WIRUlink Shakes Up South African Fiber Market With Affordable Packages Wirulink, a South African internet service provider (ISP), offers cheaper 100 Mbps fiber packages than some of its larger competitors,…
Ghana to Deactivate Unregistered SIM Cards The National Communications Authority (NCA) in Ghana has announced plans to deactivate around 11.1 million active SIM cards by May…
ISF Launches ‘SCILLS’ Development Grants for Digital Transformation in Senegal The Internet Society Foundation (ISF) has launched a new round of its grant program, known as Strengthening Communities, Improving Lives…
Svenja Schulze: ‘The Future Is Not Just Digital. It’s Female Too’ Svenja Schulze, Germany's Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development, spoke out on the digital gender gap during the celebration…
Africa Introduces 5G Tech Spaces for Distributed Learning and Remote Work The African School of Economics (ASE) has partnered with universities in Africa and Finland to launch Africa's first 5G Mokki…
Amazon Web Services to Pump $1.8 Billion Into South Africa Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced its plans to invest 30.4 billion South African rands (US$1.8 billion) in its cloud infrastructure…
AMS-IX and MDXi Launch Lagos Internet Exchange A new AMS-IX Lagos Internet Exchange, owned by Equinix, is being launched in the carrier-neutral MDXi data center. The partnership…
Vertiv Names New Managing Director to Lead Operations in Africa Vertiv, a global provider of critical digital infrastructure and continuity solutions, announced the appointment of a new managing director for…
Kenya to Launch Its First Taifa-1 Satellite Kenya will launch its first satellite from the United States on April 10, thanks to a partnership with the American…
CRAN Implements Its New Strategic Plan The Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia (CRAN) is initiating its integrated Strategic Plan for the period 2023–2026. Over the next…
SEACOM Welcomes New Group Chief Africa’s leading telecommunications and managed services provider, SEACOM, announced that Alpheus Mangale is joining the company as the incoming Group…
SES Confirms Merger Discussion With Intelsat European satellite telecommunications provider SES is exploring a possible merger with Intelsat, another tie-up in the sector as the race…
