North Korea boosts 3G telecoms network with Huawei castoffs
According to a report by Daily NK, North Korea has initiated the import of second-hand Huawei equipment in a bid to upgrade its existing mobile networks. The upgrade focuses on…
Equinix appoints Sandile Dube as managing director for South Africa
Equinix has appointed Sandile Dube as its new managing director in South Africa. In his role, Dube will be spearheading the establishment of Equinix's JN1 International Business Exchange (IBX) data…
Biden approves Executive Order to regulate Artificial Intelligence
President Joe Biden recently signed an Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence aimed at regulating artificial intelligence (AI) by establishing standards for…
Colt Technology Services expands into Africa with Lumen EMEA $1.8b acquisition
Colt Technology Services has completed the acquisition of Lumen's EMEA business for $1.8 billion. The deal, which was first announced last year, will see Colt expand its digital infrastructure and…
Liquid Intelligent Cloud platform, C2 gets new boss
Pan-African technology group, Liquid Intelligent Technologies, has announced the appointment of Oswald Jumira as the CEO of Liquid C2 business unit. Jumira is expected to drive Liquid C2’s growth, innovation…
AI: China’s Alibaba develops model to challenge Amazon and Microsoft
Alibaba, the Chinese technology giant, has advanced its foothold in China's tech landscape by launching its latest artificial intelligence (AI) model, Tongyi Qianwen 2.0, in its effort to compete against…
Tizeti secures debt financing to fuel broadband rollout
Tizeti Network Limited (Tizeti), West Africa's pioneer solar-based internet service provider, has secured long-term debt financing from Chapel Hill Denham's Nigeria Infrastructure Debt Fund (NIDF) to support its broadband rollout…
Navigating the path of local internet traffic in West Africa
By Ayomide Jones In our digitally connected world, understanding the flow of internet traffic is crucial for optimizing connectivity, reducing latency, and enhancing the overall user experience. In West Africa,…
Edge computing, digital transformation, others will drive data center growth in Africa – Dr. Krishnan Ranganath, Regional Executive for West Africa, Africa Data Centres
In this interview, Africa Hyperscalers Media’s Temi Os speaks to Regional Executive for West Africa, Africa Data Centres, Dr., Krishnan Ranganath, to discuss the African data center and cloud, industry,…
Amazon spotlights strategies for net-zero carbon
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is actively addressing the carbon footprint associated with data center construction and is working to reduce the embodied carbon in building materials. AWS is a signatory…