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.
Ericsson says it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with UAE-based operator e& International to explore the potential for developing autonomous networks powered by AI over the next three years.
Wholesale connectivity provider Botswana Fibre Networks (BoFiNet), which operates Botswana’s largest fibre network, is boosting its offering with solutions from DZS.
Polish telecoms operator Exatel said it is deploying pluggable optical transceivers from Ciena in its multi-vendor SDN infrastructure to improve capacity and performance for its national fibre-optic network.