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- Africa’s digital future: an urgent call to action
- Apple Unveils Innovative Data Center Air Filter, Reducing Waste and Energy Consumption
- Paratus launches fiber express link from South Africa to Europe
- Small by design: the structural reason African businesses don’t scale
- Beyond the Checkbox: industry leaders call for Cyber Resilience by design at Nigeria Telecoms Forum
- The Hyperscaler test: what Africa must deliver to win cloud regions
- Digital sovereignty without regional coordination is a dead end
- AI infrastructure in Africa will be built around inference, not hyperscale training clusters, say industry leaders
- Africa will not build AI factories – and that may be its advantage
- Policy stability and risk clarity will unlock Africa’s PPP infrastructure pipeline – Experts
- Fragmented sovereignty strategies could slow Africa’s cloud infrastructure buildout
- Continental cloud of clouds will secure Africa digital future – NITDA
- Grid dependence alone cannot support Africa’s Data Center expansion – GITEX
- Cybersecurity must anchor Africa’s digital infrastructure strategy
- Africa’s Connectivity future depends on digital trust frameworks
- Oracle selects N+ONE Data Centers to host North Africa cloud region
- Hyperscale operators control half of global data center capacity
- Google Cloud and Liquid C2 launch Africa AI Experience Center
- Vertiv AI Innovation Roadshow returns to Africa in virtual format
- Africa doesn’t need 54 digital sovereignty strategies, experts say
- Governments must lead by example through early adoption of digital public services – GITEX Africa
- Fragmented markets are holding back Africa’s innovation economy, leaders say at GITEX Africa
- Digital sovereignty emerges as Africa’s next infrastructure frontier at GITEX Africa
- Regulatory cohesion identified as Africa’s final digital infrastructure frontier
- AfCFTA Chief says Africa will need 700 data centers to power digital trade economy
- Nigeria’s telecom leaders convene in Lagos next week for EventHive’s Nigeria Telecoms Forum
- Kenya has been a coastal gateway; can it be Africa’s digital gateway?
- Africa’s expanding digital infrastructure is yet to translate to compute scale – Zibi
- Africa’s global compute share has dropped 20% in two years despite infrastructure expansion
- Governments must step up to anchor demand in Africa’s compute markets
- The Hyperscaler test: what countries must do to attract global cloud regions
- Xalam Analytics’ Guy Zibi and mPedigree’s Bright Simons join Africa Hyperscalers Global View sessions on Africa’s next digital infrastructure phase
- Former Africa Data Centres Regional Exec takes helm at UniCloud Africa
- Nvidia hits $1 trillion in AI infrastructure demand – Huang
- Ghana Regulator moves to standardize wholesale roaming prices
- Google spins out fiber unit in JV with Astound and Stonepeak
- IFC’s Obinna Isiadinso joins Africa Hyperscalers Global View session on financing digital infrastructure
- Canada’s pension giant has built a digital infrastructure machine. Africa’s pension funds should pay attention.
- Amazon Leo, Viasat challenge SpaceX plan to launch one million satellites
- A data center for a data center: digital infrastructure emerges as the new battlefield
- Kenya has built the infrastructure. Will the hyperscalers come?
- The war no one wants – and why its a ladder for Africa’s digital infrastructure
- Africa Hyperscalers to host International Women’s Day Session on digital infrastructure leadership
- AI spending boom in telecom may face a reality check – World Broadband Association DG
- Agentic AI could rewrite the terms of everyday services – World Broadband Association DG
- Africa’s hidden internet problem
- Africa’s Data Center Paradox: Rising Demand, Lagging Capacity
- Nigeria’s Internet Exchange set to double local traffic to 4Tbps in 2026
- Nigeria’s Sovereign Cloud test will shape Africa’s digital path
- Pan African DataCentres conference returns to Johannesburg in June 2026 as Africa’s data center market accelerates
- Africa Hyperscalers joins AI in Nigeria on InnovateAI Conference Lagos 2026
- Africa’s connectivity boom is creating a new dependence: Compute
- Africa’s connectivity gains outpace growth in local compute
- Africa’s meaningful connectivity set to reach one billion users by 2030
- Africa doubles data center capacity in five years but still trails global peers
- Africa may need up to 5GW of new power for data centres as AI demand grows – experts
- We are ready to implement policies that enable you – NITDA tells hyperscalers
- Nigeria’s IXPN peaks at 2.1 Tbps in December, says Rudman
- Africa Hyperscalers hosts Media Workshop to strengthen reporting on Digital Infrastructure and AI
- Africa’s digital ambitions to face execution test in 2026
- From Ambition to Assets: Africa Hyperscalers announces annual Digital Infrastructure Outlook session
- The Distressed Continent
- “Africa must build before it connects,” says Africa Data Centres’ Krish Ranganath
- AI in Africa will be won on power, cooling and execution – Experts
- Oracle backs Kenya’s Public Cloud region with IX Africa partnership
- The world is building data centers at trillion-dollar scale. Africa faces a narrow window
- Vertiv, Africa Hyperscalers to convene West Africa’s enterprise IT leaders on infrastructure readiness
- MTN reworks its IT core with Shodunke appointment as AI demands rise cross Africa
- Davos 2026: Africa’s AI moment Is an infrastructure test
- Amazon’s connectivity license and the new stakes
- Chad commits $205 million to national data center, fiber networks in digital sovereignty push
- Data Centers to fund new power capacity – Trump
- The world is building data centers at trillion-dollar scale. Africa faces a narrow window
- Helios exits Axxela in major digital infrastructure bet
- xAI’s “2-Gigawatt” and implications for Africa’s compute
- SmartScale trains entrepreneurs in Ghana and Nigeria to turn artificial intelligence into business tools
- Finnfund appoints Susan Mbatia Senior Investment Manager for digital infrastructure.
- 2026 forecast: Investment, Builds, and the Next Phase of Africa’s Digital Infrastructure.
- Why Nigeria’s terrorism framework must account for infrastructure sabotage.
- Sajid Ahmad Khan joins Bayobab as Regional Managing Director for South and East Africa.
- AXIAN poaches Dan Kwach, former ADC executive as STELLARIX Deputy CEO.
- WIOCC Lines Up South Africa Data Center Expansion After Securing $65 Million.
- WIOCC secures $65m in sustainability-linked loans to expand Africa’s digital backbone.
- Nigeria’s Broadband Crisis is governance, not bandwidth, Industry Leaders Warn at National Connectivity Workshop.
- AI infrastructure boom to trigger ‘Unprecedented Surge’ in project financing – report.
- CAMTEL, Ethio Telecom sign partnership to drive Cameroon’s digital transformation.
- Helios, Morocco’s CDG Invest create digital infrastructure platform in push for regional leadership.
- Africa Hyperscalers convenes Strategy Workshop on Shared Connectivity Infrastructure.
- ASEF/WIOCC summit readies engineers for Africa’s connectivity leap.
- How Angola is shaping Africa’s next wave of AI-Driven Infrastructure.
- UAE commits $1bn to Africa’s AI infrastructure push.
- Orange opens 1.5MW data center in Casablanca.
- Ethiopian Electric Utility partners Wingu for data center hosting.
- Report highlights deep funding gap as AI infrastructure costs surge.
- The 2Africa cable is complete – now comes the hard part: fixing the middle and last mile.
- Airtel Africa partners with Nokia to build high-capacity fiber network across East and Central Africa.
- Ghana approves “Dig Once” Policy for fiber rollout.
- Africa pushes toward AI leadership as ICAIR 2025 closes With new investments, policy commitments.
- Nigeria’s telecom regulator and ATCON call for urgent collaboration to build Africa’s AI-ready infrastructure.
- Africa Hyperscalers hosts high-level AI Infrastructure Readiness Forum.
- Africa’s data center leaders call for balance between resilience and sustainability.
- Atlancis Technologies launches East Africa’s first GPU-powered AI Factory at iXAfrica.
- Equinix to build 5th data center in Lagos, plans $100m across Africa in 4 years.
- World Bank approves $500 Million for Nigeria’s Project BRIDGE under performance – linked model as industry leaders call for collaboration.
- AXIAN Telecom’s $63m Wananchi acquisition reshapes East Africa’s broadband landscape.
- The bankability gap: why Africa’s digital future hangs on the cost of certainty.
- Nigeria’s telecoms regulator to keynote Africa Hyperscalers AI-readiness session.
- NITDA DG champions Digital Sovereignty and Regional Collaboration at ICEGOV 2025 as it Debuts in Abuja, Nigeria.
- Africa Hyperscalers to host strategic industry session on AI Infrastructure Readiness.
- Wingu Africa, Africa Data Centres sign pan-African interconnection deal.
- Digital Realty completes 1.7MW data center in Ghana.
- WIOCC and Abia State Government launch fiber duct project to expand digital access.
- Is West Africa ready for the future of AI & Data Centers?
- UNILAG to host AI and Robotics conference as Nigeria pushes digital infrastructure.
- Mastercard announces €250 million investment for three new Data Centers in France.
- China’s cloud sovereignty play: Alibaba Cloud’s “Aegaeon” cuts GPU usage by 82%
- Bharti Airtel chooses IBM to improve Cloud capabilities.
- Nigeria and Denmark deepen digital cooperation with new MoU.
- Shaping Africa’s digital future – panel presses for agile policy, regional harmony, and inclusion.
- Telco leaders outline playbook to turn subsea capacity into last-mile coverage in Africa.
- Beyond Infrastructure – Can Africa close the enterprise execution gap?
- Bankable or not? Bringing long-term capital to Africa’s digital buildout.
- After leapfrogging mobility – can Africa get AI-ready?
- Nigeria requires $10 billion annually to tackle energy poverty – experts.
- Telco leaders outline playbook to turn subsea capacity into last-mile coverage in Africa.
- DHL to invest €300 Million-Plus to speed trade across Sub-Saharan Africa.
- Power ‘No Longer a Problem’ for African Data Centers.
- Africa Poised to Lead in Green Energy for Data Infrastructure.
- New Dabengwa data center fully occupied – MTN.
- Africa’s data center capacity set to triple by 2030 – Experts.
- Africa must Harness Data and Computing Power to Develop AI – NITDA DG.
- Africa’s data ambition meets its defining test at Hyperscalers Convergence Africa 2025.
- Raxio opens Angola’s largest data center.
- Beyond connectivity: three pillars of Africa’s digital transformation.
- AFR-IX Telecom secures USTDA funding for expansion of Medusa subsea cable into West Africa.
- Google expands AI and connectivity push in Africa.
- Olla Systems convenes leaders on the future of data localisation in Africa.
- Can Africa mint its own intelligence?
- Why IXPs Matter: Critical Infrastructure Beyond the Hype.
- Shaping Africa’s digital infrastructure future.
- Women-in-Tech forum at ITW Africa pushes for structural diversity in digital industry
- iXAfrica, Digital Parks Africa forge Kenya-South Africa data center alliance.
- Airtel, Moov Africa-Gabon boost connectivity with infrastructure-sharing deal.
- Telcos of Tomorrow: reinventing models for Africa’s digital transformation.
- Financing Africa’s digital future: investors weigh path to the next $100 Billion
- Data Sovereignty: digital independence or digital collaboration?
- US-style data center models will not work in Africa, experts warn.
- Infrastructure operators discuss cloud and services at ITW.
- Public-private partnerships cast as Africa’s best bet for digital leap.
- Africa’s digital future hinges on policy alignment – infrastructure leaders.
- Digital Realty doubles down on Africa.
- Africa’s internet architect, Michuki Mwangi honored with Pioneer Award at AfPIF 2025.
- IXPN, Meta, Open Access Data Centres, others call for deeper collaboration to unlock content delivery in Nigeria.
- Vertiv acquires Great Lakes Data Racks & Cabinets for $200m.
- Africa’s Data Center Boom: experts call for ecosystem maturity and local interconnection.
- Why cloud sovereignty is now mission-critical for Nigeria’s financial technology operators.
- Nigeria positions itself as Africa’s interconnection hub at AFPIF 2025.
- Safaricom cuts business fiber prices as Starlink growth slows in Kenya.
- Nigeria to host 15th African Peering & Interconnection Forum.
- Nigeria’s AFPIF moment.
- Neutral, open, connected: Equinix’s play to anchor West Africa’s interconnection economy.
- Airtel Africa, Vodacom sign infrastructure-sharing deal to boost connectivity.
- Lagos named among fastest-growing Tier 2 colocation markets.
- West Africa edges closer to seamless telecoms as WATRA brokers Liberia-Sierra Leone, Liberia-Côte d’Ivoire roaming agreements.
- From collapse to comeback: 9mobile rebrands as T2, edges toward a ‘virtual’ play.
- Telcos pivot toward MVNO partnerships as Nigeria’s telecom sector embraces shared infrastructure model.
- Fintech cloud strategy takes center stage at CloudReady session by Africa Hyperscalers.
- Canada’s pension fund commits $225M to Cambridge data center expansion.
- AI gold rush: why Meta is selling $2 billion in data center assets.
- CSquared exec Estelle Akofio‑Sowah appointed Chairperson of NITA Ghana board, set to lead regulatory transformation.
- Sonatel names Brelotte Ba as CEO to lead next phase of digital growth.
- Nigeria’s gas paradox: rising demand, crippled supply, and the stakes for energy-hungry data centers.
- Ghana hosts WATRA Working Group to harmonize regulatory practices and share knowledge.
- World Bank backs Nigeria’s 90,000km Fiber-Optic backbone project.
- Backed by AfDB, Côte d’Ivoire unveils digital platform to modernize public offerings.
- Mauritius halts AfriNIC liquidation as Africa faces test of digital sovereignty.
- Saudi Arabia’s AI dream gets a boost from xAI.
- U.S. targets China in crackdown on subsea cable infrastructure.
- TouchNet and iXAfrica launch Sovereign AI Cloud in Kenya.
- Nigeria’s investment future hinges on local capital, say experts at US-NG Summit.
- Japan charts bold waters with floating data centers.
- MTN Nigeria unveils locally-built public cloud platform.
- Vertiv AI Solutions Innovation Roadshow charts Africa’s path to an AI-powered future.
- Africa’s digital future hinges on Sidi Ould Tah’s leadership at the AfDB.
- Ecobank, Google Cloud partner to drive financial inclusion in Africa.
- London Internet Exchange launches West African interconnection hub in Ghana.
- MTN Nigeria bets $235m on data center push, but carrier neutrality questions linger.
- Building the Infrastructure for Kenya’s Digital Leap.
- Asia Pacific region will overtake North America as world’s largest colo market by 2030 – report.
- Africa votes to govern its digital future
- Equinix gathers West Africa’s internet leaders in Lagos for peering-focused social
- Liquid tackles Africa’s $4B cybersecurity gap with Sophos partnership.
- Google-backed report calls for telecom, power push to enable Africa’s AI future.
- Michael Tobin awarded second CBE in King Charles III’s 2025 birthday honors list.
- AI Solutions Innovation Roadshow – Lagos Edition to spotlight Enterprise Infrastructure for the Age of AI.
- AWS resumes data center leasing as hyperscalers return to market, TD Cowen says.
- South Africa’s Teraco boosts capacity to 185MW with new JB5 hyperscale data center.
- Wingu Africa Secures $60 Million to Accelerate East African Digital Infrastructure.
- MVNO Nigeria 2025 charts bold path for inclusive connectivity and market competition.
- Nvidia loses $2.5 billion in revenue last quarter, due to Chinese restrictions.
- Burkina Faso to expand Mobile Network with 800 towers in 2025.
- Safaricom commits $500 million to build AI Infrastructure across East Africa.
- Haim Taib, Angola Sovereign Fund launch $1B platform to transform Africa’s Lobito Corridor.
- Stakeholders rally MVNO licensees on operations, product differentiation.
- Cassava Technologies and Sand Technologies partner to boost Artificial Intelligence (AI) capabilities and accessibility for African enterprises.
- Nigeria’s MVNO gamble needs more than licenses to succeed.
- From licenses to impact: MVNO Nigeria 2025 session set to drive market execution.
- Nigeria and Ghana strengthen telecom regulatory ties at Accra summit.
- Equinix hits 3TBPS peak across EMEA IXs.
- Bayobab connects Kampala to Mombasa in East Africa fiber push.
- Nigeria overhauls 22-year-old Telecoms law as regulator eyes digital convergence, innovation, and rural inclusion.
- Proparco deepens commitment to Nigeria with new investments.
- Immersion Cooling Systems: Advantages and Deployment Strategies for Data Centers Across Africa.
- Google prepares for 1-Megawatt Rack.
- Open Access Data Centres Lagos launches “Cut Costs, Not Quality” campaign on Africa Hyperscalers.
- Company unveils suitcase AI supercomputer.
- Northern Nigerian ISP Legend outpaces giants to score $7 million local exchange listing.
- Amazon reconsiders global Data Center expansion amid supply chain constraints and strategic realignment.
- Openserve assumes chairmanship of South African Telecommunications Association.
- iGenius unveils sovereign AI data center, backed by Vertiv and NVIDIA.
- Scaling Africa’s Digital Future: Insights from the Africa Hyperscalers Digital Infrastructure Outlook 2025.
- U.S. warns Europe: align on tech or risk the consequences.
- Nigeria launches Technical Working Group to steer National Cloud Sovereignty efforts.
- Enabling the intelligent age in West Africa.
- Rack Centre to launch $120 Million AI-ready data center in Lagos.
- MTN reshapes broadband strategy, appoints Ankur Bajpai to drive growth
- Equinix opens new data center in Nigeria.
- IFC expands data center infrastructure investment in Africa with $100 Million to Raxio Group
- Before 6G, let’s fix 3G: the real connectivity crisis in Africa
- Microsoft cancels additional 2GW of data center projects amid signs of market oversupply
- Telkom South Africa sells Swiftnet to Actis-led consortium for $370 million.
- CoreWeave’s US$11.9B Deal with OpenAI: A Paradigm Shift in AI Infrastructure.
- MTN Group and Airtel Africa sign landmark infrastructure-sharing deal
- Nigeria launches Project Bridge, seeks private investors for 90,000km broadband network.
- Visa to build data center in Nigeria.
- Africa’s Cloud wars intensify as Google launches Johannesburg region
- Alphabet’s Taara sets its sight on revolutionizing internet in Africa with laser-based connectivity
- Wingu Group upgrades its Tier III data center in Tanzania.
- Google, Amazon, Meta commit to tripling global nuclear capacity.
- Chinese “Starlink” launched in over 30 countries
- Microsoft plunks $300m for hyperscale cloud and AI infrastructure in South Africa.
- SpaceX urges FCC to block competitor’s cellular satellite plans
- UK fiber networks urged to share infrastructure and stuff fiber through unused pipes
- Teraco’s internet exchange hits 5Tbps.
- iXAfrica unveils first phase of 4.5MW, 780 rack Nairobi data center.
- Closing the loop: telecom’s shift to a fully circular economy
- How modular data centers can support Nigeria’s ICT growth
- Nigeria’s government sets up joint committee for fiber cable protection
- Nigeria to implement data sovereignty by 2026 – Kashifu Abdullahi
- AI: the opportunity for Africa is in applications, not training LLMs – Kashifu Abdullahi.
- Experts urge for dedicated base, vessel, streamlined process for subsea cable repairs in Africa.
- Trump to control FCC, SEC others.
- Alibaba Group to invest more in cloud and AI infrastructure in next three years than past decade
- Microsoft scales back data center expansion, international spending, with implications for Africa
- Africa must scale digital infrastructure to remain competitive – Africa Hyperscalers
- Netflix, other OTTs should pay network fees – MNOs
- Musk launches new OpenAI challenger with Grok 3 “Chocolate”
- Cassava Technologies shuffles leadership amid strategic evolution
- AI to drive global data center capacity to 122 GW by 2030 – GoldmanSachs.
- Tunisie Telecom signs key deal for 5G-ready submarine cable.
- OpenAI exploring Stargate data center options in 16 states.
- Africa-1 subsea cable connecting EMEA and Asia lands in Saudi Arabia
- Nigeria launches Broadband Alliance, targets 70% internet penetration by 2026.
- Concerns about an internet-era AI shutdown keeps me up at night – Martynek
- Africa’s role in $1 trillion AI race and infrastructure boom takes center stage at Hyperscalers 2025 Outlook
- Fianko replaces Anokye as Ghana’s telecoms regulator.
- DeepSeek is good for the data center sector – Raul Martynek.
- Ghana claims top spot in global Mobile Money ranking.
- Togo regulator cuts wholesale connectivity costs by 60%
- MTN Appoints Mazen Mroué as CEO of Digital Infrastructure Business.
- Adebayo Ogunlesi joins OpenAI as first African Board Member.
- Biden signs executive order to ensure power for AI data centers
- Hyperscale capacity to triple by 2030 report
- Nigeria’s broadband ambitions get boost with $2.1M grant for 90,000 kilometers fiber network
- EventHive hosts Nigeria Telecoms Forum 2025
- Ethio Telecom calls for land acquisition reforms ahead of $1bn network expansion
- Starlink launches service in Liberia, 18th African country
- AI data centers triggering power grid “distortions” across the U.S., Bloomberg reports.
- Nokia offloads Alcatel’s submarine business to French government.
- Microsoft to invest $80 Billion in AI data centers in 2025.
- The Death of GPUaaS: An Obituary
- 2025: Telcos will disconnect users if… ALTON.
- Equinix to acquire BT Group’s Irish data center business.
- US data center energy use soars 193% since 2016, projected to hit 580 TWh by 2028.
- Over 10,000 fiber optic cable cuts reported across Ghana.
- NVIDIA unveils Jetson Nano, smallest AI supercomputer for Robotics and LLMs.
- Why Africa needs local cloud providers.
- Cassava Technologies raises $310m to reinforce position as leading tech company of African heritage
- ExxonMobil plots natural gas power plant to exclusively power data centers.
- African data center operators shine at Data Center Dynamics Awards
- Africa50 takes 42.9% stake in Egypt’s Raya Data Center with $15 million investment
- Meta’s largest data center to drive AI innovation with 2GW power capacity.
- OpenAI does about-face, mulls change to AGI provision for big tech dominance.
- ATCON celebrates 31 years of advocacy excellence, to honor 100 industry leaders today.
- Ethio Telecom, Djibouti Telecom, and Sudatel launch landmark fiber optic network.
- Kabelo Makwane appointed MD for Google South Africa.
- WIOCC and Galaxy Backbone partner to improve internet connectivity in Nigeria.
- Skjødt replaces Mullins as Raxio CEO.
- FCC Proposes Overhaul of Submarine Cable Licensing Rules: Key Changes, Compliance Expectations, and Implications for Stakeholders.
- eFinance Investment Group and Cassava Technologies explore joint expansion opportunities across Egypt and Africa
- MTN extends 5G network to Benin
- FCC to review subsea cable policy
- Wingu.Africa launches Tier III data center in Djibouti
- Vertiv, Compass Data Centers innovate combined air and liquid cooling technology
- Pan African Towers moves up CFO to Acting CEO role
- Building Africa’s digital dream: collaboration is key to overcoming challenges
- e& partners with WIOCC to drive telco, hyperscaler growth in Africa
- ABC Nigeria announces its 4th cyber hackathon
- Collaboration between telcos, governments, and financial institutions critical for universal connectivity and financial inclusion in Africa – ATF 2024
- Airtel Africa appoints Dinesh Balsingh as CEO Airtel Nigeria following Carl Cruz’s move to Globe Telecoms
- Data center trends for 2025: Vertiv predicts industry focus on AI support, regulation, and sustainability
- Big Tech and Telcos: Stakeholders urge for collaboration on digital infrastructure investment at AfricaTech Festival
- MTN plans satellite-internet rollout for remote communities
- Bayobab announces Rabih Kanaan as MD, East to West
- OpenAI considered buying chip company Cerebras with Tesla
- AfriTECH 4.0: Experts Highlight Blockchain, AI, and eCommerce as Key Drivers for Africa’s GDP Growth
- Policies should enable tech innovation – Kenyan ICT Cabinet Secretary says at AfricaTech
- Experts: No single winner in Africa’s Satellite market, US Digital Transformation with Africa event
- Cybersecurity in Sub-Saharan Africa: experts discuss ransomware and the path to strengthening policies and skills
- Africa-1 cable lands Egypt, connects East Africa, Middle East, Asia, and Europe.
- T-Mobile announced highest 5G speed test of 2.2Gbps
- Global trends echoed in West Africa data centers, says Vertiv’s Adebowale
- OpenAI proposes $100 billion 5GW data center to boost U.S. AI edge
- South Korea joins countries with underwater data centers, plans 100,000 servers
- Edo Government launches state-owned data center to aid digital revolution
- Mobily and Telecom Egypt launch subsea cable connecting Egypt to the Arabian Gulf
- WiTechAfrica partners EQL: HER to empower women at Africa Tech Festival 2024
- Equinix appoints former Liquid CEO as West Africa MD
- UBBF 2024: Huawei backs AI for 5.5G networks
- Apple plunks $1.5b for 20% in SpaceX competitor
- Ghana launches first 5G service
- IHS, MTN Foundation, and Zoho take top honors at 8th Telecoms Innovation Awards
- Microsoft is piloting wooden data centers that reduce carbon footprint by 65%
- Ahmad Farroukh takes the helm as Globacom’s first non-founder CEO
- AfriTECH 4.0 receives backing from NCC, NITDA, PalmPay, others
- OpenAI is developing a custom AI chip with TSMC and Broadcom
- Court delivers key verdict in Nigerian telecoms dispute between operator and regulator
- SK Telecom, Samsung adopt AI to stabilize 5G performance
- Lumen Orbit secures $10m for AI data centers in space
- Nvidia briefly surpasses Apple to become world’s most valuable company
- Global mobile internet usage reaches 57%, but growth is slowing
- Africa Data Centers & Cloud Days to strengthen Africa’s digital infrastructure
- Collaboration required to achieve reliable internet access across the continent – Hyperscalers
- 120 million Nigerians denied internet, due to limited infrastructure and costs
- Meta plans global subsea cable spanning 40,000km – Report
- Equinix completes JN1 data center, first in South Africa and its fifth in Africa
- AfriTECH launches 4.0, unveils QNET, Galaxy Backbone, Digital Realty, Hyperspace, other sponsors
- ZTE leads digital transformation in Africa and the Middle East at GITEX Global 2024
- OpenAI and Microsoft in talks over equity as OpenAI transitions to for-profit
- Nigeria to launch four new satellites
- IHS Towers secures $439 Million loan for debt refinancing
- Google backs robots to improve data center operations
- Nokia looks to data centers for growth as Q3 sales decline
- Amazon backs nuclear power for data centers
- Fujitsu launches AI Tool that optimizes 5G network
- How AI is transforming news production – NewsGPT
- Vertiv’s data center solution increases Kenya’s vehicle license processing speed by 8x
- Following Microsoft and Oracle, Google invests in nuclear power with reactor purchases
- US plans to break Google, may impact AI ambitions
- IFC investment expert urges Data Center investors to consider EBITDA and IRR for long -term success
- Wi-Fi’s value set to reach $2.4 trillion by 2027 – report
- Egypt mints 5G licenses for Vodafone, Orange, and e&, plans nationwide rollout
- Ghana, Togo and Benin ink free roaming agreement
- Data centers are hottest asset classes, make up 40% of global real estate investments – report
- Vertiv launches high-density lithium battery cabinets for rapid HPC data center deployment
- Telcos are driving generative AI adoption, better than other industries – report
- Data centers are hottest asset classes, make up 40% of global real estate investments – report
- AI, data centers require 3x nuclear energy – DOE
- Huawei announces launch of local data center in Nigeria at Fintech Week
- Google and Vodafone ink deal to revolutionize AI, cybersecurity in Africa and Europe
- Cloudbrink introduces AI-powered mobile hotspot optimizer for on-the-go enterprises
- Meta introduces Movie Gen: the future of AI-powered video creation
- Twilio and OpenAI team up for next-level AI voice agents
- AI is driving surge in cyberattacks, Nokia warns
- Nigeria gets $1.5 million fund for AI innovation
- Amidst founder exits, OpenAI secures $6.6 Billion for global AI domination
- New rules to ramp up Nvidia sales to China
- Data centers are the hottest asset class, with growing transaction sizes of up to 300 MW
- AI and Ethics: are we sacrificing morality for progress?
- Ghana’s digital infrastructure companies groan under fuel, power costs
- Equinix halts IX Africa data center investment
- Digital Korea receives AI boost with Microsoft and KT multibillion dollar partnership
- Equinix taps $15b Canadian pension funds to build 1.5GW AI and cloud data centers
- Microsoft’s bold Move: testing green hydrogen at Dublin data center
- OpenAI advocates for massive data centers to propel AI development
- Raxio bolsters Francophone Africa’s digital infrastructure with new data center, in Côte d’Ivoire.
- Ethiopia to get first hyperscale data center
- Bayobab Kenya extends terrestrial fiber network from Mombasa to Uganda
- Nigerian Government to create new spectrum 6GHz band
- Hyperscalers conference highlights need for curriculum updates in African universities, renews calls for alumni intervention in education
- Experts urge for enhanced focus on digital talent development in Africa at Hyperscalers conference
- Google pauses Chile data center plans amid water shortage concerns
- Nokia’s partnership with iSat Africa to boost rural broadband in Liberia
- IHS Nigeria goes solar with Jaza Energy partnership
- Africa can become a secondary market for hyperscale data centers – Kleyman
- US DOE explores clean energy to meet rising energy, AI data center demand
- Orange Business completes first phase for Grifols Egypt’s data center
- Real estate stampede to data centers
- Obsidian and GitLab showcase cloud solutions at AWS summit
- US adds 11GW renewable energy to power grid in Q2 2024
- US government to vet reports from AI developers, cloud providers
- Oracle tops cloud-infrastructure providers with 162 data centers
- Data centers may collapse over naira woes, operators warn
- Hyperscalers Convergence Africa calls for unified action to transform digital infrastructure
- Safaricom and telecoms regulator sued over Starlink internet access dispute
- Hyperscalers call for convergent approach to Africa’s digital transformation
- Hyperscalers Convergence Africa: Ikechukwu Nnamani speaks on Data center investment challenges
- Digital infrastructure key to Africa’s prosperity, says expert
- OpenAI valuation could exceed $100 billion, thanks to new investments from Apple, and others.
- Meta’s data center electricity usage surges 34% in 2023, to 15 million MWh
- AWS, Microsoft, and Google continue to lead public cloud market
- Kenya’s iColo expands renewable energy footprint with 0.65MW new solar installations
- Safaricom rues Starlink’s fast growth, appeals to regulator to protect local internet service providers
- Nigeria signs new legislation designating digital assets as critical national infrastructure
- Navigating the energy transition: the cost implications for Africa’s data centers
- Top 20 markets hold 62% of global hyperscale data center capacity, synergy Report Finds
- CSquared appoints ex-Liquid Telecoms CEO, Willem Marais as Chief Commercial Officer
- Hyperscalers Convergence Africa 2024 convenes stakeholders to shape the future of digital infrastructure
- Bayobab partners Eutelsat Group for enhanced digital connectivity across Africa
- UK Government backs rural broadband with £ 800m gigabit broadband
- Starlink gets Chinese rival on satellite expansion
- Before embracing AI, Nigeria must strengthen its digital infrastructure
- Data centers: Hyperscalers forecast to reach 60% market share by 2029
- How the 2024 Olympics highlighted the importance of digital infrastructure
- Owalo out; Ndung’u in: a look at Kenya’s new ICT Cabinet Secretary
- Powering and Cooling AI and Accelerated Computing
- MTN Nigeria reduces FX exposure, renegotiates tower contracts
- US Federal Judge declares Google a ‘Monopolist’ in landmark antitrust ruling
- Kenya’s Communications regulator gives a six-month deadline for migration of critical services to ke. domains
- ATCON concludes strategic stakeholders meeting for telecoms operators and regulators
- Cassava Technologies launches AI solution to drive digital innovation in MEA, LATAM countries
- AWS’s $26.3b Q2 revenue trails 29% competitor growth
- DOJ launches antitrust probes into Nvidia’s market dominance
- Microsoft innovates on direct-to-chip cooling, reduces data center water intensity by over 80%
- NCA acknowledges AT Ghana’s proactive response to cable cuts, addresses anti-competition concerns
- Airtel Africa soars back with $74 Million PBT for Q2 2024
- Meta’s Llama 3.1 405B excites digital infrastructure experts as a game changer
- Africa Data Centres adds 6MW to Cape Town facility
- Vertiv launches MegaMod CoolChip to accelerate global AI compute deployment
- Enhancing connectivity resilience: LCCI convenes industry leaders following subsea cable cuts
- Alphabet’s quarterly capex hits $13bn, Google Cloud revenues jump to $10.32bn
- Increased power consumption worries US Energy Committee, Commission
- MTN Launches Africa’s first digital self-service store in Lagos
- Avanti extends satellite connectivity to financial services
- IXAfrica, Schneider Electric launch hyperscale data center in Kenya
- South Africa’s 2G/3G switch-off timeline raises industry concerns
- OpenAI positions for AI chips, partners Broadcom
- Nigeria fines Meta $220 Million for data privacy violations
- African data centers poised for massive expansion – Xalam report
- Chilldyne launches plug-and-play liquid cooling ‘starter kit’
- Vertiv introduces advanced power solutions for data centers
- New ICT state laws in Nigeria undermine telecoms sector growth
- Egypt to get new fiber network
- Convergence Africa conference set to transform digital infrastructure across the continent
- Ndiamé Diop replaces Shubham Chaudhuri as Country Director for Nigeria
- NATO is exploring satellite backup for subsea cable outages
- Natural gas and AI data centers; opportunities for Nigeria
- ATC-Telecel payment dispute reveals issues in telecommunications sector
- Convergence Partners gets the nod to acquire Datacentrix
- Solly Malatsi Appointed as South Africa’s Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies
- Startup pioneering energy-saving computing chip, raises $4 million in seed round
- Verizon fined $847 million for infringing on 5G and hotspot patents
- Spectrum and other costs are killing digital infrastructure companies, regulator admits
- MTN Nigeria unveils new data center set for completion in 2024
- Africa needs to increase digital infrastructure tenfold to meet demand — Dr. Ayotunde Coker
- Orange deepens access to electricity in rural MEA with IoT energy platform
- BT launches ‘Cell-Sleep’ technology for energy savings and network efficiency
- Bharti Airtel eyes majority stake in India’s largest tower company
- Narrowing the digital divide over land, sea, and space
- Subsea cable repair company secures $300 million for cable ship fleet expansion
- Nigeria’s Tier III data center footprint to increase to 9, with new facility in Benue
- Africa’s data centers – if you build it, they will come
- Vertiv partners with Ballard Power to provide hydrogen-powered backup for data centers
- WIOCC receives funding from WorldBank, Proparco to expand its data center Footprint in Africa
- Africa Data Centres secures $109m for 20MW capacity in South Africa
- G7 backs reform of international financial architecture, pledges support for Africa.
- Airtel activates 2Africa cable connecting South Africa and Kenya
- Digital Parks Africa to expand campus outside Johannesburg, South Africa
- Google Cloud partners Oracle for cloud transformation
- BCX brings cloud services to Mozambique with Alibaba Cloud
- Africa Data Centres expands to Ghana through strategic partnership with Onix Data Centre
- AI: Vertiv Launches Vertiv™ 360AI for high-density power and cooling demands
- Chinese companies exploit US sanction with Nvidia chips – report
- Africa can provide an alternative to big cloud providers, says Bill Kleyman
- SubCom and Telecom Egypt land IEX cable in Egypt
- No root cause identified for ChatGPT’s global outage
- Exploring sustainable alternatives to traditional data center cooling
- OADC achieves Tier-III certification in Johannesburg
- OVHcloud and Maroc Datacenter partner for cloud in Morocco
- Orange Business, AWS partner for cloud computing, storage in Africa
- Telkom gets the nod to sell tower business to Actis
- Reliance makes first Africa entry into Ghana, forges partnerships to accelerate 5G Rollout
- AfDB funds Congo data center interconnecting Central Africa
- AtlasEdge poaches Africa Data Center CEO to drive growth, to join June 2024
- Google unveils Umoja subsea cable connecting Africa to Australia
- Microsoft and G42 to build geothermal-powered data center in Kenya, invest $1b on digital initiatives
- PAIX Data Centre plans 380% increase of Accra facility
- Kenya introduces bill for mandatory registration of ICT service providers
- Vertiv launches SmartCabinet ID for enhanced edge computing
- ST Digital expands data center coverage in Francophone Africa
- Nigerian telecoms advocacy group tackles recurring fiber cuts with stakeholder meeting
- Data center cooling: Digital Realty launches Direct Liquid cooling
- PAIX Data Centres and Djibouti Sovereign Fund partner on 5MW data center
- Optimising Africa’s Use of Public Cloud Infrastructure: The Opportunity for Internet Exchange Points
- Nigerian Government secures approvals for new 90,000km fiber optic cable backbone
- Bayobab partners Meta for WhatsApp Business solutions for Africa
- Africa experiences new bout of subsea outages
- Nigeria’s telecoms operators renew clamor for tariff increase
- Google Cloud accidentally deletes client’s account and data
- Vodafone and Three ($18.8bn) merger gets government nod
- Microsoft plans new data centers in EMEA
- Morocco may get Africa’s first hyperscaler with 386MW data center
- US revokes China-bound export licenses to Intel and Qualcomm
- Finalists revealed for Excellence in Data Center Middle East & Africa Award 2024
- Eutelsat is exploring selling its Teleport Ground Station Network
- Subsea Cloud announces rolling trials for underwater data storage
- NAPAFRICA launches Time-as-a-Service to enterprises
- FCC bans Chinese companies from broadband services
- SES bulks up with Intersat acquisition to compete with Starlink, other LEO companies
- The world now has 1000 Hyperscale Data Centers – report
- Forensic tracking technology reduces cable theft by 30% – Telco
- Orange partners Huawei to Huawei Cloud services in Egypt
- Telkom Shareholders to Cast Votes on the Sale of Tower Business
- How Artificial Intelligence can transform education in Africa – AI expert
- Rodger Werkhoven on his time at OpenAI and AI’s role in transforming the African digital landscape
- CSquared secures USTDA grant for open-access cross-continental fiber backbone network for East and Central Africa
- Water crisis looms over China’s data centers – Report
- AtlasEdge Commits $530 Million Investment in Portugal’s Promising Data Center Market
- Data centers powering AI and crypto may pose a climate threat
- Nigeria strengthens measures to safeguard digital infrastructure with new policy
- TelCables launches a partner program to increase digital connectivity in West Africa
- Microsoft plans double new data center capacity in 2024, according to internal documents
- How Africa Data Centers supports Nigeria’s growing startup ecosystem
- Norway considers legislation to restrict cryptocurrency mining data centers
- Equinix and PGIM Real Estate form $600 million joint venture for US Hyperscale data center expansion
- African data center market valuation to increase by 150% in 2026
- Great uncoupling: China phases out US chips from telecom carriers, US may ban Chinese EVs
- Dimension Data Ghana rebrands as dds55, promises the same commitment
- Africa Data Centre goes green with new solar farm project
- Belgium to get €1 billion data center from Google
- Frequency and severity of data center outages has reduced – Uptime Institute
- US-Africa Space collaboration takes center stage at NewSpace Africa conference
- Huawei Cloud makes a play for Nigerian startups with free credits and local currency payments
- Mozambique gets new data center to improve digital services
- Kenya’s IXAfrica shortlisted for Digital Infrastructure location award
- BT to repurpose 2000 payphones into 5G Wifi hubs providing 1 GBPS speeds
- Contributing to a smarter Nigerian economy through solution-driven strategies
- Microsoft and OpenAI plan ‘Stargate’, $100b supercomputer AI campus
- Equinix faces DOJ summons over accounting controversy
- CSquared CEO Lanre Kolade steps down, leaving legacy of digital infrastructure expansion in Africa
- Actis goes towers with Swiftnet, sells off fiber company Octotel
- DeepMind Scientist launches AI cloud platform following $80m funding
- Tencent to expand cloud business in Saudi Arabia and UAE
- Schneider Electric partners Mainspring Energy on innovative hybrid generator
- Subsea cable disruptions prompt ministerial action to safeguard digital infrastructure
- Singapore beefs up digital defenses with Infrastructure Act, to label digital infrastructure as critical infrastructure
- High-speed broadband standard is now 100 MBPS, says FCC
- Oracle to invest $10bn in data center expansion
- Submarine cable cuts cripple internet, cloud services in South and West Africa
- Equinix appoints new CEO, Meyers transitions to Exec Chairman
- Congo government constructs new data center to enhance data sovereignty.
- Uganda TowerCo secures €40m for rural telecom expansion
- Airtel’s NXtra to build new data center in Lagos
- Liquid drives AI readiness across Africa with Google Cloud, Anthropic partnerships
- Houthi activity raises concerns as Red Sea subsea cables disrupted
- ZTE launches high-density liquid-cooled cabinet
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- Teraco powers up data centers with $104 million investment in renewable energy
- MTN, Huawei partner to drive innovation in Africa’s digital ecosystem
- ITU announces $9 billion connectivity funding commitments
- BT completes UK’s first nationwide 3G shutdown, marking a telecom milestone
- Equinix doubles down on Africa with new $390m data center investment
- MainOne lands 2Africa subsea cable to drive digital expansion in Nigeria’s South-South region
- Nvidia achieves $2 trillion market cap, faster than Microsoft and Apple
- Abu Dhabi sovereign fund, DigialBridge, others battle for Airtel’s data center business
- AI data center solutions boosts Nvidia’s revenues by 409%
- Redesigning data centres to make way for the AI surge
- Microsoft boosts European expansion with new €1.9bn in Spanish AI, data centers
- Digital Realty launches children’s book about Data Centers and Cloud, boosts STEM education
- Outside US, Microsoft bets on Europe with €6.1bn investment
- Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang predicts data center spend will double to $2 trillion
- DataBank raises $456m green financing round through fourth securitization in three years
- Microsoft plans data center campus in Centurion, South Africa
- Airtel spins off fiber business into Telesonic
- Nigeria’s broadband infrastructure to get boost with $3 billion from the World Bank
- White House Office of Science and Technology Policy releases updated critical and emerging technologies list
- Africa Hyperscalers speaks to Guy Willner, Chairman, IX Africa Data Centre
- Obituary: African banking visionary and infrastructure investor, Herbert Wigwe dies at 57
- Teraco doubles down on sustainability, promises 100% renewable energy by 2035
- Three UK addresses broadband gaps with the first OpenRAN base station on CCTV poles, others
- SpaceX applies for sea-based satellite earth stations
- Bayobab lands 2Africa cable in Nigeria and Ghana
- UK government announces £45m investment to AI, other projects
- Cut telecom taxes, Nigeria’s regulator appeals to states
- Airtel Africa expands tower contract with IHS in Nigeria
- Can AI transform digital infrastructure in Africa in 2024?
- Open Access Data Centre launches partner program
- Kenya strengthens commitment to broadband infrastructure
- China Telecom unveils Chinese-made supercomputer for AI Training in Wuhan
- 2024: Meta plans $37bn for AI data centers, digital infrastructure, will deploy own chips
- Amazon introduces Rufus, an AI-powered shopping assistant, to enhance customer experience
- Oracle expands cloud presence in Africa with public cloud launch in Kenya
- Google launches cloud service in South Africa
- US Space Agency NOAA partners Starlink for R & D for automated collision avoidance
- Nigeria’s broadband penetration drops 10.7% on adjusted population figure
- MTN Group pledges $215m infrastructure investment to Benin
- US plans new cloud rules to thwart China AI development
- AI Chip race heats up as Amazon props up Anthropic with $4b
- inwi and Medusa to connect Morocco and Europe
- Senegal’s ASES and PROMÉTHÉE Earth Intelligence ink strategic pact for satellite constellation
- Equinix partners Nvidia to launch fully managed cloud service for AI
- CSquared empowers Liberia’s Connectivity with the first open-access backbone
- Billionaire Mukesh Ambani ventures into data center industry through Digital Connexion JV
- Lars Johannisson named CEO of Rack Centre
- IFC invests $30m for digital infrastructure in 6 African countries
- Starlink launches Community Gateway service for ISPs
- Defying US pressure, China ramps up chipmaking machinery imports by 14% in 2023, spends $40b
- OpenAI’s Sam Altman bets big on AI, plans to launch new chip venture
- EE completes first phase of Shared Rural Network in UK
- ICT Minister tackles last-mile challenge with broadband alliance
- IHS bows to pressure, lowers investor ownership threshold for director nomination
- Microsoft and Caterpillar demonstrate sustainable Data Centers with Hydrogen cells
- Direct-to-cell boom: AT&T, Google, and Vodafone back satellite firm AST SpaceMobile
- Legal challenges mount for Generative AI companies
- Vodafone and Microsoft ink £300m AI deal for Africa and Europe
- EU to probe Microsoft’s OpenAI investment, examines impact on competition
- Legacy data centers cannot cope with new, power-hungry AI workloads – DataBank CEO
- BlackRock to acquire Ogunlesi’s Global Infrastructure Partners for $12.5 Billion
- Google joins consortium to launch groundbreaking subsea cable linking South America and Asia-Pacific
- Dimension Data divests in Ghana through Management Buyout
- Empowering Africa’s 5G future: Challenges, Opportunities, and a collective call to action
- KDDI partners with Starlink for earthquake recovery efforts in Japan
- DigitalBridge backs Intel-led Enterprise Generative AI platform
- Ericsson positions for digital transformation with the appointment of Kassi as VP and West Africa/Morocco Head
- WorldBank approves $266.5m for internet access, digital transformation for West Africa
- Starlink has launched its awaited direct-to-cell satellite service
- Orange boosts data center footprint in Botswana with new Tier III facility
- Interview with Raul Martynek, CEO, DataBank
- Intel confirms $25 Billion investment in expansion of Israeli Chip plant
- Airtel Africa announces retirement of Ogunsanya, Taldar as successor
- Google settles $5 Billion lawsuit over alleged incognito mode tracking
- Airtel Kenya to build 1,000 new network sites, expand 5G in 2024
- Airtel Africa registers 150 millionth customer
- NASA, Japan partner for biodegradable wooden satellite… to launch in 2024
- Nigerian court halts MTN, ATC’s base station construction in coverage areas, cites health and environment
- New York Times sues OpenAI and Microsoft, seeks billions of dollars in damages
- Subsea Cloud CEO highlights cost advantages and innovation in Underwater Data Centers
- UAE makes space AI play with Yahsat, Bayanat $4b partnership
- center3 improves corporate growth with CMC Networks acquisition
- Africa’s Broadband odyssey: have we done a full circle back to satellite?
- Interview with Maxie Reynolds, CEO, Subsea Cloud
- MTN explores broadband boost through satellite collaborations with Starlink and Eutelsat
- Microsoft’s Cloud for governments, now available in South Africa, other Azure locations
- Eutelsat OneWeb bolsters Libya’s internet with multimillion-dollar LEO partnership
- Oracle plans to build data centers in every country
- Nvidia and YTL Power announce $4.3 Billion AI supercomputer in Malaysia
- OpenAI Drama: a deep dive into the winners, losers, and implications
- Malaysia could be AI ‘manufacturing’ hub, says Nvidia CEO
- Ghana joins South Africa in banning Starlink for unauthorized operations
- IHS lures MTN Nigeria with a new offer, MTN sticks to ATC
- TelCables Nigeria CEO renews call for infrastructure sharing, open-access systems to bridge digital divide
- Airtel Africa launches data center business, Nxtra by Airtel
- Meta seeks NCC support for 2Africa Cable landing in Nigeria
- Partnering to Grow South Africa’s Digital Economy – Sandile Dube, MD, Equinix, South Africa
- Starlink still illegal in South Africa, warns regulator
- Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation provides $5m grant for Weather and Climate Data offering to farmers in Africa
- Digital gap in low-income countries tough to close, says ITU
- Smart Africa Alliance, Bayobab, Africa50 partner for fiber project
- Vertiv launches prefabricated wooden data center solutions
- Africa needs more infrastructure, data centers – Fernando Fernandes, Regional Director, TelCables Nigeria
- 2Africa Subsea Cable lands in Ghana
- Avanti prioritizes partnerships, evolves into multi-orbit solutions provider
- DigitalBridge Group, Inc. successfully closes $1.1b digital infrastructure credit fund
- Pan African Towers secures investments from DPI, Verod Capital
- China’s Underwater Data Center achieves installation milestone
- Mobile economy in Sub Saharan Africa poised for significant growth – GSMA report
- Hongkong’s PCCW explores potential $1b sale of fiber stake
- Australia’s Optus CEO steps down following network outage
- Nvidia’s Israel-1 supercomputer completed ahead of schedule
- Viasat’s Arctic HEO satellite project complete key tests
- OADC to expand Johannesburg data center in South Africa
- Raxio launches new data center in Ethiopia
- Zayo Group acquires German connectivity provider, Globalways
- NewSpace Africa conference 2024 to hold in Luanda
- Eutelsat, NEC XON sign satellite connectivity deal
- China unveils world’s fastest 1.2 TBPS optical backbone
- OpenAI leadership shake-up: co-founder Brockman resigns amid CEO firing
- Rwanda, DRC and Madagascar get 1340 rural base stations from Intelsat, AMN
- Amazon’s Project Kuiper achieves success in proto flight mission, eyes access in Africa
- NAPAfrica achieves 4Tbps milestone as TikTok joins African peering community
- WIOCC launches managed infrastructure company for Africa
- Orange launches satellite offer today
- Teraco completes Durban data center expansion to double existing facility capacity
- Sparkle expands international footprint with South Africa PoPs
- Schneider Electric, Compass Datacenters seal $3bn deal
- CSquared Secures $25M Investment for pan-African broadband expansion
- Teraco announces big Cape Town data centre expansion
- Digital Realty and Realty Income establish a joint data center development venture
- Tencent Cloud and Digital Edge peer to improve digital connectivity
- Historical Association rejects Google’s Nuvem cable for Annie’s Bay
- China’s Highlander completes first commercial underwater data center
- Ranganath: Reliable digital infrastructure will empower businesses to the full potential of technology
- IBM launches $500m AI venture fund
- Paratus Group secures US$31m loan for digital infrastructure in Africa
- Togo gets connectivity boost with Equaino cable
- NAPAfrica crosses 3.95 TBPS traffic, hosts 625 ASNs
- 4 year old Starlink to become a $10 billion business in 2024
- Equinix expands Data Center footprint in Cote d’Ivoire
- Layer3 and IXPN partner to peer Northern internet traffic
- North Korea boosts 3G telecoms network with Huawei castoffs
- Equinix appoints Sandile Dube as managing director for South Africa
- Biden approves Executive Order to regulate Artificial Intelligence
- Colt Technology Services expands into Africa with Lumen EMEA $1.8b acquisition
- Liquid Intelligent Cloud platform, C2 gets new boss
- AI: China’s Alibaba develops model to challenge Amazon and Microsoft
- Tizeti secures debt financing to fuel broadband rollout
- Crypto billionaire’s nonprofit buys $500 million of AI data center chips
- Google increases stake in generative AI startup Anthropic, drops $2b
- Oxide launches cloud on prem secures new funding
- American Cannabis Company jumps into AI with HyperScale Nexus merger
- Digital Realty’s Medallion launches second data center in Lagos
- Label telecoms infrastructure critical national infrastructure, industry charges the government
- Starlink applies to launch 30,000 W-band LEO satellites
- Navigating the path of local internet traffic in West Africa
- Improved regulation to boost Nigeria’s internet traffic by 1000% in five years, industry stakeholders say
- Raxio raises $46m in equity funding and $170m in debt, announces CEO succession plan
- MainOne, Subsea Cloud CEOs appointed distinguished emPOWERED ambassadors
- Data Sovereignty: AWS announces independent cloud for Europe
- MTN appoints Liquid veteran to lead Centre of Excellence
- Huawei partners FinTech NGR to unveil FinTech Cloud Adoption White Paper at Nigeria Fintech Week
- HOSTAFRICA launches all-inclusive managed colocation service
- Edge computing, digital transformation, others will drive data center growth in Africa – Dr. Krishnan Ranganath, Regional Executive for West Africa, Africa Data Centres
- Amazon spotlights strategies for net-zero carbon
- Smart Africa Alliance partners Orange to foster tech skills and entrepreneurship in Africa
- FMoCDE Minister announces N1b partnership with IHS
- Data centres weigh price hike as energy costs soar
- Rwanda claims world’s first 5G HAP trials in partnership with SoftBank
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- Kenyan telecom regulator boss resigns amidst abuse allegations
- Nvidia and Foxconn partner to build and scale ‘AI factory data centers
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- Report: 95% of enterprises believe digital infrastructure under threat
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- Underwater data center startup plans two hubs in Europe
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- IXPN surpasses 500 gigabits per second, advocates for local content hosting
- Microsoft creates dedicated team to pioneer data center automation and robotics
- Axian Telecom completes acquisition of Free Senegal
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- Amazon set to revolutionize logistics industry valued $100b, analysts claim
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- Microsoft signs renewable energy purchase contract in Japan
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- Nigeria’s telecoms regulators get new bosses in sweeping industry change
- Telehouse expands Telehouse South facility in London, launches €250m data center in Paris
- American Tower to cut greenhouse emissions in Africa by 21%
- Amazon Project Kuiper launches first prototype satellites
- Digital Realty partners with MBO College on demo data center
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- Macquarie unveils data centre expansion
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