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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Isabel dos Santos has lost control of the company that owns 25% of the shares in Unitel, the Angolan mobile operator.
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The west African state of Niger is to spend €100 million building a high-speed internet connection to 2,111 villages.
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African nations are uniting to buy data capacity in bulk with the aim of halving the cost of internet access.
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Capacity’s Natalie Bannerman speaks to Andie Stephens, associate director at the Carbon Trust, about how operators can lower their carbon emissions and get on track for a sustainable future
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Funke Opeke, MainOne’s chief executive officer tells Abigail Opiah why the next 10 years will be filled with opportunities for further growth in broadband penetration and digital market expansion across the West African sub-region.
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According to Deloitte, the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic has magnified the need for cybersecurity. From the increased risk with remote working and e-learning to the influx of cybercriminals, 2020 has put digital security at the top of the list.
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Gender diversity in tech will consistently fall short of our goals unless men do (more than) their share. Industry luminary Dan Pitt, knows what they need to do.
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As the world of communications reassesses its impact on the environment and takes steps to improve sustainability, Natalie Bannerman speaks to industry experts and environmentalists to find out where subsea fits into the equation.
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Long established as critical infrastructure, data centres are only becoming more important. But how can their ongoing exponential growth, occur in a future where, by necessity, major economies must decarbonise? Melanie Mingas finds out
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A new year requires new thinking and reflection on the past. Natalie Bannerman speaks to the ITU’s deputy secretary-general, Malcolm Johnson, about where we’re headed.
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In three years since it acquired the platform, PCCW Global has turned Console Connect into the brand for its software-defined services arm for data centres. Alan Burkitt-Gray talks to innovation VP Michael Glynn
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The state of Lagos in Nigeria plans to complete a project to build a 6,000km fibre network in 2021, the state government has announced.
