With countryside broadband availability in sub-Saharan Africa patchy at best and many people still without access to faster 3G signals, Skywire Technologies is one of the satellite Internet service providers bringing broadband to the continents most remote areas
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KDN extends fibre optic network to Tanzania
Kenya Data Networks (KDN) has announced that it has expanded its fibre optic network into Tanzania and will link the East African capitals of Nairobi, Dar es Salaam, Kampala and Kigali on a single fibre network
Côte d'Ivoire top of SAP expansion agenda
Software corporation SAP has declared its commitment to Côte dIvoire as part of its Africa growth strategy
MTN Cloud goes live in Ghana and Nigeria
MTN has made a range of cloud computing services for small and medium enterprises available in Ghana and Nigeria
France-IX backs the development of African IXPs
The African Internet Exchange System (AXIS), a joint venture by the African Union and Internet Society, will attempt to improve online infrastructure in 33 countries across Africa by building Intenet Exchange Points (IXPs) within their borders