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Shortest route connecting East to West Africa launched

by Total Telecom Staff | May 31, 2023

Liquid Dataport, a business of Liquid Intelligent Technologies (Liquid) (https://www.Liquid.Tech), a pan-African technology group, has launched its newest fibre route connecting Mombasa, Kenya, to Muanda on the west coast of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo).

Getting to grips with subsea regulation in 2023

by Harry Baldock | May 30, 2023

Contributed Interview In this interview, a trio of specialists from Eversheds Sutherland talk some...

e& eyes Ethiopian expansion

by Harry Baldock | May 30, 2023

News Positive discussions could see the Emirati operator become the third national telecoms...

The impact of the 2Africa subsea cable project on economic growth and intercontinental communication

by Harry Baldock | May 19, 2023

Contributed Article by center3 Connecting continents: The 2Africa subsea cable The world is...

Tamares Telecom and Grid Telecom partner for ANDROMEDA submarine cable

by Harry Baldock | May 18, 2023

Tamares Telecom, a subsidiary of Aluma Infrastructure Fund and Grid Telecom, a wholly owned subsidiary, and the telecommunications vehicle of the Independent Power Transmission Operator (IPTO) of Greece, agreed to build ANDROMEDA, a subsea optical fiber cable system interconnecting Greece, Cyprus, Israel and beyond, providing an alternative bridge between Europe and the Middle East, extending through additional terrestrial and subsea links westwards to the Balkans and important destinations in Central and Western Europe, and eastwards to the Arabian Peninsula and other destinations.

Zain and Omantel team up for wholesale JV

by Harry Baldock | May 15, 2023

News The newly formed Zain Omantel International will offer global wholesale services, providing...

Zain KSA: Championing 5G success with the right strategy and partner

by Gagan Kaur | May 15, 2023

VIEWPOINT Communications service providers across the world need help to monetize their 5G...

e& CEO joins Vodafone board

by Harry Baldock | May 11, 2023

News The two firms continue to deepen ties, saying they will work together on technology,...

2Africa Cable lands in Jeddah and Yanbu

by Kerry Merritt | May 3, 2023

Press release As part of the 2Africa subsea cable consortium, center3 and Meta have announced the...

Research claims FTTH reduces internet CO2 emissions by a third

by Rob Chambers | Apr 28, 2023

FTTH Council Global Alliance Sustainability Survey examines various global telecom initiatives but claims fibre is consistently green

STC’s tower arm TAWAL acquires United Group’s European towers for €1.2bn

by Harry Baldock | Apr 20, 2023

Press Release stc Group, an engine of digital transformation in the MENA region, announces today...

etisalat by e& plans to focus on 5.5G to gain a business edge

by Gagan Kaur | Apr 12, 2023

VIEWPOINT A growing number of telcos have started to move towards 5.5G to further improve the...

Ericsson-backed Smart Africa Digital Academy upskills 100 policymakers

by Harry Baldock | Apr 5, 2023

Press Release One hundred policy makers and regulators across 19 African countries attended...

Warnings of network blackouts in Lebanon as Ogero workers go on strike ‘indefinitely’

by Rowan Thomson | Mar 28, 2023

NEWS Workers at state-run fixed network provider Ogero began an ‘open ended strike’ on Friday in...

Better infrastructure, same problem: why upgrading broadband infrastructure isn’t the only answer

by Total Telecom Staff | Mar 21, 2023

AT&T recently disclosed its investment of between $10 and $15 billion in fiber cable infrastructure. Nokia and Eurofiber Group signed an agreement at the end of the year to expand on the current 60,000 km of Eurofiber fiber infrastructure. More global CSPs are expected to follow.