The digital economy of Africa has predicted to add US$180bn to the continent’s overall economy by 2025, increasing to US$712bn by 2050
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Africa Data Centres and INX-ZA partner to advance data centre in Africa
Africa Data Centres, a business of Cassava Technologies, a pan-African technology group, has announced it is now offering remote peering through its partnership with INX-ZA, further advancing the data centre giant’s development in sub-Saharan Africa
Advancing US infrastructure solutions in Africa
USTDA and DBSA (Development Bank of Southern Africa) have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding to enhance collaboration on accelerating large-scale infrastructure development across Africa
Airtel Africa purchases Nigeria's 5G spectrum acquisitions
Airtel Africa, a leading provider of telecommunications and mobile money services, has announced that its Nigerian subsidiary, Airtel Networks Limited (‘Airtel Nigeria’), has purchased 100 MHz of spectrum in the 3500MHz band and 2x5MHz of 2600MHz from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) for a gross consideration of US$316.7mn, payable in local currency
MENA 5G subscriptions to reach 270 million by 2028
The November 2022 edition of the Ericsson Mobility Report forecasts that in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, 5G subscriptions are projected to grow steadily from 24 to 270 mn up to the end of 2028, accounting for 31% of total connections at that time