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BREAKING NEWS
  • Africa’s digital future: an urgent call to action
  • Apple Unveils Innovative Data Center Air Filter, Reducing Waste and Energy Consumption
  • Paratus launches  fiber express link from South Africa to Europe
  • The Hyperscaler test: what Africa must deliver to win cloud regions 
  • Digital sovereignty without regional coordination is a dead end
  • AI infrastructure in Africa will be built around inference, not hyperscale training clusters, say industry leaders
  • Africa will not build AI factories – and that may be its advantage
  • Policy stability and risk clarity will unlock Africa’s PPP infrastructure pipeline – Experts
  • Fragmented sovereignty strategies could slow Africa’s cloud infrastructure buildout 
  • Continental cloud of clouds will secure Africa digital future – NITDA
  • Grid dependence alone cannot support Africa’s Data Center expansion – GITEX
  • Cybersecurity must anchor Africa’s digital infrastructure strategy 
  • Africa’s Connectivity future depends on digital trust frameworks 
  • Oracle selects N+ONE Data Centers to host North Africa cloud region
  • Hyperscale operators control half of global data center capacity
  • Google Cloud and Liquid C2 launch Africa AI Experience Center
  • Vertiv AI Innovation Roadshow returns to Africa in virtual format
  • Africa doesn’t need 54 digital sovereignty strategies, experts say
  • Governments must lead by example through early adoption of digital public services – GITEX Africa
  • Fragmented markets are holding back Africa’s innovation economy, leaders say at GITEX Africa
  • Digital sovereignty emerges as Africa’s next infrastructure frontier at GITEX Africa
  • Regulatory cohesion identified as Africa’s final digital infrastructure frontier
  • AfCFTA Chief says Africa will need 700 data centers to power digital trade economy
  • Nigeria’s telecom leaders convene in Lagos next week for EventHive’s Nigeria Telecoms Forum
  • Kenya has been a coastal gateway; can it be Africa’s digital gateway?
  • Africa’s expanding digital infrastructure is yet to translate to compute scale – Zibi
  • Africa’s global compute share has dropped 20% in two years despite infrastructure expansion
  • Governments must step up to anchor demand in Africa’s compute markets
  • The Hyperscaler test: what countries must do to attract global cloud regions
  • Xalam Analytics’ Guy Zibi and mPedigree’s Bright Simons join Africa Hyperscalers Global View sessions on Africa’s next digital infrastructure phase
  • Former Africa Data Centres Regional Exec takes helm at UniCloud Africa
  • Nvidia hits $1 trillion in AI infrastructure demand – Huang
  • Ghana Regulator moves to standardize wholesale roaming prices
  • Google spins out fiber unit in JV with Astound and Stonepeak
  • IFC’s Obinna Isiadinso joins Africa Hyperscalers Global View session on financing digital infrastructure
  • Canada’s pension giant has built a digital infrastructure machine. Africa’s pension funds should pay attention.
  • Amazon Leo, Viasat challenge SpaceX plan to launch one million satellites
  • A data center for a data center: digital infrastructure emerges as the new battlefield
  • Kenya has built the infrastructure. Will the hyperscalers come?
  • The war no one wants – and why its a ladder for Africa’s digital infrastructure
  • Africa Hyperscalers to host International Women’s Day Session on digital infrastructure leadership
  • AI spending boom in telecom may face a reality check – World Broadband Association DG
  • Agentic AI could rewrite the terms of everyday services – World Broadband Association DG
  • Africa’s hidden internet problem
  • Africa’s Data Center Paradox: Rising Demand, Lagging Capacity
  • Nigeria’s Internet Exchange set to double local traffic to 4Tbps in 2026
  • Nigeria’s Sovereign Cloud test will shape Africa’s digital path
  • Pan African DataCentres conference returns to Johannesburg in June 2026 as Africa’s data center market accelerates
  • Africa Hyperscalers joins AI in Nigeria on InnovateAI Conference Lagos 2026
  • Africa’s connectivity boom is creating a new dependence: Compute
  • Africa’s connectivity gains outpace growth in local compute
  • Africa’s meaningful connectivity set to reach one billion users by 2030
  • Africa doubles data center capacity in five years but still trails global peers
  • Africa may need up to 5GW of new power for data centres as AI demand grows – experts
  • We are ready to implement policies that enable you – NITDA tells hyperscalers
  • Nigeria’s IXPN peaks at 2.1 Tbps in December, says Rudman
  • Africa Hyperscalers hosts Media Workshop to strengthen reporting on Digital Infrastructure and AI
  • Africa’s digital ambitions to face execution test in 2026
  • From Ambition to Assets: Africa Hyperscalers announces annual Digital Infrastructure Outlook session
  • The Distressed Continent
  • “Africa must build before it connects,” says Africa Data Centres’ Krish Ranganath
  • AI in Africa will be won on power, cooling and execution – Experts
  • Oracle backs Kenya’s Public Cloud region with IX Africa partnership
  • The world is building data centers at trillion-dollar scale. Africa faces a narrow window
  • Vertiv, Africa Hyperscalers to convene West Africa’s enterprise IT leaders on infrastructure readiness
  • MTN reworks its IT core with Shodunke appointment as AI demands rise cross Africa
  • Davos 2026: Africa’s AI moment Is an infrastructure test
  • Amazon’s connectivity license and the new stakes
  • Chad commits $205 million to national data center, fiber networks in digital sovereignty push
  • Data Centers to fund new power capacity – Trump
  • The world is building data centers at trillion-dollar scale. Africa faces a narrow window
  • Helios exits Axxela in major digital infrastructure bet
  • xAI’s “2-Gigawatt” and implications for Africa’s compute
  • SmartScale trains entrepreneurs in Ghana and Nigeria to turn artificial intelligence into business tools
  • Finnfund appoints Susan Mbatia Senior Investment Manager for digital infrastructure.
  • 2026 forecast: Investment, Builds, and the Next Phase of Africa’s Digital Infrastructure.
  • Why Nigeria’s terrorism framework must account for infrastructure sabotage.
  • Sajid Ahmad Khan joins Bayobab as Regional Managing Director for South and East Africa.
  • AXIAN poaches Dan Kwach, former ADC executive as STELLARIX Deputy CEO.
  • WIOCC Lines Up South Africa Data Center Expansion After Securing $65 Million.
  • WIOCC secures $65m in sustainability-linked loans to expand Africa’s digital backbone.
  • Nigeria’s Broadband Crisis is governance, not bandwidth, Industry Leaders Warn at National Connectivity Workshop.
  • AI infrastructure boom to trigger ‘Unprecedented Surge’ in project financing – report.
  • CAMTEL, Ethio Telecom sign partnership to drive Cameroon’s digital transformation.
  • Helios, Morocco’s CDG Invest create digital infrastructure platform in push for regional leadership.
  • Africa Hyperscalers convenes Strategy Workshop on Shared Connectivity Infrastructure.
  • ASEF/WIOCC summit readies engineers for Africa’s connectivity leap.
  • How Angola is shaping Africa’s next wave of AI-Driven Infrastructure.
  • UAE commits $1bn to Africa’s AI infrastructure push.
  • Orange opens 1.5MW data center in Casablanca.
  • Ethiopian Electric Utility partners Wingu for data center hosting.
  • Report highlights deep funding gap as AI infrastructure costs surge.
  • The 2Africa cable is complete – now comes the hard part: fixing the middle and last mile.
  • Airtel Africa partners with Nokia to build high-capacity fiber network across East and Central Africa.
  • Ghana approves “Dig Once” Policy for fiber rollout.
  • Africa pushes toward AI leadership as ICAIR 2025 closes With new investments, policy commitments.
  • Nigeria’s telecom regulator and ATCON call for urgent collaboration to build Africa’s AI-ready infrastructure.
  • Africa Hyperscalers hosts high-level AI Infrastructure Readiness Forum.
  • Africa’s data center leaders call for balance between resilience and sustainability.
  • Atlancis Technologies launches East Africa’s first GPU-powered AI Factory at iXAfrica.
  • Equinix to build 5th data center in Lagos, plans $100m across Africa in 4 years.
  • World Bank approves $500 Million for Nigeria’s Project BRIDGE under performance – linked model as industry leaders call for collaboration.
  • AXIAN Telecom’s $63m Wananchi acquisition reshapes East Africa’s broadband landscape.
  • The bankability gap: why Africa’s digital future hangs on the cost of certainty.
  • Nigeria’s telecoms regulator to keynote Africa Hyperscalers AI-readiness session.
  • NITDA DG champions Digital Sovereignty and Regional Collaboration at ICEGOV 2025 as it Debuts in Abuja, Nigeria.
  • Africa Hyperscalers to host strategic industry session on AI Infrastructure Readiness.
  • Wingu Africa, Africa Data Centres sign pan-African interconnection deal.
  • Digital Realty completes 1.7MW data center in Ghana.
  • WIOCC and Abia State Government launch fiber duct project to expand digital access.
  • Is West Africa ready for the future of AI & Data Centers?
  • UNILAG to host AI and Robotics conference as Nigeria pushes digital infrastructure.
  • Mastercard announces €250 million investment for three new Data Centers in France.
  • China’s cloud sovereignty play: Alibaba Cloud’s “Aegaeon” cuts GPU usage by 82%
  • Bharti Airtel chooses IBM to improve Cloud capabilities.
  • Nigeria and Denmark deepen digital cooperation with new MoU.
  • Shaping Africa’s digital future – panel presses for agile policy, regional harmony, and inclusion.
  • Telco leaders outline playbook to turn subsea capacity into last-mile coverage in Africa.
  • Beyond Infrastructure – Can Africa close the enterprise execution gap?
  • Bankable or not?  Bringing long-term capital to Africa’s digital buildout.
  • After leapfrogging mobility – can Africa get AI-ready?
  • Nigeria requires $10 billion annually to tackle energy poverty – experts.
  • Telco leaders outline playbook to turn subsea capacity into last-mile coverage in Africa.
  • DHL to invest €300 Million-Plus to speed trade across Sub-Saharan Africa.
  • Power ‘No Longer a Problem’ for African Data Centers.
  • Africa Poised to Lead in Green Energy for Data Infrastructure.
  • New Dabengwa data center fully occupied – MTN.
  • Africa’s data center capacity set to triple by 2030 – Experts.
  • Africa must Harness Data and Computing Power to Develop AI – NITDA DG.
  • Africa’s data ambition meets its defining test at Hyperscalers Convergence Africa 2025.
  • Raxio opens Angola’s largest data center.
  • Beyond connectivity: three pillars of Africa’s digital transformation.
  • AFR-IX Telecom secures USTDA funding for expansion of Medusa subsea cable into West Africa.
  • Google expands AI and connectivity push in Africa.
  • Olla Systems convenes leaders on the future of data localisation in Africa.
  • Can Africa mint its own intelligence?
  • Why IXPs Matter: Critical Infrastructure Beyond the Hype.
  • Shaping Africa’s digital infrastructure future.
  • Women-in-Tech forum at ITW Africa pushes for structural diversity in digital industry
  • iXAfrica, Digital Parks Africa forge Kenya-South Africa data center alliance.
  • Airtel, Moov Africa-Gabon boost connectivity with infrastructure-sharing deal.
  • Telcos of Tomorrow: reinventing models for Africa’s digital transformation.
  • Financing Africa’s digital future: investors weigh path to the next $100 Billion
  • Data Sovereignty: digital independence or digital collaboration?
  • US-style data center models will not work in Africa, experts warn.
  • Infrastructure operators discuss cloud and services at ITW.
  • Public-private partnerships cast as Africa’s best bet for digital leap.
  • Africa’s digital future hinges on policy alignment – infrastructure leaders.
  • Digital Realty doubles down on Africa.
  • Africa’s internet architect, Michuki Mwangi honored with Pioneer Award at AfPIF 2025.
  • IXPN, Meta, Open Access Data Centres, others call for deeper collaboration to unlock content delivery in Nigeria.
  • Vertiv acquires Great Lakes Data Racks & Cabinets for $200m.
  • Africa’s Data Center Boom: experts call for ecosystem maturity and local interconnection.
  • Why cloud sovereignty is now mission-critical for Nigeria’s financial technology operators.
  • Nigeria positions itself as Africa’s interconnection hub at AFPIF 2025.
  • Safaricom cuts business fiber prices as Starlink growth slows in Kenya.
  • Nigeria to host 15th African Peering & Interconnection Forum.
  • Nigeria’s AFPIF moment.
  • Neutral, open, connected: Equinix’s play to anchor West Africa’s interconnection economy.
  • Airtel Africa, Vodacom sign infrastructure-sharing deal to boost connectivity.
  • Lagos named among fastest-growing Tier 2 colocation markets.
  • West Africa edges closer to seamless telecoms as WATRA brokers Liberia-Sierra Leone, Liberia-Côte d’Ivoire roaming agreements.
  • From collapse to comeback: 9mobile rebrands as T2, edges toward a ‘virtual’ play.
  • Telcos pivot toward MVNO partnerships as Nigeria’s telecom sector embraces shared infrastructure model.
  • Fintech cloud strategy takes center stage at CloudReady session by Africa Hyperscalers.
  • Canada’s pension fund commits $225M to Cambridge data center expansion.
  • AI gold rush: why Meta is selling $2 billion in data center assets.
  • CSquared exec Estelle Akofio‑Sowah appointed Chairperson of NITA Ghana board, set to lead regulatory transformation.
  • Sonatel names Brelotte Ba as CEO to lead next phase of digital growth.
  • Nigeria’s gas paradox: rising demand, crippled supply, and the stakes for energy-hungry data centers.
  • Ghana hosts WATRA Working Group to harmonize regulatory practices and share knowledge.
  • World Bank backs Nigeria’s 90,000km Fiber-Optic backbone project.
  • Backed by AfDB, Côte d’Ivoire unveils digital platform to modernize public offerings.
  • Mauritius halts AfriNIC liquidation as Africa faces test of digital sovereignty.
  • Saudi Arabia’s AI dream gets a boost from xAI.
  • U.S. targets China in crackdown on subsea cable infrastructure.
  • TouchNet and iXAfrica launch Sovereign AI Cloud in Kenya.
  • Nigeria’s investment future hinges on local capital, say experts at US-NG Summit.
  • Japan charts bold waters with floating data centers.
  • MTN Nigeria unveils locally-built public cloud platform.
  • Vertiv AI Solutions Innovation Roadshow charts Africa’s path to an AI-powered future.
  • Africa’s digital future hinges on Sidi Ould Tah’s leadership at the AfDB.
  • Ecobank, Google Cloud partner to drive financial inclusion in Africa.
  • London Internet Exchange launches West African interconnection hub in Ghana.
  • MTN Nigeria bets $235m on data center push, but carrier neutrality questions linger.
  • Building the Infrastructure for Kenya’s Digital Leap.
  • Asia Pacific region will overtake North America as world’s largest colo market by 2030 – report.
  • Africa votes to govern its digital future
  • Equinix gathers West Africa’s internet leaders in Lagos for peering-focused social
  • Liquid tackles Africa’s $4B cybersecurity gap with Sophos partnership.
  • Google-backed report calls for telecom, power push to enable Africa’s AI future.
  • Michael Tobin awarded second CBE in King Charles III’s 2025 birthday honors list.
  • AI Solutions Innovation Roadshow – Lagos Edition to spotlight Enterprise Infrastructure for the Age of AI.
  • AWS resumes data center leasing as hyperscalers return to market, TD Cowen says.
  • South Africa’s Teraco boosts capacity to 185MW with new JB5 hyperscale data center.
  • Wingu Africa Secures $60 Million to Accelerate East African Digital Infrastructure.
  • MVNO Nigeria 2025 charts bold path for inclusive connectivity and market competition.
  • Nvidia loses $2.5 billion in revenue last quarter, due to Chinese restrictions.
  • Burkina Faso to expand Mobile Network with 800 towers in 2025.
  • Safaricom commits $500 million to build AI Infrastructure across East Africa.
  • Haim Taib, Angola Sovereign Fund launch $1B platform to transform Africa’s Lobito Corridor.
  • Stakeholders rally MVNO licensees on operations, product differentiation.
  • Cassava Technologies and Sand Technologies partner to boost Artificial Intelligence (AI) capabilities and accessibility for African enterprises.
  • Nigeria’s MVNO gamble needs more than licenses to succeed.
  • From licenses to impact: MVNO Nigeria 2025 session set to drive market execution.
  • Nigeria and Ghana strengthen telecom regulatory ties at Accra summit.
  • Equinix hits 3TBPS peak across EMEA IXs.
  • Bayobab connects Kampala to Mombasa in East Africa fiber push.
  • Nigeria overhauls 22-year-old Telecoms law as regulator eyes digital convergence, innovation, and rural inclusion.
  • Proparco deepens commitment to Nigeria with new investments.
  • Immersion Cooling Systems: Advantages and Deployment Strategies for Data Centers Across Africa.
  • Google prepares for 1-Megawatt Rack.
  • Open Access Data Centres Lagos launches “Cut Costs, Not Quality” campaign on Africa Hyperscalers.
  • Company unveils suitcase AI supercomputer.
  • Northern Nigerian ISP Legend outpaces giants to score $7 million local exchange listing.
  • Amazon reconsiders global Data Center expansion amid supply chain constraints and strategic realignment.
  • Openserve assumes chairmanship of South African Telecommunications Association.
  • iGenius unveils sovereign AI data center, backed by Vertiv and NVIDIA.
  • Scaling Africa’s Digital Future: Insights from the Africa Hyperscalers Digital Infrastructure Outlook 2025.
  • U.S. warns Europe: align on tech or risk the consequences.
  • Nigeria launches Technical Working Group to steer National Cloud Sovereignty efforts.
  • Enabling the intelligent age in West Africa.
  • Rack Centre to launch $120 Million AI-ready data center in Lagos.
  • MTN reshapes broadband strategy, appoints Ankur Bajpai to drive growth 
  • Equinix opens new data center in Nigeria.
  • IFC expands data center infrastructure investment in Africa with $100 Million to Raxio Group
  • Before 6G, let’s fix 3G: the real connectivity crisis in Africa
  • Microsoft cancels additional 2GW of data center projects amid signs of market oversupply
  • Telkom South Africa sells Swiftnet to Actis-led consortium for $370 million.
  • CoreWeave’s US$11.9B Deal with OpenAI: A Paradigm Shift in AI Infrastructure.
  • MTN Group and Airtel Africa sign landmark infrastructure-sharing deal
  • Nigeria launches Project Bridge, seeks private investors for 90,000km broadband network.
  • Visa to build data center in Nigeria.
  • Africa’s Cloud wars intensify as Google launches Johannesburg region
  • Alphabet’s Taara sets its sight on revolutionizing internet in Africa with laser-based connectivity
  • Wingu Group upgrades its Tier III data center in Tanzania.
  • Google, Amazon, Meta commit to tripling global nuclear capacity.
  • Chinese “Starlink” launched in over 30 countries
  • Microsoft plunks $300m for hyperscale cloud and AI infrastructure in South Africa.
  • SpaceX urges FCC to block competitor’s cellular satellite plans
  • UK fiber networks urged to share infrastructure and stuff fiber through unused pipes
  • Teraco’s internet exchange hits 5Tbps.
  • iXAfrica unveils first phase of 4.5MW, 780 rack Nairobi data center.
  • Closing the loop: telecom’s shift to a fully circular economy
  • How modular data centers can support Nigeria’s ICT growth
  • Nigeria’s government sets up joint committee for fiber cable protection
  • Nigeria to implement data sovereignty by 2026 – Kashifu Abdullahi
  • AI: the opportunity for Africa is in applications, not training LLMs – Kashifu Abdullahi.
  • Experts urge for dedicated base, vessel, streamlined process for subsea cable repairs in Africa.
  • Trump to control FCC, SEC others.
  • Alibaba Group to invest more in cloud and AI infrastructure in next three years than past decade
  • Microsoft scales back data center expansion, international spending, with implications for Africa
  • Africa must scale digital infrastructure to remain competitive – Africa Hyperscalers
  • Netflix, other OTTs should pay network fees – MNOs
  • Musk launches new OpenAI challenger with Grok 3 “Chocolate”
  • Cassava Technologies shuffles leadership amid strategic evolution
  • AI to drive global data center capacity to 122 GW by 2030 – GoldmanSachs.
  • Tunisie Telecom signs key deal for 5G-ready submarine cable.
  • OpenAI exploring Stargate data center options in 16 states.
  • Africa-1 subsea cable connecting EMEA and Asia lands in Saudi Arabia
  • Nigeria launches Broadband Alliance, targets 70% internet penetration by 2026.
  • Concerns about an internet-era AI shutdown keeps me up at night – Martynek
  • Africa’s role in $1 trillion AI race and infrastructure boom takes center stage at Hyperscalers 2025 Outlook
  • Fianko replaces Anokye as Ghana’s telecoms regulator.
  • DeepSeek is good for the data center sector – Raul Martynek.
  • Ghana claims top spot in global Mobile Money ranking.
  • Togo regulator cuts wholesale connectivity costs by 60%
  • MTN Appoints Mazen Mroué as CEO of Digital Infrastructure Business.
  • Adebayo Ogunlesi joins OpenAI as first African Board Member.
  • Biden signs executive order to ensure power for AI data centers
  • Hyperscale capacity to triple by 2030 report
  • Nigeria’s broadband ambitions get boost with $2.1M grant for 90,000 kilometers fiber network
  • EventHive hosts Nigeria Telecoms Forum 2025
  • Ethio Telecom calls for land acquisition reforms ahead of $1bn network expansion
  • Starlink launches service in Liberia, 18th African country
  • AI data centers triggering power grid “distortions” across the U.S., Bloomberg reports.
  • Nokia offloads Alcatel’s submarine business to French government.
  • Microsoft to invest $80 Billion in AI data centers in 2025.
  • The Death of GPUaaS: An Obituary
  • 2025: Telcos will disconnect users if… ALTON.
  • Equinix to acquire BT Group’s Irish data center business.
  • US data center energy use soars 193% since 2016, projected to hit 580 TWh by 2028.
  • Over 10,000 fiber optic cable cuts reported across Ghana.
  • NVIDIA unveils Jetson Nano, smallest AI supercomputer for Robotics and LLMs.
  • Why Africa needs local cloud providers.
  • Cassava Technologies raises $310m to reinforce position as leading tech company of African heritage
  • ExxonMobil plots natural gas power plant to exclusively power data centers.
  • African data center operators shine at Data Center Dynamics Awards
  • Africa50 takes 42.9% stake in Egypt’s Raya Data Center with $15 million investment
  • Meta’s largest data center to drive AI innovation with 2GW power capacity.
  • OpenAI does about-face, mulls change to AGI provision for big tech dominance.
  • ATCON celebrates 31 years of advocacy excellence, to honor 100 industry leaders today.
  • Ethio Telecom, Djibouti Telecom, and Sudatel launch landmark fiber optic network.
  • Kabelo Makwane appointed MD for Google South Africa.
  • WIOCC and Galaxy Backbone partner to improve internet connectivity in Nigeria.
  • Skjødt replaces Mullins as Raxio CEO.
  • FCC Proposes Overhaul of Submarine Cable Licensing Rules: Key Changes, Compliance Expectations, and Implications for Stakeholders.
  • eFinance Investment Group and Cassava Technologies explore joint expansion opportunities across Egypt and Africa
  • MTN extends 5G network to Benin
  • FCC to review subsea cable policy
  • Wingu.Africa launches Tier III data center in Djibouti
  • Vertiv, Compass Data Centers innovate combined air and liquid cooling technology
  • Pan African Towers moves up CFO to Acting CEO role
  • Building Africa’s digital dream: collaboration is key to overcoming challenges
  • e& partners with WIOCC to drive telco, hyperscaler growth in Africa
  • ABC Nigeria announces its 4th cyber hackathon
  • Collaboration between telcos, governments, and financial institutions critical for universal connectivity and financial inclusion in Africa – ATF 2024
  • Airtel Africa appoints Dinesh Balsingh as CEO Airtel Nigeria following Carl Cruz’s move to Globe Telecoms
  • Data center trends for 2025: Vertiv predicts industry focus on AI support, regulation, and sustainability
  • Big Tech and Telcos: Stakeholders urge for collaboration on digital infrastructure investment at AfricaTech Festival
  • MTN plans satellite-internet rollout for remote communities
  • Bayobab announces Rabih Kanaan as MD, East to West
  • OpenAI considered buying chip company Cerebras with Tesla
  • AfriTECH 4.0: Experts Highlight Blockchain, AI, and eCommerce as Key Drivers for Africa’s GDP Growth
  • Policies should enable tech innovation – Kenyan ICT Cabinet Secretary says at AfricaTech
  • Experts: No single winner in Africa’s Satellite market, US Digital Transformation with Africa event
  • Cybersecurity in Sub-Saharan Africa: experts discuss ransomware and the path to strengthening policies and skills
  • Africa-1 cable lands Egypt, connects East Africa, Middle East, Asia, and Europe.
  • T-Mobile announced highest 5G speed test of 2.2Gbps
  • Global trends echoed in West Africa data centers, says Vertiv’s Adebowale
  • OpenAI proposes $100 billion 5GW data center to boost U.S. AI edge
  • South Korea joins countries with underwater data centers, plans 100,000 servers
  • Edo Government launches state-owned data center to aid digital revolution
  • Mobily and Telecom Egypt launch subsea cable connecting Egypt to the Arabian Gulf
  • WiTechAfrica partners EQL: HER to empower women at Africa Tech Festival 2024
  • Equinix appoints former Liquid CEO as West Africa MD
  • UBBF 2024: Huawei backs AI for 5.5G networks
  • Apple plunks $1.5b for 20% in SpaceX competitor
  • Ghana launches first 5G service
  • IHS, MTN Foundation, and Zoho take top honors at 8th Telecoms Innovation Awards
  • Microsoft is piloting wooden data centers that reduce carbon footprint by 65%
  • Ahmad Farroukh takes the helm as Globacom’s first non-founder CEO
  • AfriTECH 4.0 receives backing from NCC, NITDA, PalmPay, others
  • OpenAI is developing a custom AI chip with TSMC and Broadcom
  • Court delivers key verdict in Nigerian telecoms dispute between operator and regulator
  • SK Telecom, Samsung adopt AI to stabilize 5G performance
  • Lumen Orbit secures $10m for AI data centers in space
  • Nvidia briefly surpasses Apple to become world’s most valuable company
  • Global mobile internet usage reaches 57%, but growth is slowing
  • Africa Data Centers & Cloud Days to strengthen Africa’s digital infrastructure
  • Collaboration required to achieve reliable internet access across the continent – Hyperscalers
  • 120 million Nigerians denied internet, due to limited infrastructure and costs
  • Meta plans global subsea cable spanning 40,000km – Report
  • Equinix completes JN1 data center, first in South Africa and its fifth in Africa
  • AfriTECH launches 4.0, unveils QNET, Galaxy Backbone, Digital Realty, Hyperspace, other sponsors
  • ZTE leads digital transformation in Africa and the Middle East at GITEX Global 2024
  • OpenAI and Microsoft in talks over equity as OpenAI transitions to for-profit
  • Nigeria to launch four new satellites
  • IHS Towers secures $439 Million loan for debt refinancing
  • Google backs robots to improve data center operations
  • Nokia looks to data centers for growth as Q3 sales decline
  • Amazon backs nuclear power for data centers
  • Fujitsu launches AI Tool that optimizes 5G network 
  • How AI is transforming news production – NewsGPT
  • Vertiv’s data center solution increases Kenya’s vehicle license processing speed by 8x
  • Following Microsoft and Oracle, Google invests in nuclear power with reactor purchases
  • US plans to break Google, may impact AI ambitions
  • IFC investment expert urges Data Center investors to consider EBITDA and IRR for long -term success
  • Wi-Fi’s value set to reach $2.4 trillion by 2027 – report
  • Egypt mints 5G licenses for Vodafone, Orange, and e&, plans nationwide rollout
  • Ghana, Togo and Benin ink free roaming agreement 
  • Data centers are hottest asset classes, make up 40% of global real estate investments – report
  • Vertiv launches high-density lithium battery cabinets for rapid HPC data center deployment
  • Telcos are driving generative AI adoption, better than other industries – report
  • Data centers are hottest asset classes, make up 40% of global real estate investments – report
  • AI, data centers require 3x nuclear energy – DOE
  • Huawei announces launch of local data center in Nigeria at Fintech Week
  • Google and Vodafone ink deal to revolutionize AI, cybersecurity in Africa and Europe
  • Cloudbrink introduces AI-powered mobile hotspot optimizer for on-the-go enterprises
  • Meta introduces Movie Gen: the future of AI-powered video creation
  • Twilio and OpenAI team up for next-level AI voice agents
  • AI is driving surge in cyberattacks, Nokia warns
  • Nigeria gets $1.5 million fund for AI innovation
  • Amidst founder exits, OpenAI secures $6.6 Billion for global AI domination
  • New rules to ramp up Nvidia sales to China
  • Data centers are the hottest asset class, with growing transaction sizes of up to 300 MW
  • AI and Ethics: are we sacrificing morality for progress?
  • Ghana’s digital infrastructure companies groan under fuel, power costs
  • Equinix halts IX Africa data center investment
  • Digital Korea receives AI boost with Microsoft and KT multibillion dollar partnership
  • Equinix taps $15b Canadian pension funds to build 1.5GW AI and cloud data centers
  • Microsoft’s bold Move: testing green hydrogen at Dublin data center
  • OpenAI advocates for massive data centers to propel AI development
  • Raxio bolsters Francophone Africa’s digital infrastructure with new data center, in Côte d’Ivoire.
  • Ethiopia to get first hyperscale data center
  • Bayobab Kenya extends terrestrial fiber network from Mombasa to Uganda
  • Nigerian Government to create new spectrum 6GHz band
  • Hyperscalers conference highlights need for curriculum updates in African universities, renews calls for alumni intervention in education
  • Experts urge for enhanced focus on digital talent development in Africa at Hyperscalers conference
  • Google pauses Chile data center plans amid water shortage concerns
  • Nokia’s partnership with iSat Africa to boost rural broadband in Liberia
  • IHS Nigeria goes solar with Jaza Energy partnership
  • Africa can become a secondary market for hyperscale data centers – Kleyman
  • US DOE explores clean energy to meet rising energy, AI data center demand
  • Orange Business completes first phase for Grifols Egypt’s data center
  • Real estate stampede to data centers
  • Obsidian and GitLab showcase cloud solutions at AWS summit
  • US adds 11GW renewable energy to power grid in Q2 2024
  • US government to vet reports from AI developers, cloud providers
  • Oracle tops cloud-infrastructure providers with 162 data centers
  • Data centers may collapse over naira woes, operators warn
  • Hyperscalers Convergence Africa calls for unified action to transform digital infrastructure
  • Safaricom and telecoms regulator sued over Starlink internet access dispute
  • Hyperscalers call for convergent approach to Africa’s digital transformation
  • Hyperscalers Convergence Africa: Ikechukwu Nnamani speaks on Data center investment challenges
  • Digital infrastructure key to Africa’s prosperity, says expert
  • OpenAI valuation could exceed $100 billion, thanks to new investments from Apple, and others.
  • Meta’s data center electricity usage surges 34% in 2023, to 15 million MWh
  • AWS, Microsoft, and Google continue to lead public cloud market
  • Kenya’s iColo expands renewable energy footprint with 0.65MW new solar installations
  • Safaricom rues Starlink’s fast growth, appeals to regulator to protect local internet service providers
  • Nigeria signs new legislation designating digital assets as critical national infrastructure
  • Navigating the energy transition: the cost implications for Africa’s data centers
  • Top 20 markets hold 62% of global hyperscale data center capacity, synergy Report Finds
  • CSquared appoints ex-Liquid Telecoms CEO, Willem Marais as Chief Commercial Officer
  • Hyperscalers Convergence Africa 2024 convenes stakeholders to shape the future of digital infrastructure
  • Bayobab partners Eutelsat Group for enhanced digital connectivity across Africa
  • UK Government backs rural broadband with £ 800m gigabit broadband
  • Starlink gets Chinese rival on satellite expansion
  • Before embracing AI, Nigeria must strengthen its digital infrastructure
  • Data centers: Hyperscalers forecast to reach 60% market share by 2029
  • How the 2024 Olympics highlighted the importance of digital infrastructure
  • Owalo out; Ndung’u in: a look at Kenya’s new ICT Cabinet Secretary
  • Powering and Cooling AI and Accelerated Computing
  • MTN Nigeria reduces FX exposure, renegotiates tower contracts
  • US Federal Judge declares Google a ‘Monopolist’ in landmark antitrust ruling
  • Kenya’s Communications regulator gives a six-month deadline for migration of critical services to ke. domains
  • ATCON concludes strategic stakeholders meeting for telecoms operators and regulators
  • Cassava Technologies launches AI solution to drive digital innovation in MEA, LATAM countries
  • AWS’s $26.3b Q2 revenue trails 29% competitor growth
  • DOJ launches antitrust probes into Nvidia’s market dominance
  • Microsoft innovates on direct-to-chip cooling, reduces data center water intensity by over 80%
  • NCA acknowledges AT Ghana’s proactive response to cable cuts, addresses anti-competition concerns
  • Airtel Africa soars back with $74 Million PBT for Q2 2024
  • Meta’s Llama 3.1 405B excites digital infrastructure experts as a game changer
  • Africa Data Centres adds 6MW to Cape Town facility
  • Vertiv launches MegaMod CoolChip to accelerate global AI compute deployment
  • Enhancing connectivity resilience: LCCI convenes industry leaders following subsea cable cuts
  • Alphabet’s quarterly capex hits $13bn, Google Cloud revenues jump to $10.32bn
  • Increased power consumption worries US Energy Committee, Commission
  • MTN Launches Africa’s first digital self-service store in Lagos
  • Avanti extends satellite connectivity to financial services
  • IXAfrica, Schneider Electric launch hyperscale data center in Kenya
  • South Africa’s 2G/3G switch-off timeline raises industry concerns
  • OpenAI positions for AI chips, partners Broadcom
  • Nigeria fines Meta $220 Million for data privacy violations
  • African data centers poised for massive expansion – Xalam report
  • Chilldyne launches plug-and-play liquid cooling ‘starter kit’
  • Vertiv introduces advanced power solutions for data centers
  • New ICT state laws in Nigeria undermine telecoms sector growth
  • Egypt to get new fiber network
  • Convergence Africa conference set to transform digital infrastructure across the continent
  • Ndiamé Diop replaces Shubham Chaudhuri as Country Director for Nigeria
  • NATO is exploring satellite backup for subsea cable outages
  • Natural gas and AI data centers; opportunities for Nigeria
  • ATC-Telecel payment dispute reveals issues in telecommunications sector
  • Convergence Partners gets the nod to acquire Datacentrix
  • Solly Malatsi Appointed as South Africa’s Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies
  • Startup pioneering energy-saving computing chip, raises $4 million in seed round
  • Verizon fined $847 million for infringing on 5G and hotspot patents
  • Spectrum and other costs are killing digital infrastructure companies, regulator admits
  • MTN Nigeria unveils new data center set for completion in 2024
  • Africa needs to increase digital infrastructure tenfold to meet demand — Dr. Ayotunde Coker
  • Orange deepens access to electricity in rural MEA with IoT energy platform
  • BT launches ‘Cell-Sleep’ technology for energy savings and network efficiency
  • Bharti Airtel eyes majority stake in India’s largest tower company
  • Narrowing the digital divide over land, sea, and space
  • Subsea cable repair company secures $300 million for cable ship fleet expansion
  • Nigeria’s Tier III data center footprint to increase to 9, with new facility in Benue
  • Africa’s data centers – if you build it, they will come
  • Vertiv partners with Ballard Power to provide hydrogen-powered backup for data centers
  • WIOCC receives funding from WorldBank, Proparco to expand its data center Footprint in Africa
  • Africa Data Centres secures $109m for 20MW capacity in South Africa
  • G7 backs reform of international financial architecture, pledges support for Africa.
  • Airtel activates 2Africa cable connecting South Africa and Kenya
  • Digital Parks Africa to expand campus outside Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Google Cloud partners Oracle for cloud transformation
  • BCX brings cloud services to Mozambique with Alibaba Cloud
  • Africa Data Centres expands to Ghana through strategic partnership with Onix Data Centre
  • AI: Vertiv Launches Vertiv™ 360AI for high-density power and cooling demands
  • Chinese companies exploit US sanction with Nvidia chips – report
  • Africa can provide an alternative to big cloud providers, says Bill Kleyman
  • SubCom and Telecom Egypt land IEX cable in Egypt
  • No root cause identified for ChatGPT’s global outage
  • Exploring sustainable alternatives to traditional data center cooling
  • OADC achieves Tier-III certification in Johannesburg
  • OVHcloud and Maroc Datacenter partner for cloud in Morocco
  • Orange Business, AWS partner for cloud computing, storage in Africa
  • Telkom gets the nod to sell tower business to Actis
  • Reliance makes first Africa entry into Ghana, forges partnerships to accelerate 5G Rollout
  • AfDB funds Congo data center interconnecting Central Africa
  • AtlasEdge poaches Africa Data Center CEO to drive growth, to join June 2024
  • Google unveils Umoja subsea cable connecting Africa to Australia
  • Microsoft and G42 to build geothermal-powered data center in Kenya, invest $1b on digital initiatives
  • PAIX Data Centre plans 380% increase of Accra facility
  • Kenya introduces bill for mandatory registration of ICT service providers
  • Vertiv launches SmartCabinet ID for enhanced edge computing
  • ST Digital expands data center coverage in Francophone Africa
  • Nigerian telecoms advocacy group tackles recurring fiber cuts with stakeholder meeting
  • Data center cooling: Digital Realty launches Direct Liquid cooling 
  • PAIX Data Centres and Djibouti Sovereign Fund partner on 5MW data center
  • Optimising Africa’s Use of Public Cloud Infrastructure: The Opportunity for Internet Exchange Points
  • Nigerian Government secures approvals for new 90,000km fiber optic cable backbone
  • Bayobab partners Meta for WhatsApp Business solutions for Africa
  • Africa experiences new bout of subsea outages
  • Nigeria’s telecoms operators renew clamor for tariff increase
  • Google Cloud accidentally deletes client’s account and data
  • Vodafone and Three ($18.8bn) merger gets government nod
  • Microsoft plans new data centers in EMEA
  • Morocco may get Africa’s first hyperscaler with 386MW data center
  • US revokes China-bound export licenses to Intel and Qualcomm
  • Finalists revealed for Excellence in Data Center Middle East & Africa Award 2024
  • Eutelsat is exploring selling its Teleport Ground Station Network
  • Subsea Cloud announces rolling trials for underwater data storage
  • NAPAFRICA launches Time-as-a-Service to enterprises
  • FCC bans Chinese companies from broadband services
  • SES bulks up with Intersat acquisition to compete with Starlink, other LEO companies
  • The world now has 1000 Hyperscale Data Centers – report
  • Forensic tracking technology reduces cable theft by 30% – Telco
  • Orange partners Huawei to Huawei Cloud services in Egypt
  • Telkom Shareholders to Cast Votes on the Sale of Tower Business
  • How Artificial Intelligence can transform education in Africa – AI expert
  • Rodger Werkhoven on his time at OpenAI and AI’s role in transforming the African digital landscape
  • CSquared secures USTDA grant for open-access cross-continental fiber backbone network for East and Central Africa
  • Water crisis looms over China’s data centers – Report
  • AtlasEdge Commits $530 Million Investment in Portugal’s Promising Data Center Market
  • Data centers powering AI and crypto may pose a climate threat
  • Nigeria strengthens measures to safeguard digital infrastructure with new policy
  • TelCables launches a partner program to increase digital connectivity in West Africa
  • Microsoft plans double new data center capacity in 2024, according to internal documents
  • How Africa Data Centers supports Nigeria’s growing startup ecosystem
  • Norway considers legislation to restrict cryptocurrency mining data centers
  • Equinix and PGIM Real Estate form $600 million joint venture for US Hyperscale data center expansion
  • African data center market valuation to increase by 150% in 2026
  • Great uncoupling: China phases out US chips from telecom carriers, US may ban Chinese EVs
  • Dimension Data Ghana rebrands as dds55, promises the same commitment
  • Africa Data Centre goes green with new solar farm project
  • Belgium to get €1 billion data center from Google
  • Frequency and severity of data center outages has reduced – Uptime Institute 
  •  US-Africa Space collaboration takes center stage at NewSpace Africa conference
  • Huawei Cloud makes a play for Nigerian startups with free credits and local currency payments
  • Mozambique gets new data center to improve digital services
  • Kenya’s IXAfrica shortlisted for Digital Infrastructure location award
  • BT to repurpose 2000 payphones into 5G Wifi hubs providing 1 GBPS speeds
  • Contributing to a smarter Nigerian economy through solution-driven strategies
  • Microsoft and OpenAI plan ‘Stargate’, $100b supercomputer AI campus 
  • Equinix faces DOJ summons over accounting controversy
  • CSquared CEO Lanre Kolade steps down, leaving legacy of digital infrastructure expansion in Africa
  • Actis goes towers with Swiftnet, sells off fiber company Octotel
  • DeepMind Scientist launches AI cloud platform following $80m funding
  • Tencent to expand cloud business in Saudi Arabia and UAE
  • Schneider Electric partners Mainspring Energy on innovative hybrid generator
  • Subsea cable disruptions prompt ministerial action to safeguard digital infrastructure
  • Singapore beefs up digital defenses with Infrastructure Act, to label digital infrastructure as critical infrastructure
  • High-speed broadband standard is now 100 MBPS, says FCC
  • Oracle to invest $10bn in data center expansion
  • Submarine cable cuts cripple internet, cloud services in South and West Africa
  • Equinix appoints new CEO, Meyers transitions to Exec Chairman
  • Congo government constructs new data center to enhance data sovereignty.
  • Uganda TowerCo secures €40m for rural telecom expansion
  • Airtel’s NXtra to build new data center in Lagos
  • Liquid drives AI readiness across Africa with Google Cloud,  Anthropic partnerships
  • Houthi activity raises concerns as Red Sea subsea cables disrupted
  • ZTE launches high-density liquid-cooled cabinet
  • Sustainable data centres — can AI provide solutions to achieve decarbonisation goals?
  • Teraco powers up data centers with $104 million investment in renewable energy
  • MTN, Huawei partner to drive innovation in Africa’s digital ecosystem
  • ITU announces $9 billion connectivity funding commitments
  • BT completes UK’s first nationwide 3G shutdown, marking a telecom milestone
  • Equinix doubles down on Africa with new $390m data center investment
  • MainOne lands 2Africa subsea cable to drive digital expansion in Nigeria’s South-South region
  • Nvidia achieves $2 trillion market cap, faster than Microsoft and Apple
  • Abu Dhabi sovereign fund, DigialBridge, others battle for Airtel’s data center business
  • AI data center solutions boosts Nvidia’s revenues by 409%
  • Redesigning data centres to make way for the AI surge
  • Microsoft boosts European expansion with new €1.9bn in Spanish AI, data centers
  • Digital Realty launches children’s book about Data Centers and Cloud, boosts STEM education
  • Outside US, Microsoft bets on Europe with €6.1bn investment
  • Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang predicts data center spend will double to $2 trillion
  • DataBank raises $456m green financing round through fourth securitization in three years
  • Microsoft plans data center campus in Centurion, South Africa
  • Airtel spins off fiber business into Telesonic
  • Nigeria’s broadband infrastructure to get boost with $3 billion from the World Bank
  • White House Office of Science and Technology Policy releases updated critical and emerging technologies list
  • Africa Hyperscalers speaks to Guy Willner, Chairman, IX Africa Data Centre
  • Obituary: African banking visionary and infrastructure investor, Herbert Wigwe dies at 57
  • Teraco doubles down on sustainability, promises 100% renewable energy by 2035  
  • Three UK addresses broadband gaps with the first OpenRAN base station on CCTV poles, others  
  • SpaceX applies for sea-based satellite earth stations
  • Bayobab lands 2Africa cable in Nigeria and Ghana
  • UK government announces £45m investment to AI, other projects
  • Cut telecom taxes, Nigeria’s regulator appeals to states
  • Airtel Africa expands tower contract with IHS in Nigeria
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  • Open Access Data Centre launches partner program
  • Kenya strengthens commitment to broadband infrastructure
  • China Telecom unveils Chinese-made supercomputer for AI Training in Wuhan
  • 2024: Meta plans $37bn for AI data centers, digital infrastructure, will deploy own chips
  • Amazon introduces Rufus, an AI-powered shopping assistant, to enhance customer experience
  • Oracle expands cloud presence in Africa with public cloud launch in Kenya
  • Google launches cloud service in South Africa
  • US Space Agency NOAA partners Starlink for R & D for automated collision avoidance
  • Nigeria’s broadband penetration drops 10.7% on adjusted population figure
  • MTN Group pledges $215m infrastructure investment to Benin
  • US plans new cloud rules to thwart China AI development
  • AI Chip race heats up as Amazon props up Anthropic with $4b
  • inwi and Medusa to connect Morocco and Europe
  • Senegal’s ASES and PROMÉTHÉE Earth Intelligence ink strategic pact for satellite constellation
  • Equinix partners Nvidia to launch fully managed cloud service for AI
  • CSquared empowers Liberia’s Connectivity with the first open-access backbone
  • Billionaire Mukesh Ambani ventures into data center industry through Digital Connexion JV
  • Lars Johannisson named CEO of Rack Centre
  • IFC invests $30m for digital infrastructure in 6 African countries
  • Starlink launches Community Gateway service for ISPs
  • Defying US pressure, China ramps up chipmaking machinery imports by 14% in 2023, spends $40b
  • OpenAI’s Sam Altman bets big on AI, plans to launch new chip venture
  • EE completes first phase of Shared Rural Network in UK
  • ICT Minister tackles last-mile challenge with broadband alliance
  • IHS bows to pressure, lowers investor ownership threshold for director nomination
  • Microsoft and Caterpillar demonstrate sustainable Data Centers with Hydrogen cells
  • Direct-to-cell boom: AT&T, Google, and Vodafone back satellite firm AST SpaceMobile
  • Legal challenges mount for Generative AI companies
  • Vodafone and Microsoft ink £300m AI deal for Africa and Europe
  • EU to probe Microsoft’s OpenAI investment, examines impact on competition 
  • Legacy data centers cannot cope with new, power-hungry AI workloads – DataBank CEO
  • BlackRock to acquire Ogunlesi’s Global Infrastructure Partners for $12.5 Billion
  • Google joins consortium to launch groundbreaking subsea cable linking South America and Asia-Pacific
  • Dimension Data divests in Ghana through Management Buyout
  • Empowering Africa’s 5G future: Challenges, Opportunities, and a collective call to action
  • KDDI partners with Starlink for earthquake recovery efforts in Japan
  • DigitalBridge backs Intel-led Enterprise Generative AI platform
  • Ericsson positions for digital transformation with the appointment of Kassi as VP and West Africa/Morocco Head
  • WorldBank approves $266.5m for internet access, digital transformation for West Africa
  • Starlink has launched its awaited direct-to-cell satellite service
  • Orange boosts data center footprint in Botswana with new Tier III facility
  • Interview with Raul Martynek, CEO, DataBank
  • Intel confirms $25 Billion investment in expansion of Israeli Chip plant
  • Airtel Africa announces retirement of Ogunsanya, Taldar as successor
  • Google settles $5 Billion lawsuit over alleged incognito mode tracking
  • Airtel Kenya to build 1,000 new network sites, expand 5G in 2024
  • Airtel Africa registers 150 millionth customer
  • NASA, Japan partner for biodegradable wooden satellite… to launch in 2024
  • Nigerian court halts MTN, ATC’s base station construction in coverage areas, cites health and environment
  • New York Times sues OpenAI and Microsoft, seeks billions of dollars in damages
  • Subsea Cloud CEO highlights cost advantages and innovation in Underwater Data Centers
  • UAE makes space AI play with Yahsat, Bayanat $4b partnership
  • center3 improves corporate growth with CMC Networks acquisition
  • Africa’s Broadband odyssey: have we done a full circle back to satellite?
  • Interview with Maxie Reynolds, CEO, Subsea Cloud
  • MTN explores broadband boost through satellite collaborations with Starlink and Eutelsat
  • Microsoft’s Cloud for governments, now available in South Africa, other Azure locations
  • Eutelsat OneWeb bolsters Libya’s internet with multimillion-dollar LEO partnership
  • Oracle plans to build data centers in every country
  • Nvidia and YTL Power announce $4.3 Billion AI supercomputer in Malaysia
  • OpenAI Drama: a deep dive into the winners, losers, and implications
  • Malaysia could be AI ‘manufacturing’ hub, says Nvidia CEO
  • Ghana joins South Africa in banning Starlink for unauthorized operations
  • IHS lures MTN Nigeria with a new offer, MTN sticks to ATC
  • TelCables Nigeria CEO renews call for infrastructure sharing, open-access systems to bridge digital divide
  • Airtel Africa launches data center business, Nxtra by Airtel
  • Meta seeks NCC support for 2Africa Cable landing in Nigeria
  • Partnering to Grow South Africa’s Digital Economy – Sandile Dube, MD, Equinix, South Africa
  • Starlink still illegal in South Africa, warns regulator
  • Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation provides $5m grant for Weather and Climate Data offering to farmers in Africa
  • Digital gap in low-income countries tough to close, says ITU
  • Smart Africa Alliance, Bayobab, Africa50 partner for fiber project
  • Vertiv launches prefabricated wooden data center solutions
  • Africa needs more infrastructure, data centers – Fernando Fernandes, Regional Director, TelCables Nigeria
  • 2Africa Subsea Cable lands in Ghana
  • Avanti prioritizes partnerships, evolves into multi-orbit solutions provider
  • DigitalBridge Group, Inc. successfully closes $1.1b digital infrastructure credit fund
  • Pan African Towers secures investments from DPI, Verod Capital
  • China’s Underwater Data Center achieves installation milestone
  • Mobile economy in Sub Saharan Africa poised for significant growth – GSMA report
  • Hongkong’s PCCW explores potential $1b sale of fiber stake
  • Australia’s Optus CEO steps down following network outage
  • Nvidia’s Israel-1 supercomputer completed ahead of schedule
  • Viasat’s Arctic HEO satellite project complete key tests 
  • OADC to expand Johannesburg data center in South Africa
  • Raxio launches new data center in Ethiopia
  • Zayo Group acquires German connectivity provider, Globalways
  • NewSpace Africa conference 2024 to hold in Luanda
  • Eutelsat, NEC XON sign satellite connectivity deal
  • China unveils world’s fastest 1.2 TBPS optical backbone
  • OpenAI leadership shake-up: co-founder Brockman resigns amid CEO firing 
  • Rwanda, DRC and Madagascar get 1340 rural base stations from Intelsat, AMN
  • Amazon’s Project Kuiper achieves success in proto flight mission, eyes access in Africa
  • NAPAfrica achieves 4Tbps milestone as TikTok joins African peering community
  • WIOCC launches managed infrastructure company for Africa
  • Orange launches satellite offer today 
  • Teraco completes Durban data center expansion to double existing facility capacity
  • Sparkle expands international footprint with South Africa PoPs
  • Schneider Electric, Compass Datacenters seal $3bn deal 
  • CSquared Secures $25M Investment for pan-African broadband expansion
  • Teraco announces big Cape Town data centre expansion
  • Digital Realty and Realty Income establish a joint data center development venture
  • Tencent Cloud and Digital Edge peer to improve digital connectivity
  • Historical Association rejects Google’s Nuvem cable for Annie’s Bay
  • China’s Highlander completes first commercial underwater data center
  • Ranganath: Reliable digital infrastructure will empower businesses to the full potential of technology
  • IBM launches $500m AI venture fund 
  • Paratus Group secures US$31m loan for digital infrastructure in Africa
  • Togo gets connectivity boost with Equaino cable
  • NAPAfrica crosses 3.95 TBPS traffic, hosts 625 ASNs
  • 4 year old Starlink to become a $10 billion business in 2024
  • Equinix expands Data Center footprint in Cote d’Ivoire
  • Layer3 and IXPN partner to peer Northern internet traffic
  • North Korea boosts 3G telecoms network with Huawei castoffs
  • Equinix appoints Sandile Dube as managing director for South Africa
  • Biden approves Executive Order to regulate Artificial Intelligence
  • Colt Technology Services expands into Africa with Lumen EMEA $1.8b acquisition
  • Liquid Intelligent Cloud platform, C2 gets new boss
  • AI: China’s Alibaba develops model to challenge Amazon and Microsoft  
  • Tizeti secures debt financing to fuel broadband rollout
  • Crypto billionaire’s nonprofit buys $500 million of AI data center chips
  • Google increases stake in generative AI startup Anthropic, drops $2b
  • Oxide launches cloud on prem secures new funding 
  • American Cannabis Company jumps into AI with HyperScale Nexus merger
  • Digital Realty’s Medallion launches second data center in Lagos
  • Label telecoms infrastructure critical national infrastructure, industry charges the government
  • Starlink applies to launch 30,000 W-band LEO satellites
  • Navigating the path of local internet traffic in West Africa
  • Improved regulation to boost Nigeria’s internet traffic by 1000% in five years, industry stakeholders say
  • Raxio raises $46m in equity funding and $170m in debt, announces CEO succession plan
  • MainOne, Subsea Cloud CEOs appointed distinguished emPOWERED ambassadors
  • Data Sovereignty: AWS announces independent cloud for Europe
  • MTN appoints Liquid veteran to lead Centre of Excellence
  • Huawei partners FinTech NGR to unveil FinTech Cloud Adoption White Paper at Nigeria Fintech Week
  • HOSTAFRICA launches all-inclusive managed colocation service
  • Edge computing, digital transformation, others will drive data center growth in Africa – Dr. Krishnan Ranganath, Regional Executive for West Africa, Africa Data Centres
  • Amazon spotlights strategies for net-zero carbon
  • Smart Africa Alliance partners Orange to foster tech skills and entrepreneurship in Africa
  • FMoCDE Minister announces N1b partnership with IHS
  • Data centres weigh price hike as energy costs soar
  • Rwanda claims world’s first 5G HAP trials in partnership with SoftBank
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  • Kenyan telecom regulator boss resigns amidst abuse allegations
  • Nvidia and Foxconn partner to build and scale ‘AI factory data centers
  • Medallion completes rebrand to Digital Realty, opens new data center in Lagos
  • Report: 95% of enterprises believe digital infrastructure under threat
  • AI to triple hyper-scale data centers within six years – Synergy
  • Underwater data center startup plans two hubs in Europe
  • Widen telecoms envelope with innovation, Minister Tijani charges industry
  • IXPN surpasses 500 gigabits per second, advocates for local content hosting
  • Microsoft creates dedicated team to pioneer data center automation and robotics
  • Axian Telecom completes acquisition of Free Senegal
  • Paratus adds two fiber links between Mozambique, South Africa
  • Amazon set to revolutionize logistics industry valued $100b, analysts claim
  • Tesla builds secret data center for Dojo with AI capabilities
  • Africa Data Centres and DFC advance ICT in Ghana with $300m data center investment 
  • Microsoft signs renewable energy purchase contract in Japan
  • Akamai acquires Lumen’s CDN customers
  • Sparkle partners Kush Investments for virtual fibers on Equiano subsea cable
  • 2Africa subsea cable to land in Nigeria in November, promises 25% more capacity than Equiano
  • Nigeria’s telecoms regulators get new bosses in sweeping industry change
  • Telehouse expands Telehouse South facility in London, launches €250m data center in Paris
  • American Tower to cut greenhouse emissions in Africa by 21%
  • Amazon Project Kuiper launches first prototype satellites  
  • Digital Realty partners with MBO College on demo data center
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  • Starlink challenges ISPs with 21% price slash
  • Alibaba Cloud expands coverage in South Africa with BCX partnership
  • Rack Centre trains artisans to build new LGS2 data center
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  • Antitrust: Ofcom investigates Amazon, Microsoft over cloud dominance
  • Google tests system to cut data center power use during grid problems
  • Brazilian regulator to shutdown legacy networks when 71% Nigerian subscribers on legacy networks
  • Nigeria is well positioned to attract investments in data centers – NCC
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  • Akamai expands cloud computing to Asia, Europe and the Americas, redefines cloud operations for a decentralized future
  • Deep Edge ramps up data center builds, interconnection facilities
  • FCC to reinstate net neutrality rules
  • Cloudflare revolutionizes AI inference with NVIDIA Accelerated Computing across 300+ data centers
  • Eutelsat, OneWeb merge to create Eutelsat Group: first GEO-LEO satellite operator
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  • 360 Broadband emerges as a bigger rural connectivity enabler after successful ISP merger
  • Data Center, connectivity companies shortlisted for Africa Tech awards
  • Amazon set to invest $4 Billion in AI startup Anthropic to expand cloud and AI capabilities
  • Raxio Group breaks ground on state-of-the-Art Data Center in Angola
  • GreenSquareDC™ & Schneider Electric collaborate for sustainable data centers
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  • Data center, cloud, and connectivity companies triumph at telecoms awards
  • Google mourns Luiz André Barroso, the engineer who created modern data center
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  • Batelco selects SubCom to build and install regional subsea cable
  • Macquarie unveils data centre expansion
  • Google announces new TPUs, rolls out Nvidia H100 GPUs, and adds generative AI-focused cloud services
  • Google to invest $1.7 billion in data centers in Ohio
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