Broadband

Visiosoft, French Kinéis turn to IoT to provide connectivity

The firms said by merging their capabilities, they deliver global, continuous sensor data to industries that need it the most.
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5 hours ago

Rwanda intends to connect every home by 2029

The government wants every home in Rwanda to be connected in the next 4 years.
2:30

Cassava to equip data centres with NVIDIA tech

Cassava says its AI-enabled data centres will help Africa develop domestic AI technologies, increase productivity, and protect data.
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11 Mar

Kenya seeks digital prosperity with Italy's expertise

The discussion yesterday focused on the Italian company's flagship plan, which seeks to supply at least 1 gigabit fixed-line internet to all homes and businesses in the country by 2026.
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Elon Musk’s X platform under ‘massive cyber-attack’

Pretoria-born Musk announced the attack on X this evening, saying: “There was (still is) a massive cyber-attack against 𝕏."
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Botswana enters space age with BOTSAT-1 satellite launch

Botswana successfully launched its first satellite, BOTSAT-1 at SpaceX facilities in California, the US.
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Zim marks women’s month celebrating entrepreneurs

The minister says Zimbabwe will be highlighting women who are breaking barriers in technology, from coders and engineers to entrepreneurs and policymakers.
2:10

Orange, Eutelsat form satellite partnership across MEA

Initially, deployment will encompass Jordan, Côte d'Ivoire, Senegal, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with the goal of gradually spreading to all countries in the region.
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African telco CEOs aim to accelerate digital inclusion

The group met in Barcelona, Spain, to discuss the opportunities and challenges for closer collaboration with African governments to achieve digital inclusion.
2:00
25 Feb

GSMA, South Africa partner to lower costs of smart devices

Communications Minister Solly Malatsi yesterday underlined the importance of making cellphones and other smart devices affordable.
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Feb 17, 2025

SKYFive Arabia, AITA partner to unveil in- flight connectivity in Egypt

AITA will deliver in-flight connectivity services to all Egyptian airlines, utilising SKYFive's A2G technology, which has been successfully deployed across Europe.
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Feb 11, 2025

Starlink drives African telcos out of town

According to GlobalData, African telcos are shifting their focus to underserved regions in response to Starlink competition.