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Seacom CEO, Mark Simpson resigns

Pan-African Telecommunications enabler SEACOM has announced the resignation of CEO Mark Simpson. A brief statement issued by the Company yesterday said that Simpson had led the business from a successful project finance initiative into a “dynamic broadband subsea cable operator”. SEACOM...

Seacom launches Cape Town PoP

In South Africa, Pan-African ICT enabler SEACOM has launched a point of presence (PoP) in Cape Town for customers wanting to access and terminate services in the city. The new SEACOM PoP plays a vital role in linking Eastern and...

SEACOM’s Remote Peering streamlines African exchange

SEACOM today launches a new Remote Peering service, a product which bundles SEACOM connectivity with exchange point membership to provide operators and ISPs in Africa with a single point of contact for the management of their international peering requirements. SEACOM...

SEACOM to embark on community upliftment

SEACOM is celebrating the fourth anniversary of its commercial launch on 23 July 2013, by reaching out to communities across Africa with a range of social upliftment activities. This continues the pan-African telecom enabler’s tradition of celebrating its Foundation...

Seacom outage could last till April

International internet connectivity between Africa and Europe has been affected by damage to Seacom undersea cable infrastructure. The company has issued several statements since Friday last week saying that they are in the process of restoring transmission. However, South African internet provider Internet Solutions...

SEACOM, first pan-African reseller of Amsterdam Internet Exchange

SEACOM, a pan-African ICT enabler, plans to expand its European connectivity to Amsterdam and will be the latest partner to join the AMS-IX reselling program. Joining the program gives SEACOM the opportunity to make connectivity to the AMS-IX platform...

SEACOM heads to AfPIF to discuss Africa’s Internet

Privately owned and operated, pan-African ICT enabler SEACOM is supporting the third African Peering and Interconnection Forum (AfPIF) in South Africa this year in line with its vision for the development of the Internet in Africa. AfPIF takes place...

Q&A: SEACOM’s CEO Mark Simpson

SEACOM recently celebrated the 3rd anniversary of its commercial launch. The company remains focused on the objective of helping to bring about 'a fully connected society' by 2020. IT News Africa caught up with CEO Mark Simpson to find out...

SEACOM to upgrade cable capacity

SEACOM has announced that it will upgrade the capacity of its cable following an increase in demand, after receiving a 60% subscription to the current 1.28 terabytes per second capacity. SEACOM Chief Executive Officer Mark Simpson said that following trends...

SEACOM appoints new CEO

SEACOM, the pan-African ICT enabler, has announced the appointment of Mark Simpson as its Chief Executive Officer (CEO) with effect 5 September 2011. Brian Herlihy, the current CEO, will remain with the company as a member of the Board...
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Standard Bank Connect Relaunches Device Financing Service

Standard Bank’s Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO), Standard Bank Connect, has announced the relaunch of its device offering, bringing...
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