Meta's 2Africa cable landing a windfall for African economies
At 45,000 km, 2Africa is the world's longest undersea cable, connecting 33 countries with 46 landing points in Africa, Europe, and Asia when completed.
Emeka Ekonkwo
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Paratus Group provides resilient network capacity solutions
Paratus Group has invested in multiple subsea cables to ensure redundancy and maintain the stability of its networks.
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Equinix appoints ex-Googler Fox-Martin as CEO
Adaire Fox-Martin, who has 25 years of experience in the technology sector, is expected to lead Equinix’s expansion, including in Africa.
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West Africa’s MainOne launches data centre in Cote d'Ivoire
The launch aims to meet the growing demand for data processing, storage, and transmission in Côte d'Ivoire and Francophone West Africa.
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Ghana's comms minister calls for internet traffic aggregation
The minister emphasised the importance of supporting internet traffic aggregation at interconnection hubs at the African Peering and Interconnection Forum.
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Ghana prepares to host the African Peering Forum
The event serves as a platform for participants to exchange insights, deliberate on emerging trends, and cultivate avenues for collaboration.
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West Africa’s MainOne expands global interconnection capabilities
The data centre company says it now will provide its enterprise customers with on-demand and seamless connectivity to cloud providers, and remote markets.
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MainOne’s MDXi Ghana gains competitive advantage with TCCF certification
Equinix company secures Tier III status with Constructed Facility certification.
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Equinix to enter South Africa with US$160m datacentre investment
Digital infrastructure firm expands datacentre and digital footprint in Africa.
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Nigeria’s IT decision makers determined to expand
58% view a shortage of personnel with IT skills as one of the main threats to business and 93% see customer experience as a priority, according to Equinix 2022 Global Tech Trends Survey.
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New project aims to make Lagos the digital hub of Africa
MainOne unveils MDXi Lekki II Datacentre.
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Equinix acquires MainOne for US$320m
Global digital infrastructure company Equinix says it’s the first step in its long-term strategy to become a leading African carrier-neutral firm.