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Tue, March 19th 2013, 15:17 · Tom Jackson

Submarine cables still relevant, must rethink business model

Submarine cables still have relevance in Africa due to their ability to provide large amounts of bandwidth, says Seacom’s former group strategy and business development executive. → Read more
Tue, February 19th 2013, 15:53 · Brandon Gregory

Telecom Namibia and NewTelco South Africa team up

Telecom Namibia and NewTelco South Africa, represented by Jasco Colocation Solutions, have partnered to improve Johannesburg and Cape Town connection with the West Africa Cable System (WACS). → Read more
Tue, January 22nd 2013, 09:12 · HumanIPO

Tanzania becomes communication hub to surrounding African centres

Dar Es Salaam, the capital of Tanzania, is now deemed the communication centre of the East, Central and Southern African areas after the establishment of the National Fibre Optic cable . → Read more
Thu, January 3rd 2013, 08:36 · Kamau Mbote

Slow Internet expected in Kenya as cable repairs start

Internet users in Kenya will experience lower broadband speeds in the next two weeks as The East African Marine Systems (TEAMS) cable undergoes maintenance works. → Read more
Thu, December 13th 2012, 12:33 · Tefo Mohapi

Duncan Greaves appointed Chief Executive of South Africa’s TENET

The Tertiary Education and Research Network of South Africa (TENET) has confirmed the appointment of Duncan Greaves as Chief Executive Officer. → Read more
Tue, December 11th 2012, 12:22 · Brandon Gregory

Klerksdorp to get 120km of fibre-optic cable

Dark Fibre Africa (DFA) is investing more than R81 million (almost US$10 million) in 128 kilometres of fibre-optic cables to be installed in Klerksdorp to bring high-speed internet to the region. → Read more
Thu, November 22nd 2012, 05:38 · Robin Okuthe

Kenya unveils plans to double bandwidth capacity

Kenya’s government has announced plans to lay a fifth fibre-optic cable, which is expected to double the country’s bandwidth capacity from the current 8,6Tbit/s to more than than 15Tbit/s. → Read more
Tue, November 13th 2012, 09:31 · Tom Jackson

Liquid Telecom takes fibre to DRC

Network operator Liquid Telecom has announced it has extended its fibre network to the city of Lumumbashi in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), reducing the country’s dependence on satellite and increasing capacity and availability. → Read more
Fri, October 26th 2012, 13:18 · Gabriella Mulligan

SAEx cable system advancing despite funding problems

Plans for the South Atlantic Express (SAEx) undersea cable system are advancing despite funding difficulties, as eFive Telecoms announces the grant of a supply contract to TE SubCom. → Read more
Fri, October 19th 2012, 08:59 · Tefo Mohapi

Dark Fibre Africa announces affordable shaped fibre offering

Local open-access dark fibre infrastructure provider Dark Fibre Africa (DFA) has introduced an affordable shaped fibre offering, hoping it will “transform the way people do business in future.” → Read more
Tue, July 31st 2012, 13:30 · Tefo Mohapi

Bandwidth prices drop by 67% in Lesotho

The West Indian Ocean Cable Company (WIOCC) has stated that Internet bandwidth prices in Lesotho have fallen by approximately 67 percent as a result of the region's connection to terrestrial and submarine fibre-optic cable networks. → Read more
Mon, June 11th 2012, 06:56 · Tefo Mohapi

SA Internet connectivity cost to ease by 2014, vows BRICS

Brasil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) have agreed to develop and construct an undersea broadband cable that will link the nations to each other, and the USA. → Read more
Mon, May 14th 2012, 12:40 · Elly Okutoyi

WACS Cable brings an extra 5.12Tbps to South Africa

West Africa Cable System (WACS) was officially launched in South Africa last week Friday bringing with it an extra 5.12 terabyte per second (Tbps) of capacity to South Africa's shores. → Read more
Mon, April 16th 2012, 16:00 · Elly Okutoyi

Telkom Kenya announces region’s fourth fibre optic player

Internet users including East African businesses can now sigh with relief following Telkom Kenya’s announcement last week of the region’s fourth undersea fibre optic player. → Read more