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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More than a dozen countries from southern Africa are expected to announced plans to harmonise their digital development strategies this week.
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Ethiopia received just two bids, from MTN working China’s Silk Road Fund and a US-backed and Vodafone-led consortium, for its two telecoms licences this morning.
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The African Telecommunications Union (ATU) and Ericsson have published a series of recommendations for African governments and regulators on spectrum.
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Your news roundup from around the world making headlines today!
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Pan-African group Paratus says it is close to finishing building its new data centre in Lusaka, the capital of Zambia.
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In this episode of the Digital Digest, we roundup the biggest stories of the week, and from Chanel vs Huawei to DCs for Bees, it's been a surreal seven days.
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Capacity’s annual power listing, featuring the top 100 people across the wholesale telecoms industry is back - and the nomination deadline has been extended.
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Sofia, Bulgaria – 21st April 2021: Neterra, the independent global leaders in layer 1, 2 and 3 connectivity solutions, DDoS protection, and data centre & network services, has today launched its expanded Dedicated Internet Access service - a fully-committed and naturally more secure form of global connectivity to more than 180 countries.
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The cloud continues to be a massive driver for digital transformation in many enterprises today.
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Huawei has secured the business for the latest expansion of 4G services in Ethiopia’s monopoly operator, Ethio Telecom.
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Millicom is now entirely a Latin American operator following today’s disposal of its last African interest, Tigo Tanzania.
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Season 2, episode 13 is presented by deputy editor Melanie Mingas and features editor-at-large Alan Burkitt-Gray, senior reporter Natalie Bannerman, and special guests Hannes Gredler and Richard Brandon from RtBrick.
