Meta announces 50,000km Waterworth cable

19 February 2025

Gaya Nagarajan, Meta’s vice president, Network Engineering and Alex-Handrah Aimé, global head, have announced Project Waterworth, a new subsea cable that will span 50,000km across five major continents.

According to the two executives, Project Waterworth will be the world's longest subsea cable project, using the most advanced technology. They expect Project Waterworth to provide ‘industry-leading’ connectivity to the United States, India, Brazil, South Africa, and other critical locations.

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5G comes to Tunisia

19 February 2025

Orange Tunisia, Ooredoo Tunisia and Tunisie Telecom have launched 5G in the country to improve their performance and support innovation as well as the digital transformation of companies, while satisfying the populations.

“The launch of the 5G network is not just a development of the telecommunications network, it is a strategic step towards the future. This new generation of technologies does not only mean higher speeds or shorter response time, it is the key to a more competitive digital economy, and a more connected and advanced society,” said Mansoor Rashid Al-Khater, CEO of Ooredoo Tunisia.

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CBN calls for local telco infrastructure manufacturing

18 February 2025

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has called for the local manufacturing of essential telecoms infrastructure to strengthen the country's economy, as well as stronger internal integration of the industry.

CBN Governor Olayemi Cardoso has advised mobile operators to start producing SIM cards, cables, and towers locally to relieve pressure on dollar demand, generate jobs, and enhance the economy.

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Nigeria Labour Congress calls for telco service boycott

14 February 2025

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called for a boycott of mobile operators' services in response to tariff increases.

This comes after the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) approved a 50% pricing increase in late January, the first in twelve years.

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