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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Vodafone Ghana announced its plans to invest in an extensive fibre infrastructure network in Accra, Ghana.
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The first 5G small cell network architecture and product definitions have been published by the Small Cell Forum (SCF), in a bid to prevent industry fragmentation.
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Telkom Kenya has activated its rural 4G mobile service using balloons from Google’s sister company Loon.
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The market for balloons, airships and other alternatives to mobile phone towers will be worth $4 billion in revenues over the next decade, according to a new report.
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Capacity shares 5 key stories from around the world making headlines today!
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Nokia has completed a trial with Algerian mobile operator Djezzy, to implement ultra-high network capacity technology capable of meeting growing mobile traffic demand by using microwave carrier aggregation technology.
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Featuring editor-in-chief João Marques Lima, editor-at-large Alan Burkitt-Gray, deputy editor Melanie Mingas and senior reporters Abigail Opiah and Natalie Bannerman. In our guest special, Alan interviews TSF’s head of international funding, Rudolf Gordon-Seymour on the organisation’s work around Covid-19.
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Capacity shares 5 key stories from around the world making headlines today!
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Ethiopia has received 12 expressions of interest (EoI) from nine telecom and two non-telecom operators looking to secure a partial stake in the country’s telecommunications industry.
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Intelsat has extended its internet connectivity partnership with Liquid Telecom.
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Featuring editor-in-chief João Marques Lima, editor-at-large Alan Burkitt-Gray, deputy editor Melanie Mingas and senior reporters Abigail Opiah and Natalie Bannerman.
