Africa’s coastlines are becoming gateways to a digital future. A wave of new subsea cables is reshaping connectivity across the continent – but experts warn that keeping them running, and ensuring their benefits reach inland, remains the real test.
Inter-island internet services in Tonga have reportedly been disrupted after an earthquake damaged the Tonga Domestic Cable Extension (TDCE), the island nation’s only domestic subsea cable connection.
Nokia announced on Wednesday that Indian ISP Netplus has deployed its 400G routing technology and software-defined access network (SDAN) platform to scale its high-speed broadband and IPTV services across Punjab and other cities.
Nepal suffered an internet outage lasting five hours on Thursday after Indian telco Bharti Airtel reportedly cut off upstream links into the country because Nepal’s private ISPs are behind on their payments.
