May 11, 2015
Microsoft has invested in undersea cables to connect its global data centres.Davis Crowley, MD: network enablement at Microsoft, told International Telecoms Week how important it is for Microsoft to have an infrastructure that can deliver the cloud services, including...
May 5, 2015
Alcatel-Lucent and the Algerian Ministry of Post, Information Technology and Communications, have signed a turnkey agreement for the deployment of the Orval system, an over 560 km fibre-optic undersea cable that will link Oran in Algeria to Valencia, Spain.With...
Apr 22, 2015
Onroot is partnering with Absa and SA Taxi to make free Internet connectivity and mobile content available in a network of select minibus taxis. The launch of the Moovah! in-taxi Wi-Fi device will give taxi commuters access to digital content in seconds and without...
Nov 13, 2014
Kathy Gibson reports from AfricaCom in Cape Town – Despite the wealth of undersea cables that Africa has connected to over the last few years, satellite remains the best hope of connecting the millions of Africans who live in remote rural areas. The cables have...
Feb 21, 2014
Despite uncertain economic times globally, Teraco, Africa’s first vendor neutral data centre, celebrated excellent growth during 2013. CEO Lex van Wyk says that Teraco is the fastest growing colocation provider on the continent and the company’s strong operational...
