ICT Ministers promote future-oriented, intelligent digital infrastructure for Africa

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...

New partnership aims to bring solar-powered broadband to Africa

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...

Nigeria needs around $2 billion to ensure full fiber optic coverage (Bosun Tijani)

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...

Uganda: regulator seeks partners to provide internet connectivity to 50 schools

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...

Airtel Zambia suffers major network outage

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...

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

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...

MTN uses Phoenix to increase networking capacity

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...

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

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...

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