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More Africa NewsICT Ministers promote future-oriented, intelligent digital infrastructure for Africa

December 11, 2023by myles0

The Ministers of Communications and Digital Technologies from the African Telecommunications Union (ATU) member states have underscored the need for Africa countries to strengthen the construction of high-speed networks (4G, 5G and fibre), and the implementation of high-performance cloud computing capabilities. This was during a Ministerial Forum on Building a Future-Oriented, Intelligent Digital Infrastructure for...

More Africa NewsNew partnership aims to bring solar-powered broadband to Africa

December 11, 2023by myles0

A recently announced collaborative effort aims to deploy sustainable broadband, connecting millions in Africa, fostering local businesses, and promoting sustainability. In this collaborative effort, announced at the 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, Curvalux, United Cities and Local Governments of Africa (UCLG Africa) and Pegasus Capital Advisors have signed a telecoms and renewable energy-focused memorandum of...

More Africa NewsNigeria needs around $2 billion to ensure full fiber optic coverage (Bosun Tijani)

December 7, 2023by myles0

Until now having only 35,000 km of optical fiber, Nigeria needs 95,000 km to ensure complete coverage and guarantee high-speed Internet services to the entire population. Nigeria will have to invest between 1.5 and 2 billion US dollars to extend optical fiber throughout the country. This was revealed by Bosun Tijani (photo), Minister of Communications, Innovation...

More Africa NewsUganda: regulator seeks partners to provide internet connectivity to 50 schools

December 6, 2023by myles0

The Ugandan government wants to accelerate the adoption of the Internet in the country to support its digital transformation ambitions. According to the latest official statistics, Uganda has 27 million Internet service subscribers with a penetration rate of 59%. The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) on Tuesday, December 5, said it had floated a tender for the...

More Africa NewsSouth Africa: Vodacom announces an investment of $24 million in Mpumalanga for the year 2023/2024

December 5, 2023by myles0

Vodacom has committed to investing 60 billion rand in South Africa over the next five years. For the current financial year, the company plans to invest R1 billion in KwaZulu-Natal, around R500 million in the Eastern Cape and R570 million in the Western Cape. Vodacom Group announced on Thursday, November 30, that it will invest 450...

More Africa NewsAirtel Zambia suffers major network outage

December 5, 2023by myles0

Airtel Zambia has had a system failure, leaving millions of people in the Southern African country in the dark since the weekend. All service subscription applications, including Airtel Money, were unavailable since late Saturday and throughout much of Sunday until the operator announced in the evening that certain services had been restored. Late Sunday, Airtel...

More Africa NewsSouth Africa: Government launches Broadband Access Fund in Kwazulu-Natal province

December 1, 2023by myles0

The South African government wants to generalize broadband in South Africa as part of its digital transformation ambitions. Earlier this month, he launched the second phase of SA Connect, the national broadband project. Mondli Gungubele (photo), South African Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies, officially launched the Broadband Access Fund in the province of KwaZulu-Natal on...

More Africa NewsMTN uses Phoenix to increase networking capacity

November 28, 2023by myles0

MTN Group says it has utilised the services of systems integrator NEC XON to deploy Phoenix, Africa’s first 400G optical transponder solution, to accelerate its networking infrastructure across Africa. According to a statement, NEC XON combined its technologies with the Phoenix to provide customers with reliable and fast internet connectivity, as part of the IT services company’s...

More Africa NewsNEC and MTN Deploy Africa’s First 400G Optical Transponder, Phoenix, Revolutionizing Internet Connectivity

November 27, 2023by myles0

NEC Corporation and MTN Group have announced the successful deployment of Africa’s first 400G optical transponder solution, Phoenix. This initiative marks a significant milestone for the telecommunications industry in Africa, with the potential to revolutionise the way optical networks are built and operated, thereby transforming internet delivery across the continent. Phoenix is part of the...

More Africa NewsGermany commits to invest 4 billion euros in Africa’s green energy

November 24, 2023by myles0

Germany has promised to invest 4 billion euros in green energy in Africa by 2030. Chancellor Olaf Scholz made the announcement this week during a press conference in Berlin as part of the G20 Compact with Africa. During the conference, Scholz met with African presidents and heads of international organisations, including Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, President...

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