AFR-IX Telecom expands network reach with new PoP at Digital Parks Africa Data Centre
14 November 2024
AFR-IX Telecom is extending its network reach across South Africa and the African continent with the establishment of a new Point of Presence (PoP) at the Digital Parks Africa (DPA) data centre in Samrand.
This strategic addition enhances AFR-IX Telecom’s capacity to serve Internet Service Providers (ISPs) with a Tier-1 network experience, providing superior network performance, flexibility, and reliability closer to the edge of their customers’ networks.
Find out more Fibertime picks Nokia for broadband in South Africa
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14 November 2024
Fibertime will deploy Nokia’s fibre solution to rapidly expand broadband access to underserved regions of South Africa.
Fibertime will quickly connect the next 1.5 million customers leveraging Nokia’s Lightspan FX Optical Line Terminals (OLTs) and Wi-Fi 6 enabled Optical Network Terminals (ONTs). Nokia’s technologies are key to enabling Fibertime’s flagship product: R5 a day for uncapped, unthrottled internet.
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e& and WIOCC announce strategic partnership
13 November 2024
e& has entered into a strategic partnership with WIOCC to boost the growth of the hyperscaler ecosystem across Africa.
This collaboration will further strengthen e&'s presence in Africa, in addition to its global reach spanning across 38 markets in Asia, Middle East, Africa, and Central & Eastern Europe. This partnership aims to enhance mutual capabilities and open up new avenues for growth in underserved and emerging markets across various parts of Africa, including the eastern and southern regions where the majority of hyperscalers operate.
Find out more LINX expands footprint in Ghana and Kenya
13 November 2024
The London Internet Exchange (LINX) will be expanding their interconnection footprint in Africa with LINX Accra, a new Internet Exchange Point (IXP) for Ghana.
LINX Accra will be a neutral, multi-site interconnection fabric providing peering services and more for networks to improve performance, keep local traffic local and lower network latency. Set to go live in early Q1 of 2025, the new IXP will follow the LINX design of a resilient, interconnected, multi-site fabric to grow with the predicted demand for the region, future-proofing digital services and further enhancing Ghana’s connectivity ecosystem.
