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African telecoms and infrastructure operator AFR-IX Telecom has secured new funding in the form of a €14.3 million grant from the European Commission (EC) to support the Medusa Africa submarine cable system through the EU's CEF Digital programme.

The Nigerian Ministry of Communications has launched an initiative called the National Broadband Alliance for Nigeria (NBAN), targeted at boosting broadband development in Africa's most populous country.

Telecoms operators Orange and Vodacom have formed a joint venture to build, own, and operate solar-powered mobile base stations in underserved areas of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

French telecommunications provider Orange will partner with OpenAI and Meta to fine-tune AI Large Language models (LLMs) to understand regional languages in Africa that today are not understood by any GenAI model.

The National Communications Authority (NCA) of Ghana is currently engaged in negotiations with relevant stakeholders in fellow West African nation The Gambia to implement free roaming under the umbrella of the ECOWAS Free Roaming Initiative.

Cybersecurity Awareness Month has kicked off, and with the continued rise in cyberthreats worldwide, for businesses to help protect their assets, they need a fail-proof security architecture, and the expert insights and partner to help stay ahead of bad actors, according to Verizon Communications.

South African streaming platform provider MultiChoice Group, Israeli payment platform provider Rapyd and American venture capital firm General Catalyst have announced a joint venture aimed at developing an integrated payment platform for Africa with an aim to kill cash on the continent.

People are so dependent on the internet that it is ingrained in every aspect of life, making access a basic human right, a study revealed.

Global internet bandwidth rose by 28% in 2022 now standing at 997Tbps with a four-year CAGR of 29% with Africa experiencing the most rapid growth, according to market research and consulting firm TeleGeography.

Wireless communications engineering company SkyMax Network and telecommunications company Ericsson has entered into an agreement to build a next generation 5G broadband network covering digital services delivery platform across the Sub-Saharan Africa.

WildTech, a technology solutions provider of business centric application solutions for the cloud, has inked a contract with mining technology company Chrysos Corporation.

Digital infrastructure company Equinix acquires West African data centre and connectivity solutions provider MainOne for US$320 million, marking its expansion into the African continent.

Microsoft has terminated employees and ended some of its partnerships in the Middle East and Africa as part of its investigations, following allegations of kickbacks and bribery in its operations in those regions.

Israeli-based agritech company SupPlant was deemed as one of the Best Inventions by Time magazine.

The retail sector became a top target for ransomware and data-theft extortion attacks during the pandemic in 2020, according to global cybersecurity company Sophos.

The smartphone market in Europe, the Middle East and Africa cast off its coronavirus blues in the third quarter, registering growth of 2.1% year-on-year, the technology analyst firm IDC says, adding that the total volume of shipments was 93.1 million units.

Dell Technologies, along with ICT enabler Computer Aid International, has launched its Solar Learning Labs project in Australia with the first lab to be funded for delivery to an Indigenous community and to be rolled out next year, and a total of five planned by 2030.

The Meinhardt Group, an engineering consultancy with 51 offices worldwide and 5000 employees, appears to have been attacked by a group using the REvil ransomware last month.

Malicious attackers appear to have used the Windows SunCrypt ransomware to attack the Texas operations of global steel conglomerate JSW Steel, and have leaked a single company document on the dark web, apparently one which was stolen during the attack.

The global network monitoring market is set to grow from its current market value of more than US$2 billion to over US$5 billion by 2026, gaining significant traction over the period to 2026, according to a recent study from one global market research firm.