Sparkle expands international footprint with South Africa PoPs
Sparkle, the first international service provider in Italy and a major global operator, has expanded its network footprint to South Africa with the opening of two new Points of Presence…
CSquared Secures $25M Investment for pan-African broadband expansion
CSquared Link Holdings (Mauritius) Limited, a leading pan-African technology company, has successfully raised $25 million in new equity investment to fuel the expansion of its carrier-neutral broadband networks. The investment,…
Tencent Cloud and Digital Edge peer to improve digital connectivity
Tencent Cloud and Digital Edge, a pioneering data center platform company, have announced their collaboration to improve connectivity via peering at the Edge Peering Internet Exchange (EPIX), hosted at the…
Historical Association rejects Google’s Nuvem cable for Annie’s Bay
The St David's Island Historical Society has rejected Google’s proposal to site its cable landing station (CLS) in Annie’s Bay, Bermuda. The President of the St David's Island Historical Society,…
Togo gets connectivity boost with Equaino cable
Pioneer Consulting has successfully completed the deployment of the Togolese branch of Google's Equiano subsea cable on behalf of CSquared Woezon, a joint venture established by CSquared and Togolese state-owned…
4 year old Starlink to become a $10 billion business in 2024
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…
Layer3 and IXPN partner to peer Northern internet traffic
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
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…
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…