When Africa’s networks learn to think: How AI is rewriting the rules of connectivity
19 November 2025
Safia Sayad, Head of Cloud & Network Services Sales, North & West Africa at Nokia
A new chapter is unfolding for Africa’s networks — one that will redefine how they operate, adapt, and evolve to meet the continent’s unique connectivity challenges and opportunities. For decades, communications infrastructure on the continent, as elsewhere, has been designed to respond to human commands — following instructions, executing scripts, and delivering services exactly as programmed. But a new era is emerging where networks won’t just follow orders — they’ll sense, decide, and act entirely on their own.
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07 November 2025
Ante Mihovilovic, Vice President and Head of Networks at Ericsson Europe, Middle East and Africa
Africa’s telecom industry is at a major inflection point. Connectivity alone is no longer enough – companies and ecosystems now expect intelligent, agile and technology-driven networks.
The shift from traditional telecom operators who provide just connectivity to full-fledged technology companies who deliver a broad suite of digital services is not just a vision; it’s already happening, and it’s being powered by AI, automation, cloud and data-driven operations. The operators who adapt the fastest will lead the next decade of digital growth on the continent.
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Resilience by design: rethinking remote tower management
06 November 2025
Tamir Piatecka, CEO Africa, Galooli
As Africa, tens of thousands of telecom towers are operating in environments where reliability cannot be taken for granted. Grid instability, fuel costs, theft, and limited site accessibility are daily realities that test the resilience of even the best-managed networks.
The continent’s digital growth is undeniable. Mobile penetration, data consumption, and network expansion continue to rise at record pace. But for every new connection added, operators face the challenge of keeping existing towers online in conditions where power and maintenance resources are often stretched thin. Today, remote tower management is less about scaling fast and more about sustaining what we already have, with consistency, efficiency, and intelligence.
Read the full article Telecom Cybersecurity in SubSaharan Africa: Securing the Backbone of the Digital Economy
05 November 2025
Rajiv Aggarwal, Head of Sub-Saharan Africa, Cloud and Network Services at Nokia
A few months ago, a sophisticated cyberattack quietly rocked the telecom industry in East Asia. The breach infiltrated the core network of a major operator, compromising one of the most sensitive systems in telecom infrastructure: the Home Subscriber Server (HSS). Often called the digital brain of mobile networks, the HSS stores critical user data from Universal Subscriber Identity Modules (USIMs). Once breached, attackers potentially gained access to IMSI numbers, authentication keys, SMS metadata, and contacts.
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