30 results
- 29 Jul 2015
Convergence Partners Concludes Plans for $200m Pan-African ICT Infrastructure Fund
Convergence Partners, an investment management firm focused on the African telecommunications, media and technology sector, on Tuesday announced the successful final close of its Convergence Partners…
- 27 Nov 2013
Convergence Partners Accelerates ICT Development via Infrastructure Fund
Convergence Partners - an investment management firm focused on the telecommunications, media and technology sector in Africa yesterday announced the launch of the Convergence Partners Communications…
- 27 Jul 2021
Convergence Partner Secures $120M Fund to Drive Digital Inclusion in Africa
Convergence Partners, a private equity investor focused on the technology sector across sub-Saharan Africa, announced the successful first close of its third fund, the Convergence Partners Digital…
- 22 Jul 2021
IFC Invests in Convergence Partners’ Fund to Boost Digital Access in Africa
To help strengthen broadband infrastructure and improve online access to digital services for individuals and businesses in more than 12 countries in sub-Saharan Africa, IFC announced that it…
- 15 Jul 2015
“Convergence” Financing Initiative Gets Partners’ Approval
A new global initiative called Convergence was announced on Wednesday, which has the backing of a range of public, private, and philanthropic actors and the potential to unlock billions of dollars…
- 12 Feb 2019
Avanti Partners MainOne on Converged Solution for Enterprises
Avanti Communications Group plc (Avanti) a leading provider of satellite data communications services in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) and MainOne , a premier connectivity and data centre…
- 12 Aug 2015
Venture Garden Nigeria gets $20m Investment Fund from CPCIF
Convergence Partners has announced an investment of $20m by the Convergence Partners Communications Infrastructure Fund (CPCIF) for a strategic, minority stake in Venture Garden Nigeria (VGN), a…
- 19 Jul 2019
Forcepoint Unveils Digital Transformation Acceleration Strategy with New Converged Cybersecurity Solutions and Partner Ecosystem
Forcepoint is strategically investing in the creation of a human-centric technology partner ecosystem that enables customers to achieve their digital transformation outcomes by enabling secure…
- 19 Nov 2016
Red Hat Appoints Converge Global Concept Technologies West African Premier Partner
Red Hat, Inc the world's leading provider of open source solutions, has announced the appointment of Converge Global Concept Technologies as its first Premier Partner in West Africa. Converge Global…
- 31 May 2024
MMS Africa Transforms African Broadcasting for the Digital Age with inq.
MMS Africa, a provider of media management software solutions to broadcasters across Africa, has partnered with inq., a Convergence Partners company, to host its infrastructure, support its IT…
- 31 Aug 2020
Rack Centre Unveils $100m Expansion Plan
Rack Centre, West African carrier neutral data centre operator has unveiled an expansion programme that will increase its capacity to a total net lettable white space of 6000 square metres and allow…
- 23 Nov 2023
ThriveAgric Partners OCP Africa to Host Inaugural Abuja Tech Converge
In an era marked by rapid technological advancements and a pressing need for sustainable solutions, ThriveAgric is set to host the maiden edition of the Abuja Tech Converge in partnership with OCP…
- 22 Jun 2019
Synergy Communications Acquires Vodacom Business Nigeria, Others
Vodacom Group has announced the sale of its business unit operations in Nigeria, Zambia and Cote d’Ivoire to Andile Ngcaba’s Synergy Communications. The transaction is now subject to approval from…
- 4 Apr 2013
Oracle Recognizes Siemens CVC for Delivering Solutions, Services
Siemens Convergence Creators has announced that it has achieved Platinum partner status in Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN). By attaining Platinum level membership, Oracle has recognized Siemens CVC for…
- 17 Mar 2020
9mobile Reinforces Customer Confidence at Channel Partners Conference
Nigeria’s most customer-focused telecommunications company, 9mobile, has reinforced the confidence of its business associates during the company’s annual Channel Partners Conference and gala event.…
- 1 Sept 2016
Standard Bank Predicts Increased M&A Activity in African Telecom, Media
Standard Bank, Africa’s largest bank by assets, is partnering with international news and events provider TMT Finance for the inaugural TMT Finance Africa in Lagos 2016 Conference, which is bringing…
- 1 Sept 2016
Converged Infrastructure: Dell Unveils New Systems, Solutions
‎Dell, on Thursday at VMworld® 2016‎, ushered in the next phase of the multi-billion dollar converged systems market with the introduction of the Dell Validated System for…
- 1 Sept 2021
Rack Centre, PwC to Chart the Way Forward on Digital Infrastructure in a Webinar Series
Rack Centre, West Africa's largest Carrier Neutral Tier III Data Centre, in collaboration with the leading professional services firm PwC, will, on 16 September 2021, explore how Africa can leverage…
- 19 Jun 2022
Rack Centre Becomes the First IFC EDGE Certified Data Centre in Europe, Middle East and Africa
Rack Centre, an Actis majority owned data centre and the leading carrier-neutral Tier III data centre in West Africa, has become the first International Finance Corporation (IFC) EDGE certified data…
- 6 Mar 2018
African Broadband Operators Increase Investment to Meet Soaring Data Demand
An urgent requirement for new investment into telecom and broadband infrastructure in Africa is driving a fresh flurry of mergers, acquisitions, IPOs, investment and financing activity, as the…
- 19 May 2017
Digital Assistants Will Outnumber Us All by 2021- Report
The number of devices with digital assistants built-in will grow to over 7.5 billion in 2021, according to new forecasts by the research and consulting firm Ovum. That just surpasses the current…
- 21 Sept 2020
Inq. Acquires Vodacom’s Business in Nigeria, Others
inq. Holdings Limited, artificial intelligence service provider, has acquired Vodacom Business Africa’s operations in Nigeria, Zambia and Cote d’Ivoire. It plans further acquisition in Cameroon…
- 18 Jul 2021
Rack Centre Doubles Capacity at its Lagos Campus
Rack Centre, the leading carrier neutral data centre colocation provider in West Africa, has announced the completion of the doubling of its IT load capacity to 1.5 MW at its Lagos campus, further…
- 13 Oct 2025
IHS Closes Deal to Sell Rwanda Operations
IHS Holding Limited (IHS Towers), an independent tower company, has completed the sale of 100% of Rwanda operations to Paradigm Tower Ventures. First announced in May, the deal is worth $274.5…
- 23 Feb 2021
DevEast and Partners Envision the Eastern Nigeria Economic Corridor
DevEast - a Non-profit Economic advocacy Foundation and its partners have embarked on a long-term project to champion the economic development of Eastern Nigeria. Collins Onuegbu, founder of DevEast…
- 20 Sept 2020
Huawei’s Investment in Nigeria Reaches $76m
Huawei Technologies Company Nigeria Limited, a leading information communication technology (ICT) solution supplier in the Nigeria telecoms market said it has made a total investment of $76 million…
- 1 Sept 2025
Chain Reactions Launches Africa’s First Intelligent Robot to Service Clients
As part of its digital transformation programme, Chain Reactions Africa has appointed Franklin Ozekhome as Executive Vice President, Strategy and Innovation, strengthening its leadership bench to…
- 29 May 2014
Cyberoam wins BoICT ‘Security Solution of the Year Award’ 2014
Cyberoam, a leading global provider of network security appliances, recently bagged the 'Security Solution of the Year Award', at the Beacon of ICT Award 2014 organised by Communication Week…
- 11 Mar 2013
VMware Fuels African Expansion with Appointment of Redington Value
Redington Value, the value-added distribution division of Redington Gulf, has been appointed as a VMware distributor in WECA, marking a significant drive by the leader in virtualisation and cloud…
- 11 Aug 2008
DCC Networks Launches Intelligent Building
Real Estate has become another booming business in Nigeria today as a result of consolidation in the banking sector. The nature of modern day buildings is a complete departure from what we used to…