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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Engineering firm Zutari (formerly Aurecon Africa) has relocated its data centre, including storage area network (SAN), storage and server infrastructure, following the company’s move of its Tshwane-based head office from Lynwood Manor to Newlands, Pretoria in South Africa.
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AFR-IX Telecom, a company specialized in submarine telecommunications, has recently presented the Barcelona Cable Landing Station (CLS), the first landing station for international submarine cables that will be located on the coast of Barcelona (Spain).
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This episode features deputy editor Melanie Mingas, editor-at-large Alan Burkitt-Gray and senior reporters Natalie Bannerman and Abigail Opiah.
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Mobile operators are set to earn more than $52.2 billion from RCS by 2028, according to the findings of a report by business messaging intelligence company, Mobilesquared.
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Salim Khouri, Director of Solutions Engineering at Expereo, talks to Capacity Media about SD-WAN implementation, carrier planning, and what the main reasons are to switch to SD-WAN.
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Song Toh, VP of Global Network Services at Tata Communications, speaks to Capacity Media about SD-WAN investment and adoption, next-gen technology opportunities, and what the company's roadmap in the SD-WAN space looks like as we venture into 2021.
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Unsurprisingly, remote working has soared this year. In the whole of 2019, just 16% of UK employees did some work from home.
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The next edition of Wholesale Wednesday takes place on 25 November on the topic of “Preparing Networks for 2021”.
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Google (NASDAQ: GOOGL) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) released a report, e-Conomy Africa 2020, which estimates that Africa's Internet economy has the potential to reach 5.2% of the continent's gross domestic product (GDP) by 2025, contributing nearly $180 billion to its economy.
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PM Connect has confirmed three new hires to its commercial team as the company ahead of its “next phase of expansion”.
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This episode features deputy editor Melanie Mingas, editor-at-large Alan Burkitt-Gray and senior reporters Natalie Bannerman and Abigail Opiah.
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Ghana’s Parliament has passed its the Cybersecurity Act 2020.
