3+ hour, 27+ min ago   (630+ words) Telecom networks have become one of the most vital pieces of infrastructure in the modern economy. They carry not only calls and messages, but the financial transactions, government services, and industrial systems that entire economies now rely on. That centrality…...

3+ hour, 27+ min ago   (396+ words) Africa’s broadband market has been measured by how much fiber has been laid, how many towers have been erected, and how many households have been connected to a network. However, wholesale economics are now determining who builds the network, who…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (456+ words) Nigeria has unveiled a National Digital Cloud Policy to transform the country into a leading digital services export hub for West Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa while strengthening public-sector cloud adoption and data sovereignty. The policy establishes a national framework for…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (118+ words) Airtel has commercially launched Starlink Mobile in the Democratic Republic of Congo, marking the first market in Africa where the satellite-to-phone service is available to Airtel customers. Airtel DRC’s Managing Director, Thierry Diasnoma, said: Sunil Taldar, CEO, Airtel Africa, said:…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (348+ words) Industrial players are accelerating investments in private 5G networks to enable secure, low-latency, and high-reliability IoT and edge AI use cases. High-profile initiatives such as Aramco’s national industrial IoT network highlight a broader shift: enterprises are moving from reliance on public…...

2+ mon, 3+ day ago   (359+ words) Orange Tunisia has announced the operational commissioning of the Medusa submarine cable, a strategic digital infrastructure that sustainably strengthens Tunisia’s international connectivity and consolidates its positioning as a digital gateway between the two shores of the Mediterranean. After landing in…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (762+ words) Africa as an Open RAN Testing Ground As Open RAN continues to gain momentum globally, the market is projected to grow to USD 20.9 billion by 2030, representing a compound annual growth rate of nearly 40%, with Africa positioned as a testing ground…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (624+ words) Africa’s telecom sector is often framed as a high-growth opportunity, fueled by rising connectivity demand, mobile-first economies, and a young, digital-savvy population. But beneath this growth story lies a constraint that investors and operators can no longer ignore: energy. As…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (238+ words) Ghana’s Minister for Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations, Hon. Samuel Nartey George, held discussions with a visiting delegation from the United States government and U.S. Embassy to deepen digital cooperation between Ghana and the United States. The U.S. delegation included…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (218+ words) Investors including Canalink, GUILAB, International Mauritania Telecom, Orange Group, Orange Côte d’Ivoire, Sonatel, and Silverlinks, announced the signature of an MoU to initiate the Via Africa submarine cable project, confirming a shared ambition to develop international connectivity, support traffic growth,…...