and Zoom and has already started development.
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The Raxio Group has appointed Master Power Technologies to build and install its planned data centres across Africa.
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Ethio Telecom is building network capacity and planning to pilot 5G mobile as it prepares for competition at the end of 2021.
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Djibouti Telecom is ramping up the capacity of the Djibouti Africa Regional Express 1 (DARE1) network with Ciena, helping to increase digitisation in East Africa.
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MTN Nigeria has reportedly pledged to invest ₦600 billion ($1.4 billion) in network infrastructure over the next three years.
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The government of Tanzania has set a target of gathering US$2.1 billion in tax on mobile money transactions over the next five years.
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Vendor-neutral data centre provider Teraco Data Environments has completed its multi-billion-rand JB3 facility (pictured) on the Isando Campus in Ekurhuleni, east of Johannesburg, South Africa.
