Since 2020, Covid-19 and the resulting digital transformation have intensified internet traffic on the continent as well as the demand for broadband connectivity. The growing Internet market is attracting investment from global players. London Internet Exchange (LINX), one of the largest Internet Exchange Points (IXPs) in the world, announced on Monday June 13 that it is...
The Gambia is among the African countries with the most expensive Internet prices, with an average of 5.86 USD according to Statista. The telecommunications regulator of the West African country wants to tackle this problem which is an obstacle to digital transformation. The Gambia Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) is planning to conduct a study to assess...
Many governments across Africa have been incredibly optimistic about technological advancements being the key to pull Africans from the developing space right into the developed. One of these emerging technologies that have a lot of weight and emphasis pulled behind it is 5G. Certain analysts predict that 5G could add an additional $2.2-trillion to Africa’s economy by...
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) – the United Nations (UN) tech agency − has announced a new set of global targets for universal digital connectivity to be achieved by 2030. The agency says the new targets are meant to help countries prioritise interventions, monitor progress, evaluate policy effectiveness and galvanise efforts around achieving universal and...
Rising inflation has impacted Zimbabwe’s growth in internet usage, with elevated costs of telecommunications forcing a reduction in the volume of data consumed by subscribers in Q4 to December 2021. In an industry report released Monday, the Posts and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) said both data consumption and mobile voice minutes declined, despite...
MTN Group has joined forces with several global organisations, including the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) Meta, ICMEC (the International Centre for Missing and Exploited Children) and Child Helpline International, to launch the Help Children be Children campaign and the Child Safety Online Africa Portal. According to information supplied to the media, the initiative has the backing...
Telecom Egypt has announced that EG-IX, which it claims to be the first Open Access Internet Exchange in Egypt, is now live and available for customers. In a press release regarding the development, the operator said that EG-IX, powered by AMS-IX, is ‘intended to enhance the digital experience of internet users in Egypt, Africa, and the...
Authorities say 86 per cent of the country’s population has no access to internet, a situation which has worried civil rights groups. A National Statistics Office study has established that 86 percent of the country’s population has no access to internet. Youth and Society Executive Director, Charles Kajoloweka has since described the situation as a...
Cameroon’s government has made available high-speed internet connection to start-ups in the fast-growing tech ecosystem nicknamed Silicon Mountain in Buea, southwest of the country. Minister of Posts and Telecommunications Minette Libom Li Likeng made the donation on the sidelines of the third edition of the Cameroon ICT Innovation Week, hosted from 14-18 March 2022. In...
Multinational ICT and connectivity solutions provider Angola Cables believes the Miami Point-of-Presence (PoP) is a significant resource for any sized enterprise looking to leverage global connectivity. The company asserts that this resource offers an international cross-connectivity location for businesses to manage data, applications and services between the USA, Latin America, Europe and Africa. This centralised...
