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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During MWC Barcelona 2021, Huawei Executive Director and President of Carrier BG Ryan Ding delivered a keynote speech Innovation: lighting up the future.
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Nominations are now open for Capacity's top 20 ICT investors list 2021.
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Telecom Egypt, a key player in the global telecom industry, recently announced hybrid African ring path (HARP), a submarine system that circles the African continent, forming the shape of a harp. The system will connect Africa’s east and west bounds to Europe, from South Africa to Italy and France along the continent’s east coast, and to Portugal along its west coast.
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Taking to the skies, the next company to be profiled in the series is SES Networks, who along with Amdocs, were the recipients of the Satellite Project of the Year Award.
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MTN has announced plans to invest the equivalent of US$1.5 billion in Nigeria over the next three years to expand broadband access across the country.
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ATC Europe's new shareholder; Etisalat's commercial mmWave 5G plans; and OneWeb's crucial launch
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Ethio telecom has partnered with Ericsson to expand its 4G services into the South West region of Ethiopia.
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Huawei’s intelligent cloud-network solution has passed the rigorous test administered by EANTC, an internationally recognised independent test centre.
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The government of Egypt is coming to the aid of its western neighbour, Libya, in rebuilding its telecoms and IT services.
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MainOne is set to launch its Appolonia Data Center, the latest facility of its MDXi subsidiary.
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The Nigerian regulator has started a review of the country’s telecoms licensing process.
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Moving onto the subsea part of the Where are they now series is EllaLink and its 2020 win for Subsea Project of the Year.
