Dark Fibre Africa appoints chief commercial officer

Dark Fibre Africa appoints chief commercial officer

Paul Divall, Dark Fibre Africa chief commercial officer. Dark Fibre Africa (DFA) has appointed Paul Divall as chief commercial officer (CCO), saying the move marks a pivotal step in its strategy to sharpen commercial execution and strengthen market engagement. In a statement, the company says Divall has served in multiple capacities within the telecommunications industry….

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Africa: Pension Funds, Insurance Companies Sit On Billions While Africa Goes Dark

Africa: Pension Funds, Insurance Companies Sit On Billions While Africa Goes Dark

Pension funds and insurance companies in different African countries invest billions abroad despite energy projects on the continent needing investment, says chairperson of the presidential initiative on climate change in Sierra Leone Kandeh Yumkella. Speaking at the Accelerated Partnership for Renewables in Africa (Apra) investment forum in Sierra Leone, Yumkella said projects in Africa are…

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Dark Fibre Africa achieves world-first 1.6Tb/s transmission

Dark Fibre Africa achieves world-first 1.6Tb/s transmission

Dark Fibre Africa (DFA), a subsidiary of Maziv, has successfully transmitted an unprecedented 1.6 terabits per second (Tbit/s) on a single wavelength over a 40km section of its core network. The trial, conducted between Isando and Midrand, reportedly marks a “world first” for IP/optical convergence at this speed. This achievement quadruples the capacity from an…

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