The Paratus Group subsidiary in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Fast Congo, announces that its 620-kilometer fiber optic network link between Muanda on the West Coast and the capital, Kinshasa, is now active. The fiber link will deliver high speed connectivity to the region through the Paratus Group’s pan-African network. The fiber highway was...
MTN GlobalConnect (MTN GC) is aggressively driving fibre ambitions on the continent to scale fixed connectivity and wholesale mobility services. The digital wholesale and infrastructure services company, an operating company in the MTN Group, has presence in five African countries, namely Nigeria, Ghana, Uganda, Zambia and Kenya. Today, MTN Group reported full year 2022 performance, saying...
Governor Adeleke says the project is worth N16 billion and will be financed by investors. The Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, on Monday, flagged off the laying of a 64 kilometres broadband fibre optic cable and placing landmarks of the state on Google maps. The digital economy project according to the state government is worth N16...
The CAB project aims to connect the countries of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) via high-speed telecom infrastructures. The Central African Republic was to interconnect with Cameroon and Congo. The Central African Republic component of the Central African Backbone project (CAB-RCA) is finally entering its operational phase. The infrastructures were officially handed over on...
This announcement comes in light of the imminent launch of the new terrestrial data superhighway built by Liquid, connecting Kenya and South Africa Liquid Intelligent Technologies (www.Liquid.Tech), a business of Cassava Technologies, a pan-African technology group, today announced that it has partnered with Nokia. Through this partnership, Liquid deployed Nokia’s innovative transport network technology in...
Broadband is a key part of Zimbabwe’s development agenda which is digitally driven among others. The government, in partnership with the private sector, wants to strengthen the national telecom infrastructure to guarantee the Internet at a lower cost to the entire population. Wholesale telecommunications infrastructure provider Bandwidth and Cloud Services (BCS) has launched a fiber optic...
Isizwe — the fibre network operator connecting Kayamandi households with 100Mbps fibre for as little as R5 a day — has big plans for the future, including creating a lower entry point for streaming in the suburb. MyBroadband spoke to Isizwe CEO Steve Briggs about its progress in Kayamandi and its future plans. Briggs said...
The federal government is aiming for 70% broadband penetration in Nigeria by 2025. To this end, Abuja is stepping up actions to encourage more investment in the sector. Telecom operators will now pay N14.50 (USD 0.033) per meter as a right of way fee to deploy broadband infrastructure in the Federal Capital Territory of Nigeria. The...
Paratus Botswana, part of the pan-African network operator Paratus Group, has launched a Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) service and the company believes there is opportunity within what is considered a relatively new market segment. Paratus FTTH is up against local competitors, including BTC, Mascom and Orange – and BoFiNet, all gunning for ROI in network connectivity solution...
Pan-African telecommunications services provider Liquid Intelligent Technologies says it is building a 7 000km fibre network in the Eastern Cape, to connect the municipalities and citizens of SA’s least-connected province. The Cassava Technologies subsidiary − which provides high-speed, low-latency networking infrastructure across 14 countries − says it is working with partners towards building a digital future for...
