Airtel Zambia launches $107 million nationwide network expansion
22 December 2025
Airtel Zambia has announced a $107 million plan to expand and upgrade its network across the country. The initiative aims to enhance coverage, improve service reliability, and deliver a better customer experience nationwide.
The company plans to deploy 406 additional network sites, targeting congestion reduction, expanded coverage, and increased resilience in high-demand and critical areas such as schools, hospitals, and clinics. Currently, 121 sites are operational, with the remaining 285 scheduled for completion by March 2026.
Find out more 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 With AI-driven threat hunting now within reach, the region has a real opportunity to leapfrog outdated security models and build intelligence-led resilience from the ground up.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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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.
Find out more The IWF - a major advancement in mission-critical communications
15 December 2025
Michel Duits, Norwegian Directorate for Civil Protection (DSB) and Cochair of TCCA’s IWF Working Group; and Sylvain Allard, Senior Director, Connectivity, Capgemini, and lead author of the IWF white paper
As the critical communications sector increasingly adopts broadband networks to deliver critical services, the Interworking Function (IWF) emerges as a necessary driver for a smooth transition from narrowband to broadband systems.
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