COMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE
27 December 2024
Africa’s telecommunications infrastructure continues to come under threat from physical and cyber-attack. While the motivation varies, the result is the same…
The very real threat faced by Africa’s telecommunications industry continues to blight the delivery of reliable communications across the continent, negatively impacting government, businesses and consumers alike.
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13 December 2024
There’s no denying the popularity of mobile money across the continent.
The GSMA reports that registered mobile money accounts grew 12% year-on-year to 1.75 billion in 2023, with some 435 million active by year-end – a 9% annual rise. Transaction volumes grew by 14% year-on-year, while, importantly for the operators, average revenue per user was up from $2.2 in September 2022 to $3.2 in June 2023 – resulting in higher profitability.
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AI
13 November 2024
Classical and GenAI are reshaping telecommunications as we know it – so what do operators need to know?
AI is significantly reshaping the telecommunications landscape, from network optimisation and customer experience through to security and new business models.
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04 November 2024
Africa’s hunger for new data centres is well established; but what does the influx of new facilities, players and capacity mean for the continent’s MNOs?
It’s a simple, inarguable statement of truth: “Africa most definitely needs more data centres,” asserts Wojtek Piorko, managing director, Africa at Vertiv. “If you apply simple mathematics to the question, the answer is clear: we have around 300MW of whitespace in Africa, similar to that of Italy, but for an entire continent. Comparatively, while Africa’s population is around 1.4 billion, Italy’s is just 60 million. In addition, Africa has a young, data-hungry population – with more than 60% below 25 years old. The continent is also going through a wave of digitalisation, with dynamic investments from abroad and a lot of government-drive local ones.”
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