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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Deloitte has won the contract to oversee the partial privatisation of Ethio Telecom, against competition from EY, PwC and Roland Berger.
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South Africa’s regulator is about to invite telcos to apply for spectrum to offer 5G services, replacing the temporary spectrum awarded in April.
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Epsilon entered into its first internet exchange partnership in Africa with NAPAfrica to deliver peering services to its customers.
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Finn Kornbo, Product Director, Digital Wholesale CSG. Click on the image below to watch the webinar!
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CSG, CFCA, Deutsche Telekom Global Carrier, GLF and Nobel. Click on the image below to watch the webinar!
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MEF, Myriad Group, Tata Communications and Telefónica. Click on the image below to watch the webinar!
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iBASIS and Mobileum. Click on the image below to watch the webinar!
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Over the top (OTT) service providers and hyperscalers are driving the evolution of finance models for new submarine cable systems.
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The International Telecommunication Union Radiocommunication Sector (ITU-R) has approved the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) 5G technology as International Mobile Telecommunications-2020 (IMT-2020) 5G standard at the ITU-R Working Party 5D meeting.
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Episode 12 of the weekly data and telco podcast
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Orange is taking the first steps to move to open RAN in its African mobile networks, a step that will see the operators able to offer 4G and potentially 5G as well as older generations.
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[Quick Fire Case Studies] Five-minute presentations followed by Q&A on the following subject areas:
