West Africa’s MainOne lands 2Africa cable in Nigeria
MainOne says Akwa Ibom’s selection as a landing site underscores its strategic importance in Nigeria’s digital transformation journey.
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WIOCC hires leader in DRC for Open Access Data Centres
Mohammed Bouhelal to was formerly the CEO of fibre company Benya DRC and CEO of Liquid Telecom Sudan.
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MTN GlobalConnect accelerates fibre, mobility services push
MTN GC rolled out 5 157km of new fibre in 2022, bringing its total inventory of proprietary fibre to over 105 157km as at 31 December 2022.
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2Africa subsea cable lands in SA’s Eastern Cape
Vodacom announces landing at its network facility in Gqerberha.
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Seacom bumps up IP network to 100Gbps
The upgrade comes as more submarine cables are expected to land on the African continent to boost connectivity.
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2Africa becomes world’s longest subsea cable system
The 2Africa consortium says the latest extension will bring the total length of the cable system to over 45 000km, making it the longest subsea cable system.
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Improved connectivity in Africa depends on public-private partnership success
PPPs would work well for the project and benefits would be felt throughout the economies of the newly connected nations say industry experts.
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Four new branches added to 2Africa submarine cable
The branches will extend 2Africa’s connectivity to the Seychelles, the Comoros Islands, and Angola, and bring a new landing to south-east Nigeria.
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Telcos announce 37,000km 2Africa subsea cable
Collaboration looks to establish new subsea cable project to link 23 countries on the continent, the Middle East and Europe.