Guinea and Mali to interconnect fibre networks
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04 July 2024
Guinea and Mali plan to interconnect their fibre optic networks - an agreement was signed between the Guinea National Backbone Management and Operation Company (SOGEB) and the Malian Transmission and Diffusion Company (SMTD).
The countries aim to strengthen their national ICT infrastructure in a context marked by recurring disruptions to the Internet network caused by incidents on international links. Guinea currently has only one international submarine cable, although discussions are underway for a second link.
Find out more MTN Nigeria builds new Tier 4 Data Centre in Lagos
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03 July 2024
MTN Nigeria is building a new carrier-neutral data centre in Lagos, according to chief technical officer, Mohammed Rufai. The new data centre will be Tier 4 and will have 1,500 racks.
“Our facility will provide the space and services needed for businesses to digitise their operations and improve efficiency. The data centre will also enhance content delivery by major technology companies such as Meta and Google, by bringing content closer to Nigerian users and improving access speeds,” said Rufai.
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Telecom Namibia and Sparkle to provision Equiano cable capacity
02 July 2024
Sparkle and Telecom Namibia have signed an agreement for provision of capacity services on the Equiano subsea cable connecting Portugal to South Africa, with the common objective of accelerating Namibia’s digital transformation journey.
In an exclusive agreement, Sparkle will provide Telecom Namibia with capacity services on the Equiano submarine cable, thus ensuring a diversified, low latency route between Africa and Europe, supporting Namibia’s digital development and the growing demand for data from neighboring countries.
Find out more Airtel Telesonic activates first phase of 2Africa cable with ASN
02 July 2024
Airtel Africa has activated the initial phase of the 2Africa submarine cable system by Airtel Telesonic, its wholesale fibre optic arm.
This stage links Kenya, Tanzania and South Africa. It was carried out in partnership with the company Alcatel Submarine Networks (ASN) which was responsible for installing the infrastructure.
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