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Data centre neutrality – hyperscalers and Seacom as the carrier of carriers

Telecoms & Networks

Data centre neutrality – hyperscalers and Seacom as the carrier of carriers

Giovanni da Costa, Issued by Stone 7 May 2025

What's behind NAP Africa's unprecedented 5Tbps traffic surge?

Cloud

What's behind NAP Africa's unprecedented 5Tbps traffic surge?

4 Mar 2025

Source: Microsoft Designer

Internet

SA fibre providers are bridging the connectivity gap

David Coleman 24 Oct 2024

The subsea cable damage on West Africa could take 5 weeks to repair

Internet

5 week restoration for damaged subsea cables

Maxwell Akalaare Adombila 18 Mar 2024

Africa is served by a network of undersea internet cables

Internet

Seacom and Liquid maintain service during cable outages, highlight need for ISP redundancy

Lindsey Schutters 15 Mar 2024

A tough day at the office for internet users in South Africa

Telecoms & Networks

Mzansi in the dark: Microsoft acknowledges EMEA outage, but reports suggest wider issues [updated]

Lindsey Schutters 14 Mar 2024

Damage is suspected to have occurred in the Red Sea

Telecoms & Networks

Seacom subsea cable outage disrupts service in east and southern Africa

26 Feb 2024

ISP unlocks formula for lightning fast internet

Internet

ISP unlocks formula for lightning fast internet

Issued by Cool Ideas 28 Nov 2023

Teraco CT2 render. Source: Supplied

Smart Buildings & Cities

Teraco breaks ground on CT2 expansion

15 Nov 2023

WACS cable incident highlights need for increased network resilience

Internet

WACS cable incident highlights need for increased network resilience

Bertrandt Delport 18 Sep 2023

Panel discussion at Novacom

Telecoms & Networks

WACS undersea cable fixed, but infrastructure bosses call for more resilience

Lindsey Schutters 7 Sep 2023

South African ISPs must do better. Source: 2H Media/Unsplash

Internet

South Africa's ISPs must do better

Richard Firth 18 Aug 2023

Google Cloud undersea cable infrastructure. Source: Google

Cloud

Equiano cable keeps Africa connected during undersea faults

Lindsey Schutters 9 Aug 2023

South African internet users could experience service disruption. Source: Lars Kienle/Unsplash

Internet

South Africa and Angola experience contrasting internet cable fates

Lindsey Schutters 8 Aug 2023

Aim for the stars with satellite technology

Technology

Aim for the stars with satellite technology

Victor Stephanopoli 20 May 2020

Internet

Slow internet speeds in SA

2 Apr 2020

Satellite technology can unlock SA's development and economic potential

Technology

Satellite technology can unlock SA's development and economic potential

1 Apr 2020

Image source: Gallo/Getty.

Digital

Angola Cables launches its first live gaming portal

8 Aug 2019

What 4IR means in the Namibian context

ICT

What 4IR means in the Namibian context

Llewellyn le Hané 5 Apr 2019

Data highway expands through Africa

Data & Analytics

Data highway expands through Africa

6 Mar 2019

We have to do things differently, and do them fast

Technology

We have to do things differently, and do them fast

Jan Coetzee 21 Dec 2018

Seacom announces strategic acquisition

Internet

Seacom announces strategic acquisition

19 Nov 2018

South Atlantic Cable System goes live

Telecoms & Networks

South Atlantic Cable System goes live

28 Sep 2018

A continental shift in global internet access in Africa

Internet

A continental shift in global internet access in Africa

António Nunes 3 Nov 2017

Digital economy gets a boost with SACS installation

Digital

Digital economy gets a boost with SACS installation

10 Aug 2017

Cable system to link Africa and the Americas

Telecoms & Networks

Cable system to link Africa and the Americas

26 Apr 2017

Unilever Food Solutions Chefs of the Year announced

Food Services

Unilever Food Solutions Chefs of the Year announced

12 Sep 2016

Winds of change for SA's bandwidth landscape

Internet

Winds of change for SA's bandwidth landscape

16 Aug 2016

Africa's continental opportunity for digital and technology

Technology

Africa's continental opportunity for digital and technology

Johnny Aucamp 6 Apr 2016

Unilever Food Solutions Chef of the Year named

Exhibitions & Events

Unilever Food Solutions Chef of the Year named

25 Sep 2015

Chef of the Year finalists announced

Food & Wine

Chef of the Year finalists announced

14 Aug 2015

Feast at The Palace raises funds for Nepal

Events

Feast at The Palace raises funds for Nepal

15 Jul 2015

Call to enter Chef of the Year competition

Hospitality

Call to enter Chef of the Year competition

21 Apr 2015

Prepare for the next evolution in the telecoms landscape

ICT

Prepare for the next evolution in the telecoms landscape

Eckart Zollner 24 Oct 2014

Gilat Satcom establishes new PoP in Tanzania

Digital

Gilat Satcom establishes new PoP in Tanzania

30 May 2014

2014 lays the groundwork for major change in the local telecoms space

Telecoms & Networks

2014 lays the groundwork for major change in the local telecoms space

Eckart Zollner 8 May 2014

Sun International partners with SACA for InfoChef Africa 2013

Hospitality

Sun International partners with SACA for InfoChef Africa 2013

21 Aug 2013

Gilat Satcom offers increased broadband connectivity in Africa

Network

Gilat Satcom offers increased broadband connectivity in Africa

11 Jul 2013

IS increases WACS connectivity in West Africa

Network

IS increases WACS connectivity in West Africa

10 Jul 2013

Digital

Gilat Satcom to announce new fibre routes in Africa

10 Jul 2013

Retail Services

Growthpoint gets better connected through partnership

3 Jul 2013

FNB joins local peering community

Finance, Accounting & Banking

FNB joins local peering community

12 Jun 2013

Dark Fibre Africa scoops SatCom Award

Digital

Dark Fibre Africa scoops SatCom Award

4 Jun 2013

SOEs exploring set-asides for small firms, black industrialists

Administration

SOEs exploring set-asides for small firms, black industrialists

16 May 2013

Connectivity options widen in and out of Africa

Digital

Connectivity options widen in and out of Africa

9 May 2013

Digital

Alcatel-Lucent helps ensure continuity of broadband services in Africa

26 Apr 2013

Teraco and Seacom work double time internet crisis

ICT

Teraco and Seacom work double time internet crisis

4 Apr 2013