Africa needs at least another 300,000 kms of metro and interurban fibre to extend 4G coverage and be ready for 5G, according to “The Future of African Fibre Networks”, a new report by Xalam Analytics.
The Fabulous Rise of Angola Cables
The emergence of Angolan wholesale carrier Angola Cables is shaking an already competitive African wholesale market. The company is set to become a top-three owner of African international capacity. What will it do with its considerable capacity surplus? The answer to this question has far-reaching implications for the future of African international bandwidth markets.
Can African Data Centers Survive a Deficient Power Supply Infrastructure?
Few places would seem as ill-fitted for the operation of a power-hungry modern data center as sub-Saharan Africa. And yet, African data center operators (DCOs) are doing it. How do DCOs survive a dauntingly deficient power supply infrastructure? We say they work around it.
The African FTTH Boom
At long last, the African FTTH Boom is here. From Kenya to South Africa, Mauritius, or Congo-Brazzaville, the rise of last mile fibre is transforming Africa’s broadband retail market. From user experience to pricing models and market share upheavals, we say it’s a whole new game.
The Transformation of the Kenyan Enterprise & Carrier Market
Our new report highlights how fiber, cloud, managed hosting and mobile payments are driving the Kenyan enterprise market. In many respects, Kenya’s digital infrastructure setup is what other African countries want to grow up to be.
The African Fiberco “Big Three”: Making the Case for African Fiber Consolidation
Few companies have done as much to transform the African Internet as Main One, Seacom, and Liquid Telecom. From the maturity of the international capacity market to the explosion of demand in the metro and the enterprise, their markets have now evolved, and so must they.
Netflix in Africa – Sounds Great, but Who’s Really Paying?
Netflix has launched its service in 130 countries, including 54 in Africa. We marvel at the audacity of rolling out this complex a service with this kind of scale. We are most intrigued by the underlying infrastructure subtext and we say African ISPs may well be the ones to bear the cost for this manna.