Nigeria considers launching a fund to preserve telecom infrastructure

The facility would be located in Lagos and will have an initial IT load of 38 megawatts.

Country is the satellite internet service’s 25th African market engaged.

Chris Smith has been appointed to focus on RIB Software's key growth markets, including Africa.

MNC Software will implement its Mosaic system to control and monitor all the transmitter sites from a central facility.

In the latest attack, which occurred during the night of 13 to 14 July, unidentified individuals destroyed critical infrastructure, including fibre cables and distribution boxes.

According to the telco, the development marks a watershed point in Nigeria's digital backbone architecture.

This comes as the company recently raised $4.8 million to advance climate and health solutions in the continent.

A recently formed partnership will concentrate on delivering renewable energy solutions, particularly for telecom sites in remote and underdeveloped locations.

The East African country is making progress in rolling out optic fibre worth $9 million to connect the unconnected.

Backed by strong investor demand, AXIAN Telecom will use the bond proceeds to refinance debt and scale up its unified Yas mobile and Mixx fintech platforms, bringing streamlined services and connectivity to over 40 million customers across the continent.

Under the deal, the Dutch government promised to continue supporting technology-driven solutions aimed at improving Nigeria's border control capabilities.