Rethinking Africa’s mobile networks
24 December 2025
Yogan Naidoo, Vice President, Aircom
Designing mobile networks in Africa is never a neat, linear exercise. The continent’s sheer diversity creates a planning environment where every kilometre introduces its own engineering puzzle. Geography, climate and regulation all pull in different directions, and yet the demand for reliable, affordable connectivity keeps rising. Turning this complexity into workable networks requires deep technical discipline, strategic ingenuity and a remarkable amount of patience.
Operators across Africa face a blend of challenges that shift dramatically from one region to the next. Many must balance limited power infrastructure, constrained backhaul, fragmented spectrum, and relatively low ARPU levels. At the same time, they must prepare for surging urban data demands, emerging technologies and political priorities that evolve as quickly as the markets they serve. Planning and operating networks here is less about following global templates and more about designing systems that can withstand the continent’s unique and often unpredictable conditions.
Read the full article Proactive threat hunting: securing Africa’s digital future
16 December 2025
Dalia Nabil, MEA Head of Pre-Sales,
Nokia Cloud and Network Services (CNS)
African operators are navigating a cyber landscape where threats evolve faster than traditional defences can react, making proactive discovery essential rather than optional. With AI-driven threat hunting now within reach, the region has a real opportunity to leapfrog outdated security models and build intelligence-led resilience from the ground up.
Many African operators and enterprises still rely on traditional reactive defences. What steps can they take to build a proactive threat discovery and hunting capability?
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Satellites powering Africa’s next digital leap
15 December 2025
Yanniv Betito, Telesat’s RVP of
Business Development for EMEA
Africa’s digital leap won’t happen on fibre alone — and satellites are quietly becoming the continent’s most strategic back-up plan and launchpad in one...
Africa’s connectivity challenge remains vast and varied. Where do you see the largest gaps and which of those can satellite technology realistically address first?
Infrastructure remains the greatest challenge across Africa, although regulation and affordability also add significant complexity. Satellite connectivity can directly strengthen infrastructure by improving reliability, interconnecting countries and gateways, and providing both primary and backup links that accelerate development.
Satellite power, African potential: How SES plans to shape the continent’s connectivity
15 December 2025
Africa’s digital momentum is accelerating, and satellite technology is emerging as one of the continent’s most powerful equalisers. SES lays out how its multi-orbit strategy, new scale, and sharpened focus aim to transform connectivity across Africa over the next five years.
Pablo Catapodis, Vice President, Africa Sales
A frica is moving into a new phase of satellite-driven connectivity, and within this rapidly evolving landscape, the strongest near-term growth opportunities lie in a few very clear areas: expanding broadband access to underserved and remote regions; supporting enterprise and government digitalisation; and enabling mobile backhaul for telecom operators who are racing to extend coverage to communities still waiting for reliable service.
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