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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Canadian company NuRAN has signed a contract with Orange to build a network for it and other operators in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
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Africa will need to add an aggregate capacity of at least 120MW of multi-tenant data centre capacity over the next decade to keep up with the current demand, according to a report from The African Data Centres Association (ADCA) and Xalam Analytics.
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Moov Africa Togo, a subsidiary of the Maroc Telecom Group, has announced plans for a new subsea cable on the continent.
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Season 2, episode 5 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 Helen Xenos, senior director, portfolio marketing at Ciena.
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Both Orange and Vodafone have confirmed to Capacity that they are planning to bid for Ethiopian telecoms licences by the extended deadline of 5 April.
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There’s a lot of buzz around 5G, and one capability in particular: network slicing. 5G network slicing offers a plethora of opportunities, including the ability to identify new enterprise customers in various industries to offer highly tailored service offerings, as well as to establish revenue-generating B2B2X partnerships.
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Season 2, episode 4 is presented by deputy editor Melanie Mingas, and features editor-at-large Alan Burkitt-Gray, and senior reporters Abigail Opiah and Natalie Bannerman
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Kenya’s telecoms regulator has criticised two of the country’s three mobile operators for poor service and threatened sanctions.
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Join Tata Communications’ webinar on 17th March to discover how to deliver maximum network performance, maintain and explore new revenue streams.
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Alcatel Submarine Networks (ASN) has confirmed that it has started construction of the Africa-1 subsea cable connecting Africa, the Middle East and Europe.
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Teraco Data Environments Proprietary Limited has finalised a $166.6 million (R2.5 billion) loan financing transaction.
