Oni-Tel and DPA team. Oni-Tel Fibre Networks has launched an inter-data centre fibre network in Gauteng, with Digital Parks Africa (DPA) as its first point of presence. The network, unveiled at DPA’s Midrand headquarters, connects major data centres across the province to support faster, low-latency connectivity between facilities. The company said more than 70km of…
An online network of bot-like accounts, media sites and X users has been spreading disinformation supporting sanctioned Israeli tycoon Dan Gertler and attacking civil society groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Global Witness analysis has found Dozens of X accounts and at least 10 Congolese news websites shared misleading claims in July…
Huawei’s Lucas Lu At OTF Africa 2025, Lucas Lu, director of Huawei ICT assurance and managed services department, delivered a keynote speech titled “Accelerate service-centric intelligent operations transformation”. He emphasised that the transition to intelligent O&M is a gradual process, driven by solid operations and management (O&M) expertise and emerging technologies. Key drivers: solid expertise and…
Nairobi — The African Union and its partners have endorsed the creation of a continent-wide regulatory network to strengthen oversight of veterinary medicines, following a three-day consultative meeting in Nairobi. The initiative, led by the AU Inter-African Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR) and the AU Pan African Veterinary Vaccine Centre (AU-PANVAC) with support from GALVmed,…
From left: Nicolas Fierens Gevaert (Belgium Consul General), Catherine Bauwens (Awex), Anton Jacobsz (Smart Hands Africa) and Anthony Senter (ATOMNIA). Belgium has announced its support for a digital partnership, launched at AfricaCom 2025, to roll out a pay-as-you-go SASE (secure access service edge) cyber security and SD-WAN network solution, OMNIA, primarily targeting Africa’s SME market….
Martin May, business development: networks at Duxbury Networking. I have been in networking long enough to see technologies come and go. Firewalls, MPLS and VPN concentrators have all had their place. But the way we work today has outgrown the idea of a neat perimeter that can be protected with a single box at the…
Panel discussion with Digital Parks Africa and Oni-Tel during the Oni-Tel fibre network launch event Oni-Tel Fibre Networks, a fibre-optic cable infrastructure provider in South Africa, has launched an inter-data centre fibre network with Digital Parks Africa (DPA) serving as the inaugural point of presence. This high-speed fibre backbone connects all major data centres across…
There is an increase in focus on 5G connectivity within the MEA region, with subscriptions expected to increase sharply by 2030, according to Nokia research. Research by Nokia affirms an accelerating shift within the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region towards 5G connectivity, with 5G subscriptions expected to reach 605 million by 2030, representing 25%…
China’s BYD, the world’s largest manufacturer of electric cars, is set to make the biggest single investment yet in South Africa’s nascent electric vehicle (EV) sector. In an exclusive interview with TechCentral in Johannesburg, BYD Executive Vice President Stella Li disclosed the company’s plans to roll out a national network of ultra-high-speed charging stations. Read:…
BYD executive vice president Stella Li The world’s largest manufacturer of electric cars, China’s BYD, will build a nationwide network of super high-speed vehicle charging stations in South Africa, TechCentral can reveal. BYD executive vice president Stella Li, who has been credited with leading BYD’s rapid expansion outside China, disclosed the company’s plans in an…
