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Open access fibre making progress in South Africa, says ISPA

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Communities across the country are increasingly insisting on open access fibre optic cable installations which provide a neutral platform for ISPs to compete with each other to the benefit of tenants and residents. That’s the word from South Africa’s Internet...
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Airtel Nigeria flexes fibre muscle

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Nigerian mobile service provider Airtel Nigeria announced over the weekend that that are planning to add another 2 000km to their fibre optic cable system. Currently the cable system is over 4 000km long, and services around 20 million subscribers in...
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Gateway renews Mozambique’s data licence

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Gateway Communications, a supplier of pan-African telecommunications services, has renewed its 5 year data and wholesale licence in Mozambique. Gateway Communications’ Mozambican office first opened in 2001. Gateway Communications currently provides Mozambican customers with capacity on satellite, terrestrial connections and sub-sea...
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Zambia finally connects to undersea cable

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The landlocked southern African nation of Zambia has become the latest African country to connect to the high speed undersea cables which began to arrive on the African coast about a year ago. Zambia, which has no access to the...
Mobile and Telecoms

Kenya Data Network faces new court petition

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Kenya Data Network (KDN), a full service data communications carrier, is facing a new petition filed by its contractor, Soliton Telemec over a KSHS 378-million debt dispute. In early 2011, the high court of Kenya temporarily stopped Soliton Telemec, a fiber laying...
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Algerie Telecom to roll out fiber-optics in Tebessa

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Algeria’s Algerie Telecom plans to develop 228 kilometers of fiber-optic cables near Tebessa, a report said. According to el-Mujahid online, Algerie Telecom (AT) has announced plans to expand its already growing network of fiber-optics. The company said that by adding...
Mobile and Telecoms

Nexans wins contract for Libya-Greece cable

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French company Nexans has been awarded a major contract to supply around 440 kilometers of fiber optic submarine cable for a project which will connect Libya with Greece. The high-profile communications link across the Mediterranean Sea is being constructed by...
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KDN employee acquitted of vandalism charges

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A Kenya Data Networks (KDN) employee accused by telecoms rival Telkom Kenya of vandalising Telkom Kenya’s fiber cables was acquitted of all charges by the High Court sitting in Eldoret. The employee who was accosted on October 7, 2009 by...
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Top-flight speakers confirmed for Innovation Dinner

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ICT leaders will convene in Johannesburg for the next Innovation Dinner on the 27th of October 2010, addressing the theme “Our Connected Future”. Keynote speakers will stimulate discussions surrounding the factors that hinder network deployment and potential solutions to...
Mobile and Telecoms

Alcatel-lucent to extend WACS cable from Portugal to the UK

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Alcatel-Lucent will extend the West Africa Cable System (WACS) from Portugal to the UK to meet the increasing need for capacity driven by broadband services penetration. Spanning 2,000 km and operating at 40 gigabit per second (40G), this new...
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TECNO and itel Present Tech Gifts Ideas for Father’s Day 2025

Father’s Day is around the corner, on 15 June. It is a time to celebrate, honor, and appreciate the...
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