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NAPAfrica crosses 3.95 TBPS traffic, hosts 625 ASNs

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Post published:November 8, 2023
Post category:Colocation Data Center News

NAPAfrica, Africa’s leading internet exchange point, has crossed a peak traffic of 3.95 TBPS, almost doubling its traffic from 2.1 TBPS in 2 years. This recent accomplishment underscores NAPAfrica's ongoing…

4 year old Starlink to become a $10 billion business in 2024

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Post published:November 7, 2023
Post category:Connectivity News

SpaceX's Starlink satellite connectivity company has reportedly broken even and is expected to reach $10 billion revenue in 2024. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), SpaceX CEO, Elon Musk…

Equinix expands Data Center footprint in Cote d’Ivoire

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Post published:November 6, 2023
Post category:Data Center News

Leading provider of connectivity and data center solutions in West Africa, MainOne (an Equinix Company), has announced the expansion of its open-access, carrier-neutral Data Center, AB1.2, in the country's ICT…

Layer3 and IXPN partner to peer Northern internet traffic

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Post published:November 5, 2023
Post category:Colocation Connectivity Data Center News

Layer3, a provider of cloud and network technology solutions, has announced its partnership with the Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria (IXPN) to improve network performance in Abuja and Kano, ultimately…

North Korea boosts 3G telecoms network with Huawei castoffs

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Post published:November 4, 2023
Post category:Connectivity

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

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Post published:November 4, 2023
Post category:Data Center

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

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Post published:November 4, 2023
Post category: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

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Post published:November 3, 2023
Post category:Cloud Colocation Connectivity Data Center

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

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Post published:November 2, 2023
Post category:Cloud Connectivity Data Center

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

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Post published:November 1, 2023
Post category:Artificial intelligence News

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…