The National Communications Authority (NCA) says it has approved Space X Starlink GH LTD, the operator of Starlink Satellite Broadband, to provide Satellite Broadband Services in Ghana.
Category: Internet
Africa Data Centre Market is Projected to Reach $7bn by 2028
Written by Divij Ruparelia, COO at DAI Magister Africa’s data centre market is growing at an unprecedented rate, driven by increasing internet penetration, rapid adoption of cloud computing, and soaring demand for digital services.
Ghana to Distribute 1.3 Million Tablets to Pre-tertiary Students
President Akufo-Addo has announced the distribution of 1.3 million tablets to public Senior High School and Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) students.
MTN Ghana Restores 100% Internet Capacity
Accra, Ghana//-MTN Ghana has restored 100 per cent of internet browsing capacity in Ghana after disruptions caused by damages to surface and undersea cable over two weeks ago.
Large Players Pull Out All The Stops To Keep Africa Connected
Johannesburg, South Africa// — With only three of the ten undersea cables that connect South Africa to the world still in operation, it is quite remarkable that the region remains as well connected as it is.
Google, Meta, and Amazon Generate Over 60% of Global Digital Advertising Revenue
Last year alone, brands and marketers spent almost $680 billion on digital advertising, or $65 billion more than the year before that. Most of that value was paid to one of the three largest players in the digital advertising landscape: Google, Meta, and Amazon.
The Keys To Deploying Fibre Networks Faster and Cheaper
Telecom operators are investing heavily to connect more people to high-speed fibre networks. In 2022 in Europe and the United States alone, their networks reached 15.2 million more households than the prior year, compared with the 9.9 million they added in 2018.
SEACOM Subsea Cable Experiences Service Outage in the Red Sea Region
Johannesburg, South Africa// – SEACOM, the leading converged ICT services provider in Africa, encountered a service-affecting outage on its subsea cable system on the 24th of February 2024.
Registration Opens for 11th edition of the Signature Digital Rights and Inclusion Forum in Accra
//Registration is now open for the 2024 Edition of Digital Rights and Inclusion Forum (DRIF24), a bilingual global event set to bring together hundreds of delegates in Accra, Ghana, from April 23rd to April 25th, 2024.
Paradigm Initiative Condemns Internet Shutdown in Senegal
Lagos, Nigeria//-Paradigm Initiative (PIN) has denounced, in the strongest terms possible, the order for an Internet shutdown by the Senegalese authorities shortly after President Macky Sall postponed the nation’s presidential election indefinitely.