Category: Internet

Nokia today announced that it has maintained its role as Vodafone’s strategic partner in Europe and Africa as part of Vodafone’s five-year radio access network (RAN) investment programme.

London, United Kingdom// — In response to the ongoing partial internet shutdown by Tanzanian authorities following the October 29 general elections, Amnesty International’s Deputy Director for East and Southern Africa, Vongai Chikwanda, said.

Nairobi, Kenya// — Across Kenya, online sexual exploitation and abuse (OSEA) is escalating rapidly, with predators exploiting digital technologies to recruit, groom, abuse, and traumatise women and girls.

French-owned Group Vivendi Africa (GVA), the parent company of CanalBox, is preparing to launch high-speed fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) internet services in Ghana, beginning with Accra and Kumasi.

Nokia today announced that fibertime is expanding its fibre broadband access footprint to include an additional 400,000 homes located across South Africa’s underserved communities.

Lagos, Nigeria//– The London Internet Exchange’s (LINX) Head of Global Engagement, Nurani Nimpuno, has been awarded the Consistent Supporters Award at the African Peering and Interconnection Forum (AfPIF), praised for her contributions to advancing Africa’s Peering Internet ecosystem.

 Accra. Ghana//-The Gen Z generation is quickly becoming the largest and wealthiest generation, yet many brands still struggle or hesitate to engage them. This high-standard audience is shaping trends and spending power, but advertisers risk missing a critical window to build trust and benefit financially before competitors step in.

Paradigm Initiative has released a report highlighting the state of digital rights and inclusion in Nigeria, raising serious concerns about the citizens’ data online.

Although smartphone and tablet manufacturers have introduced measures to protect users from juice jacking, an attack in which malicious chargers compromise connected mobile devices, cybercriminals have found ways to bypass these safeguards.

A new comprehensive report from the International Bar Association (IBA) Communications Law Committee examines the ongoing global debate over who should bear the cost of internet infrastructure, expansion and maintenance.