ASN has started the construction of Africa-1, a subsea telecom system to connect Africa, the Middle East and Europe
Technology
Aggreko: Testing data centre demand
Aggreko supports data centre providers with anything needed from seasonal changes in temperature to unplanned outages in power. (Image source: Aggreko)
As data centre usage increases thanks to technology advances and changing business requirements, providers need to ensure that their facilities can handle this demand. Samuel Tumma, Head of Engineering at Aggreko Africa, explains how Aggreko can help companies test their data centres and eliminate downtime
Case study: Creating highly visible, color coded network infrastructure labelling

Clear identification enables technicians to quickly identify the infrastructure for fault finding and troubleshooting during network failures. (Image source: Brady)
Well-identified network infrastructure is of great importance in Dark Fibre Africa’s network
Ethiopia’s first private data centre set for construction by Raxio

The Raxio Tier III colocation data centre is set for commission in Q3 2021. (Image Credit: Adobe Stock)
The Raxio Group (Raxio) has secured land to construct Ethiopia’s first private data centre
Paysend expands digital money transfer operations in Africa

Paysend focuses on expanding the digital money transfer operations in Africa. (Image source: WorldRemit Comms/Flickr)
The UK-based money transfer provider Paysend has continued to increase its digital coverage across Africa