MainOne lands 2Africa subsea cable to drive digital expansion in Nigeria’s South-South region

The 45,000km long 2Africa subsea cable, owned by Meta, Bayobab, and other consortium partners, has landed in Qua Iboe, Akwa Ibom State in South-South Nigeria. Landed by Equinix-owned MainOne, 2Africa…

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CSquared empowers Liberia’s Connectivity with the first open-access backbone

CSquared has successfully launched its open-access backbone network in Liberia, marking a significant milestone in partnership with USAID Liberia. The 350-kilometer fiber backbone network extends from Monrovia to the borders…

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Direct-to-cell boom: AT&T, Google, and Vodafone back satellite firm AST SpaceMobile

Another direct-to-cell satellite firm AST SpaceMobile is in the news after securing significant investments from industry giants AT&T, Google, and Vodafone, totaling $155 million in strategic funding.  The funding, alongside…

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Google joins consortium to launch groundbreaking subsea cable linking South America and Asia-Pacific

Google is joining a consortium to deploy the first subsea cable between South America and Asia Pacific. “Today, we’re joining Desarrollo País of Chile and Office of Posts and Telecommunications…

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