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Undersea cables connecting East Africa to the internet have experienced multiple incidents in 2024.

Telecoms & Networks

East Africa internet disrupted by another major undersea cable cut

Lindsey Schutters 12 May 2024

Source: Unsplash/Markus Spitke

Telecoms & Networks

Mutiple undersea cable faults affect internet in Africa

Anait Miridzhanian and Ngouda Dione 15 Mar 2024

A tough day at the office for internet users in South Africa

Telecoms & Networks

Mzansi in the dark: Microsoft acknowledges EMEA outage, but reports suggest wider issues [updated]

Lindsey Schutters 14 Mar 2024

Seacom Red Sea cable repair in permitting phase, work beginning soon

Telecoms & Networks

Seacom Red Sea cable repair in permitting phase, work beginning soon

8 Mar 2024

Damage is suspected to have occurred in the Red Sea

Telecoms & Networks

Seacom subsea cable outage disrupts service in east and southern Africa

26 Feb 2024

WACS cable incident highlights need for increased network resilience

Internet

WACS cable incident highlights need for increased network resilience

Bertrandt Delport 18 Sep 2023

Panel discussion at Novacom

Telecoms & Networks

WACS undersea cable fixed, but infrastructure bosses call for more resilience

Lindsey Schutters 7 Sep 2023

Google Cloud undersea cable infrastructure. Source: Google

Cloud

Equiano cable keeps Africa connected during undersea faults

Lindsey Schutters 9 Aug 2023

South African internet users could experience service disruption. Source: Lars Kienle/Unsplash

Internet

South Africa and Angola experience contrasting internet cable fates

Lindsey Schutters 8 Aug 2023

MTN SA lands world's longest undersea cable 2Africa in Western Cape

Internet

MTN SA lands world's longest undersea cable 2Africa in Western Cape

13 Dec 2022

Google's big undersea internet cable arrives in South Africa

Internet

Google's big undersea internet cable arrives in South Africa

10 Aug 2022

A view of a sign above the entrance of the Google office, ahead of presentation of the detailed investment plan for Germany, in Berlin, Germany, 31 August 2021. Reuters/Annegret Hilse

Internet

Google internet cable lands in Africa, promising fast connection

Sofia Christensen 22 Mar 2022

Cyprus and Egypt sign deal to pursue electricity hookup

Energy

Cyprus and Egypt sign deal to pursue electricity hookup

Michele Kambas 18 Oct 2021

The disconnected continent

4th Industrial Revolution

The disconnected continent

Sabelo Dlamini 1 Jul 2020

Internet

Slow internet speeds in SA

2 Apr 2020

Cloud

Hasty cloud adoption increases companies' risk profile

25 Mar 2020

Seacom increases national connectivity

Internet

Seacom increases national connectivity

7 Oct 2019

Data highway expands through Africa

Data & Analytics

Data highway expands through Africa

6 Mar 2019

What to expect at AfricaCom 2018

ICT

What to expect at AfricaCom 2018

13 Nov 2018

Seacom announces acquisition of SAI

ICT

Seacom announces acquisition of SAI

28 Sep 2018

Third undersea cable system to connect Mauritius to Africa and rest of the world

Internet

Third undersea cable system to connect Mauritius to Africa and rest of the world

21 Nov 2016

Company connections

Telecoms & Networks

Company connections

19 Oct 2015

Distance record for undersea data transmission achieved by Alcatel-Lucent

Network

Distance record for undersea data transmission achieved by Alcatel-Lucent

15 Jul 2015

Undersea cable system to link Algeria and Spain

Telecoms & Networks

Undersea cable system to link Algeria and Spain

6 May 2015

NAPAfrica hits target

Internet

NAPAfrica hits target

10 Feb 2015

New undersea cable system to link Tripoli to Benghazi

Digital

New undersea cable system to link Tripoli to Benghazi

4 Feb 2014

Corporate & Commercial Law

Senwes, Competition Commission consent order approved

Pia Harvey 4 Jul 2013

Connectivity options widen in and out of Africa

Digital

Connectivity options widen in and out of Africa

9 May 2013

Digital

Africa focused on a connected future

1 Mar 2013

Namibia to get cheaper Internet services

Network

Namibia to get cheaper Internet services

20 Feb 2013

[2013 trends] South Africa's marketing research industry in 2013 and beyond

Trends

[2013 trends] South Africa's marketing research industry in 2013 and beyond

Craig Kolb 17 Jan 2013

ICT

Remgro's 'ace' up its sleeve

15 Oct 2012

Network

MTN announces extended network capacity

1 Oct 2012

Digital

Uganda moving ahead with alternative undersea cable

20 Aug 2012

Services

Jasco partners Warid Congo to manage data centre

25 Jun 2012

Network

Internet exchange networks are increasing - ISPA

20 Jun 2012

Media

IFC invests USD35m in Africa networks

18 Jun 2012

ICT can help improve services to people

Administration

ICT can help improve services to people

5 Jun 2012

Digital

Most cable spending directed at Africa

Craig Wilson 19 Apr 2012

Digital

Ngcaba wants to build Africa's Telehouse

Duncan McLeod: @mcleodd 23 Mar 2012

Technology

2012: big year in hi-tech

22 Dec 2011

2011 MyBroadband Conference attracts top speakers

Digital

2011 MyBroadband Conference attracts top speakers

Issued by Broad Media 21 Jul 2011

Digital

Africa to get even more broadband

Janine Erasmus 5 May 2011

SEACOM undersea cable repairs on track

Digital

SEACOM undersea cable repairs on track

21 Jul 2010

Mobile Monday kicks off Kampala meetings

Mobile

Mobile Monday kicks off Kampala meetings

Walter Wafula 15 Feb 2010