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News

Africa is served by a network of undersea internet cables

Internet

Seacom and Liquid maintain service during cable outages, highlight need for ISP redundancy

Lindsey Schutters 15 Mar 2024

Damage is suspected to have occurred in the Red Sea

Telecoms & Networks

Seacom subsea cable outage disrupts service in east and southern Africa

26 Feb 2024

Advertising

With higher fees and more ads, streaming services are cashing in using the old cable TV tactics

Kathryn Cramer Brownell 10 Jan 2024

Teraco CT2 render. Source: Supplied

Smart Buildings & Cities

Teraco breaks ground on CT2 expansion

15 Nov 2023

Google Cloud undersea cable infrastructure. Source: Google

Cloud

Equiano cable keeps Africa connected during undersea faults

Lindsey Schutters 9 Aug 2023

Intra-Africa route growth. Source: Supplied

Telecoms & Networks

Growing telecom infrastructure in Africa is a huge opportunity

25 Jul 2023

What the 2Africa cable landing in Amanzimtoti means for South Africa's internet infrastructure

Internet

What the 2Africa cable landing in Amanzimtoti means for South Africa's internet infrastructure

Ryan Sher 27 Mar 2023

Convergence Partners to drive digital inclusion in Africa with latest fund

Funding

Convergence Partners to drive digital inclusion in Africa with latest fund

23 Jul 2021

Developing data centres for Africa

Data & Analytics

Developing data centres for Africa

6 May 2020

Telecoms & Networks

Seaborn appoints new senior VP, head of Latin America

7 Apr 2020

Internet

Slow internet speeds in SA

2 Apr 2020

Satellite technology can unlock SA's development and economic potential

Technology

Satellite technology can unlock SA's development and economic potential

1 Apr 2020

TV

The Africa Channel launches on Canada's Ignite TV

4 Feb 2020

Angola Cables and CTM enter MoU

Telecoms & Networks

Angola Cables and CTM enter MoU

10 Jan 2020

Image source: Gallo/Getty.

Film & Cinematography

Growing Africa's fast-paced entertainment and media marketplace

21 Oct 2019

Seacom increases national connectivity

Internet

Seacom increases national connectivity

7 Oct 2019

Africa Channel grows Africa-based team

TV

Africa Channel grows Africa-based team

20 Aug 2019

Image source: Gallo/Getty.

Digital

Angola Cables launches its first live gaming portal

8 Aug 2019

Behind the smoke and mirrors of SA's internet

Internet

Behind the smoke and mirrors of SA's internet

Grant Parker 9 Apr 2019

TV series, High Rollers.

TV

Taking Africa's content to the world

5 Mar 2019

A continental shift in global internet access in Africa

Internet

A continental shift in global internet access in Africa

António Nunes 3 Nov 2017

Digital economy gets a boost with SACS installation

Digital

Digital economy gets a boost with SACS installation

10 Aug 2017

Internet restored to Somalia

Digital

Internet restored to Somalia

2 Aug 2017

(L-R): Nic Rudnick, CEO, Liquid Telecoms; Uche Ofodile, Regional Head, Africa Express Wi-Fi, Facebook; Artur Mendes, CCO, Angola Cables; Funke Opeke, CEO, MainOne; Chris Wood, CEO, WIOCC and Chris George, Strategic Initiatives, Google, at the 2017 International Telecoms Week, held in Chicago, this past week.

Internet

Greater investments needed to drive data explosion in Africa

22 May 2017

Development

Uber: No deal breakers for doing business in sub-Saharan Africa

Jaco Maritz 21 Apr 2017

CEO of the new Israeli-based TV channel "i24 news" Franck Melloul poses at the station's headquaters on June 17, 2013 in Tel Aviv's seafront Jaffa district | © AFP/File |

TV

Altice to launch US cable news channel

13 Feb 2017

Winds of change for SA's bandwidth landscape

Internet

Winds of change for SA's bandwidth landscape

16 Aug 2016

Distance record for undersea data transmission achieved by Alcatel-Lucent

Network

Distance record for undersea data transmission achieved by Alcatel-Lucent

15 Jul 2015

Teraco announces new funding package with Barclays Africa

Data & Analytics

Teraco announces new funding package with Barclays Africa

28 Jan 2015

Connectivity options widen in and out of Africa

Digital

Connectivity options widen in and out of Africa

9 May 2013

Teraco and Seacom work double time internet crisis

ICT

Teraco and Seacom work double time internet crisis

4 Apr 2013

Namibia to get cheaper Internet services

Network

Namibia to get cheaper Internet services

20 Feb 2013

Short film channel to launch on Zuku TV

TV

Short film channel to launch on Zuku TV

19 Feb 2013

Digital

Global report names Rwanda most dynamic in ICT

Fred Buteera 15 Oct 2012

Network

Network neutrality offers new advantage to business

Danie Fourie 12 Oct 2012

Digital

West Africa Cable System officially launched

11 May 2012

Digital

Most cable spending directed at Africa

Craig Wilson 19 Apr 2012

Internet

Unprecedented Internet growth in Africa

17 Jan 2012

NEPAD on the ground

ESG

NEPAD on the ground

12 Jan 2012

Neotel to run Network Operating Centre for WACS

Network

Neotel to run Network Operating Centre for WACS

11 Oct 2011

2011 MyBroadband Conference attracts top speakers

Digital

2011 MyBroadband Conference attracts top speakers

Issued by Broad Media 21 Jul 2011

Main One, SEACOM offer capacity between Nigeria, South Africa

Digital

Main One, SEACOM offer capacity between Nigeria, South Africa

6 May 2011

Digital

Africa to get even more broadband

Janine Erasmus 5 May 2011

Media

Viacom and Time Warner Cable duel over iPad

8 Apr 2011

MTN upgrades network, goes into fierce marketing mode

2010 FIFA World Cup

MTN upgrades network, goes into fierce marketing mode

Issa Sikiti da Silva 31 May 2010

Mobile

Zim telecoms firms fight for survival

Dumisani Ndlela 22 Apr 2010

Digital

IDC: 2010 a defining year for Africa telecoms

1 Apr 2010