Tag: Connectivity

Botswana is the latest African nation to grant SpaceX Starlink a full operating license. This move comes in response to the internet services company's threat to restrict services in unlicensed ...

Microsoft and G42 have unveiled a meaningful plan to construct a hyperscale data centre in Kenya, a move that will significantly bolster the digital infrastructure of the entire East Africa ...

According to industry reports, Liquid Intelligent Technologies has reached a distribution partner agreement with Eutelsat Group to see enterprise-grade low-Earth-orbit (LEO) satellite services available in Africa. This partnership heralds a ...

Sonatel, the leading telecom company in Senegal, announced it will launch commercial 5G mobile services on June 1. CEO Sékou Dramé made the announcement recently during the commercial launch event ...

Ghana's government, in a landmark move, has partnered with seven industry leaders to establish the Next-Gen Infrastructure Company (NGIC). This strategic alliance, which includes Ascend Digital, K-NET, Radisys, Nokia, Tech ...

According to the latest ISP data released by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Starlink, Elon Musk’s Internet company, has emerged as Nigeria’s third-largest Internet Service Provider (ISP) with 23,897 subscribers ...

Broadcast Media Africa has learnt that the Federal Government of Nigeria is set to launch a special purpose vehicle (SPV) to deliver an additional 90,000km of fibre optic cable to ...

Avanti, a global multi-orbit satellite technology provider, is launching low-earth-orbit (LEO) satellite connectivity services in South Africa. Avanti has partnered with Q-KON, an established South African satellite connectivity market player, ...

Senegal's mobile internet adoption has seen a significant increase in the past year. According to the country's telecoms authority, as of December 31, 2023, there were 19.8 million internet subscriptions ...

MTN Rwanda invested US$7.2 million in its network in the first quarter of 2024. MTN Rwanda revealed that it completed upgrading 140 network sites across the East African country when ...