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- 24 May 2020
2Africa, New Subsea Cable for Internet Connectivity in Africa Debuts
2Africa, touted as the most comprehensive subsea cable to serve the African continent and Middle East region is expected to go live between 2023 and 2024. The cable system is product joint effort by…
- 8 Feb 2024
Bayobab Lands 2Africa Subsea Cable in Nigeria, Ghana
Bayobab, a provider of pan-African digital connectivity solutions, yesterday landed the 45,000km-long 2Africa cable in Ghana and Nigeria. The MTN Group-owned company announced the landing, saying…
- 16 Aug 2021
2Africa Consortium Adds Nigeria, Other Landing Sites to Subsea Cable Network
The 2Africa consortium announced, on Monday, that it will extend the subsea cable that serves the African continent and Middle East region to four more branches. The consortium includes China Mobile…
- 29 Feb 2024
MainOne Lands 2Africa Cable in Nigeria
MainOne, a West African data centre provider, has landed the 2Africa submarine cable system in Akwa Ibom State in Nigeria. The company says this marks a significant milestone in enhancing broadband…
- 14 May 2020
Facebook, Telcos Unveil A Transformative Submarine Cable for Future Internet Connectivity in Africa
Facebook, China Mobile International, MTN GlobalConnect, Orange, stc, Telecom Egypt, Vodafone and WIOCC announced that they will partner to build 2Africa, which will be the most comprehensive subsea…
- 29 Feb 2024
Here Are the Economic and Social Impact of Bayobab’s Sub-sea Cable Landing
In the ever-evolving landscape of global connectivity, the unveiling of the 2Africa subsea cable stands as a testament to the power of collaboration and innovation. Spearheaded by the joint efforts…
- 22 Feb 2024
MTN Partners Bayobab to Land Longest Subsea Cable in Nigeria
Bayobab, a pan-African digital connectivity solutions provider, has partnered with MTN Nigeria to land a 45,000km subsea cable in Nigeria. Known as ‘2Africa,’ the cable landing station is at…
- 18 Jun 2024
Airtel Telesonic Launches Submarine Cable
Airtel Telesonic, the wholesale arm of Airtel Africa, has announced the activation of the 2Africa Submarine Cable System, marking a significant milestone in enhancing connectivity across the African…
- 4 Dec 2023
Maida Pledges Support Meta on Undersea Cable Initiative
Dr. Aminu Maida, Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (EVC/CEO) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has said the support of the Commission awaits law-abiding investors…
- 18 Jan 2022
Fixed Broadband – The Next Big Thing for Nigeria
By: Rajiv Aggarwal Nigeria urgently needs rapid rollout of broadband services to address the country’s various socio-economic challenges. Rajiv Aggarwal, Head of CEWA Market Unit at Nokia With a…
- 27 Nov 2023
Ikechukwu Nnamani Emerges AfriTECH Man of the Year
Engineer Ikechukwu Nnamani, the chief executive officer, Digital Realty Nigeria, has been crowned the Africa Tech Alliance Forum (AfriTECH) Man of the year. Engr. Ikechukwu Nnamani is the Chief…
- 9 Dec 2021
Meta Unveils ‘Africa Year in Review’ for 2021
Meta on Thursday released its ‘2021 Africa Year in Review’, an infographic capturing some of the company's significant investments and initiatives in sub-Saharan Africa this year - focused on driving…
- 17 Dec 2020
Facebook Unveils its 2020 Africa Year in Review
Facebook has released its “2020 Year in Review: Highlights” an infographic showcasing some of its key investments and work across Africa in 2020. Supported by an animated video celebrating and…
- 7 Oct 2021
How Facebook is Using Robotics to Expand Connectivity, Targets 1 billion People Online
Facebook on Thursday unveiled new connectivity technologies that will bring the next billion people online and enhance existing infrastructure projects. Since 2013, Facebook Connectivity has helped…
- 22 Dec 2022
Meta Releases Sub-Saharan Africa ‘2022 Year in Review’ Highlighting Key Milestones Across the Region
Meta on Thursday released its `2022 Africa Year in Review, capturing some of the company's investments and initiatives in Sub-Saharan Africa across innovation, its support of SMBs and Creators as…
- 16 Oct 2023
Medallion Rebrands to Digital Realty, Opens New Data Centre in Lagos
Medallion Data Centres Limited, Nigeria’s premier carrier neutral data centre operator, on Monday announced the opening of its second data centre (“LOS2”) in Nigeria’s largest city, Lagos. The…
- 26 Mar 2024
Cable Cut:–WIOCC Restores 2.5 Terabytes of Capacity, 100 Links
WIOCC, leading player in the deployment of carrier-scale, future-proofed network infrastructure into Africa, has said that as at Monday, it has been able to bring up over two and a half terabytes of…
- 21 Aug 2025
Digital Realty Nigeria Launches ServiceFabric Platform Today
Digital Realty Nigeria, a carrier-neutral data centre operator, will be launching its ServiceFabric® platform alongside opening of its new LKK2 Data Centre in Lagos today. ServiceFabric Platform in…
- 6 Feb 2026
Airtel Nigeria Commits to Upgrade of its Network Infrastructure for Improved Quality of Service
Airtel Nigeria has unveiled a robust update on a range of network, infrastructure and technology advancements that position the company at the forefront of quality of service leadership in Nigeria’s…
- 22 Jul 2020
Facebook’s Connectivity Investments to Grow Africa’s Economy by $57B in the next Five Years
Facebook has released findings from The Impact of Facebook’s Connectivity Initiatives in Sub-Saharan Africa, a study conducted by Analysys Mason that highlights how Facebook investments in…
- 6 Apr 2026
Airtel Becomes World’s Second Largest Telco as Global Customer Base Surpasses 650 Million
Bharti Airtel has announced a major milestone in its global operations, crossing 650 million mobile subscribers worldwide, a scale that now positions the company as the second-largest…
- 26 Mar 2024
Bayobab Group Incorporates Nine Fibre Companies
MTN Group-owned Bayobab, a provider of pan-African digital communications solutions, has expanded its footprint with the incorporation of nine specialised fibre businesses, each with the necessary…
- 18 Sept 2020
Facebook to Open Office in Lagos
As part of its continued commitment and on-going investment in Africa, Facebook announced it will be opening an office in Lagos, Nigeria - its second office on the African continent. Aimed at…
- 27 Mar 2025
Nigeria's $1 Trillion Economy Vision Hinges on Digital Backbone
Industry leaders at a summit on the implementation of Critical National Information Infrastructure (CNII) framework in Nigeria have established a direct link between Nigeria’s $1 trillion economy…
- 12 Apr 2026
Digital Realty, IXPN Expand Peering Network with New Internet Exchange Point of Presence in Nigeria
Digital Realty, the world’s largest cloud and carrier-neutral data center platform, today announced the activation of a new internet exchange point of presence (PoP) for the Internet Exchange Point…
- 19 Oct 2025
Heirs Tech Calls for Bold Investments to Drive $700Bn Digital Growth
Heirs Technologies has called for bold investments and policy reforms to unlock Africa’s projected $700bn digital economy by 2030. This was disclosed in its maiden industry report titled ‘Africa’s…
- 7 Dec 2025
Nigeria Lacks AI-Ready Data Centres, Trails in Capacity - Nnamani
Engr. Ikechukwu Nnamani, chief executive officer, Digital Realty Nigeria, says the country currently has no data centres designed for core Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications despite the…
- 20 May 2026
Nigeria gets AI-ready Lagos data centre
Kasi Cloud Datacentres has launched an AI-ready hyperscale data centre in Lagos, marking a significant step in Nigeria’s digital infrastructure expansion and cloud localisation ambitions. The company…
- 9 Feb 2026
Airtel Achieves 99 Per cent 4G Coverage across Nigeria
Airtel Nigeria over the weekend, disclosed that 99 per cent of its sites now deliver high-speed 4G mobile broadband. Speaking at a media parley in Lagos, Mr Dinesh Balsingh, managing director and…
- 18 Sept 2020
Facebook to Open New Office in Lagos, Nigeria
Facebook has announced that it will be opening an office in Lagos, Nigeria as part of its continued commitment and ongoing investment in Africa. This will be its second office on the African…