Ambition and opportunity in IT in Africa

Developments in Africa’s tech infrastructure environment means it’s all to play for, writes Brett Parker, MD of SAP Africa. The potential gains to be made from the rapid growth of the African digital economy cannot be overstated. An estimated 360 million...

Ericsson, Galaxy Backbone partner in Nigeria

Ericsson and Galaxy Backbone, the government ICT shared services provider in Nigeria, have announced a partnership to design and deploy ICT-based solutions and services supporting the delivery of efficient public services in the country. This partnership is in keeping...

New Seacom PoP brings Africa closer to London

Pan-African telecom operator Seacom has strengthened its international IP/MPLS network by going live with a point of presence (PoP) in Slough. Slough, just 33km west of London, contains some of the UK’s most and largest co-location data centres serving the...

Benin to get 100 MW power from gas

Aggreko has won a bid to supply 100 MW of ADDGAS-generated power to Benin. The one-year contract will support the country’s national grid with energy generated from ADDGAS – an add-on technology, which substitutes a significant portion of diesel fuel with...

Seacom launches direct-to-corporate services in Kenya

Seacom has extended its corporate market offering, under its Seacom Business initiative, to the East African region by providing Internet connectivity and cloud services directly to corporates in Kenya. Seacom is moving into this segment to provide corporate...

Convergence, connectivity key for Africa

Converging technologies, expanding connectivity and telecom mergers and acquisitions (M&A) are predicted to be the main drivers of investment and deal activity in Sub Saharan Africa in 2016 and 2017, according to global news and events company, TMT Finance. The...