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IP transit and peering in Africa: The architecture behind resilient connectivity

On 12 May 2024, two major submarine cables, SEACOM and EASSy, were damaged off the coast of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The incident significantly reduced Internet connectivity across several East African countries. Yet no country experienced a total Internet outage.The reason was not a single ...

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Submarine cable redundancy in Africa: Building network resilience beyond more cables

Africa's digital backbone is no longer defined by capacity alone. Africa's digital transformation has accelerated at an unprecedented pace over the past decade. New submarine cable systems, expanding terrestrial fiber networks, growing cloud ecosystems and regional Internet Exchange Points (IXPs) ...

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Beyond connectivity: Building resilient networks for business continuity

In today’s digital economy, connectivity is no longer a technical topic reserved for network engineers. It has become a strategic pillar at the core of business performance, competitiveness and operational continuity. Every second, millions of transactions are executed, data is ...

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The telecom ecosystem: the invisible infrastructure powering connectivity

Every day, billions of people send messages, make online payments, stream videos, or collaborate remotely. These actions have become so natural that they feel instantaneous almost invisible. But behind this apparent simplicity lies a far more complex reality. Every digital ...

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Why connectivity remains a strategic challenge in Africa

Africa’s connectivity is directly dependent on data transport infrastructure Connectivity in Africa cannot be understood without analysing its physical foundation: data transport infrastructure. Behind every internet connection lies a complex architecture made of ...

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How do cable networks work? Inside the infrastructure powering the internet

Every day, billions of people use the Internet without really thinking about what happens behind a simple click, a sent message or a streamed video. The modern digital experience creates the impression of an instant, seamless, almost immaterial world. Yet behind this apparent ...

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Via Africa: a brand-new subsea cable that will strengthen the connectivity between Europe and Africa

A major new Europe–Africa submarine cable project that will connect Europe to Africa along the Atlantic coast Backed by a robust and proven consortium model bringing together leading industry players ...

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