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.
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Troubled African operator Smile Telecoms Holdings, which has moved to a London mews, is seeking injection of US$51 million in a bid for survival.
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Raxio Group has received a US$48 million investment from Meridiam, the French asset manager specialising in mobility, social infrastructure, and energy transition and environment.
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Safaricom has started trials of 5G in Nairobi, Kisumu, Kisii and Kakamega, with CEO Peter Ndegwa saying it marks a "major milestone" for Kenya.
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Season 2, episode 11 is presented by deputy editor Melanie Mingas, and features editor-at-large Alan Burkitt-Gray, senior reporters Abigail Opiah and Natalie Bannerman, and special guest Josh Snowhorn.
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MetroFibre Networx of South Africa has borrowed 2.5 billion rand (US$169 million) to expand its open-access fibre network across the country.
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Covid vaccinations funded by MTN Group are now being rolled out in Ghana, with further doses planned for Middle East markets in the coming months.
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Airtel Africa is selling its telecoms tower companies in Madagascar, Malawi, Chad and Gabon to Helios Towers.
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Liquid Telecom, which this week changed its name, has expanded its terrestrial fibre network to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) for the first time.
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Australia welcomes a new ICT mega-project, Digital Realty sells 11 EU data centres and there are new states of matter in telecoms
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TPG's global impact investing platform The Rise Fund is to invest US$200 million in Airtel Mobile Commerce (AMC), with potential for an IPO within four years.
