The 2Africa cable is complete – now comes the hard part: fixing the middle and last mile.

When Meta and its consortium partners confirmed the core completion of the 2Africa subsea cable system, the announcement reverberated far beyond the engineering world. At 45,000 kilometers (inclusive of the…

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Airtel Africa partners with Nokia to build high-capacity fiber network across East and Central Africa.

Airtel Africa, through its wholesale fiber unit Telesonic, has signed a major partnership with Nokia to deploy a high-capacity terrestrial fiber network spanning East and Central Africa. Announced at AfricaCom…

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Airtel, Moov Africa-Gabon boost connectivity with infrastructure-sharing deal.

Gabon’s two larMoov telecom operators are setting aside rivalry to improve the country’s digital infrastructure. AirtOligui Nguema’s Africa-Gabon Télécom has signed a memorandum of understanding to share network assets, an…

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Airtel Africa appoints Dinesh Balsingh as CEO Airtel Nigeria following Carl Cruz’s move to Globe Telecoms

Airtel Africa, leading telecommunications and mobile money services provider, has announced the appointment of Mr. Dinesh Balsingh as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Airtel Networks Limited, also known…

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