New rules to ramp up Nvidia sales to China
Nvidia could regain a key market in China after U.S. regulatory changes expanded the Validated End-User (VEU) program. This update allows approved Chinese data centers to purchase advanced GPUs from…
Nigeria signs new legislation designating digital assets as critical national infrastructure
Nigeria's Federal Government has officially designated digital infrastructure as critical national infrastructure through the release of the ‘Designation and Protection of Critical National Information Infrastructure Order, 2024.’ This gazette aims…
Hyperscalers Convergence Africa 2024 convenes stakeholders to shape the future of digital infrastructure
Leading hyperscalers, digital infrastructure operators, investors, and regulators are confirmed to attend the Hyperscalers Convergence Africa conference, scheduled for September 5, 2024, in Lagos, Nigeria. This pivotal event aims to address…
UK Government backs rural broadband with £ 800m gigabit broadband
The UK government is intensifying its efforts to bridge the digital divide with a major investment aimed at improving internet speeds in remote areas. This initiative is part of a…
Africa’s digital future: an urgent call to action
Hyperscalers Convergence Africa, hosted by Africa Hyperscalers, will unite Africa’s digital leaders and influencers. Together, we will engage in a collaborative dialogue aimed at overcoming the infrastructural barriers hindering the realization of a connected digital economy.
African data centers poised for massive expansion – Xalam report
A new report by Xalam Analytics paints a promising picture of Africa's data center market, highlighting a boom fueled by strong mobile infrastructure, surging data traffic, and growing cloud services.…
Spectrum and other costs are killing digital infrastructure companies, regulator admits
Ghana's Minister for Communication and Digitalization, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has acknowledged that the demise of broadband service providers in the country can be traced back to the steep fees for 4G…
Narrowing the digital divide over land, sea, and space
Subsea cables and satellites have a role to play in our connectivity future, writes Brian Lavallee, Senior Director of Network Solutions, Ciena. As personal and business activities are increasingly intertwined…
WIOCC receives funding from WorldBank, Proparco to expand its data center Footprint in Africa
The West Indian Ocean Cable Company (WIOCC) Group, has received funding from two development finance institutions: the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Proparco, owned by the French Development Agency. According…
SubCom and Telecom Egypt land IEX cable in Egypt
In collaboration with Telecom Egypt, a leading telecom operator in the region, SubCom, a global subsea data system supplier, and the India-Europe-Xpress (IEX) partners have completed the landings of the…