Wingu Group inaugurates TO7 Technology Park

27 November 2024

Wingu Group has announced the official inauguration of the TO7 Technology Park, a transformative project aimed at reinforcing Djibouti’s position as a key player in East Africa’s digital economy.

The park is home to a state-of-the-art Tier 3 Carrier-Neutral Data Center, a Cable Landing Station facilitating high-speed international data transfers, and an Innovation Center to nurture local tech talent and entrepreneurship.

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Somalia develops unified fibre optic policy

21 November 2024

The Somali government is working on developing a unified fibre optic deployment policy to coordinate and facilitate the installation of this infrastructure, as well as its expansion across the country.

"The unified optical fibre deployment policy aims to guide national telecommunications companies to collaborate in the installation and expansion of optical fibre cables. This initiative will help reduce the costs associated with the deployment and expansion of optical fibre infrastructure, while promoting the growth of the modern digital economy and national interconnection,” said the Ministry of Communications and Technology.

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AFR-IX Telecom expands network reach with new PoP at Digital Parks Africa Data Centre

14 November 2024

AFR-IX Telecom is extending its network reach across South Africa and the African continent with the establishment of a new Point of Presence (PoP) at the Digital Parks Africa (DPA) data centre in Samrand.

This strategic addition enhances AFR-IX Telecom’s capacity to serve Internet Service Providers (ISPs) with a Tier-1 network experience, providing superior network performance, flexibility, and reliability closer to the edge of their customers’ networks.

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Fibertime picks Nokia for broadband in South Africa

14 November 2024

Fibertime will deploy Nokia’s fibre solution to rapidly expand broadband access to underserved regions of South Africa.

Fibertime will quickly connect the next 1.5 million customers leveraging Nokia’s Lightspan FX Optical Line Terminals (OLTs) and Wi-Fi 6 enabled Optical Network Terminals (ONTs). Nokia’s technologies are key to enabling Fibertime’s flagship product: R5 a day for uncapped, unthrottled internet.

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