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Concise reporting on the developments shaping internet governance and infrastructure. Browse each area for recent news, context and watchpoints.

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Market / Trends / Global Trends / Global Institutional Trends

In this section: 1 briefing

  1. IPTP Networks enters Web3 with DeCenter Foundation launch

    IPTP Networks launches DeCenter to build decentralised AI infrastructure, prioritising transparency, scalability, and broader global access.

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Market / Trends / Africa Trends / Africa Cloud Services Trends

In this section: 11 briefings

  1. Payfast (Pty) Ltd driving secure payment solutions in Africa

    Payfast (Pty) Ltd enables South African businesses to accept secure online payments, helping drive fintech growth in the region.

  2. Aptus Solutions powers Tanzania with broadband, hosting and IT

    Aptus Solutions Ltd delivers Tanzania broadband, hosting and IT services via its own infrastructure with integrated, reliable local support.

  3. TCRA advances Tanzania’s digital regulation

    TCRA leads Tanzania’s digital regulation with innovative licensing, spectrum strategy and pioneering satellite-to-mobile guidelines.

  4. BNH Communication expands Tanzania’s ICT services

    BNH Communication Solutions LTD delivers Tanzania ICT services—from cloud to networking—with local expertise and infrastructure.

  5. InsideData PTY (Ltd): Leading Data Innovation in South Africa

    InsideData PTY (Ltd) leads South Africa’s data management industry with innovative analytics and cloud-based solutions.

  6. Agile Solutions Provider: Innovating IT Services in South Africa

    Agile Solutions Provider offers innovative IT solutions tackling cybersecurity and cloud challenges in South Africa.

  7. TENET boosts research connectivity and repository access

    TENET advances South Africa’s research connectivity and repository accessibility through innovative network solutions.

  8. Egypt Linx for Communication Services: MENA’s VAS pioneer in Egypt

    Egypt Linx for Communication Services, established in 2004, is a leading VAS and digital content provider across the MENA region.

  9. PC Maniacs (Pty) Ltd: Providing innovative IT solutions

    PC Maniacs (Pty) Ltd offers managed IT services, cloud solutions, and business connectivity in South Africa.

  10. Perlcom CC T/A iSPOT: Enhancing digital landscape

    Perlcom CC T/A iSPOT offers reliable broadband, hosting, and tech support to meet South Africa’s digital needs.

  11. Wadi Degla Investments: Elevating Egypt’s Real-Estate landscape

    Wadi Degla Investments strengthens its foothold in Egypt’s real-estate market with robust unit deliveries.

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Market / Trends / Global Trends / Global Cloud Services Trends

In this section: 13 briefings

  1. Sanlam: Posts solid growth amid industry shifts

    Sanlam reports steady 2024 growth amid sector challenges, leveraging innovation and heritage to stay competitive.

  2. Electronic Lab Services: Advances testing solutions

    Electronic Lab Services leads South African electronic testing with innovation and precision in a complex industry.

  3. Velocity Trade Financial Services: Navigating global trading challenges

    Velocity Trade Financial Services offers innovative global trading solutions, focusing on technology and adaptability to market challenges.

  4. Mezobyte (Pty) Ltd: Integrated voice and IT solutions

    South African IT firm Mezobyte delivers voice, managed IT, connectivity and PBX solutions amid rising tech demands.

  5. OpenAI disclosure gap on GPT-5 energy raises AI power concerns

    OpenAI’s GPT-5 energy secrecy sparks debate over AI power use and industry transparency.

  6. Nebius AI cloud posts explosive Q2 growth and boosts 2025 outlook

    Nebius posts Q2 revenue surging 625 %, narrows EBITDA loss and raises ARR outlook while scaling AI cloud capacity.

  7. Link Development: Empowering digital transformation

    Link Development delivers customised software, cloud, and AI-powered solutions globally, empowering organisations.

  8. SOMOTT drives innovation in cloud and network services

    SOMOTT provides innovative cloud and network solutions, addressing industry challenges with reliable, scalable services.

  9. SAINT ICT Consultants: Driving business transformation

    SAINT ICT Consultants (PTY) LTD offers innovative, end-to-end ICT solutions to businesses looking to optimise their digital transformation.

  10. O2 and Freshwave boost mobile density in Cornwall

    O2 and Freshwave install small cells in Cornwall hotspots to boost mobile service quality ahead of summer season.

  11. NTT DATA launches global unit for Microsoft Cloud and Agentic AI

    NTT DATA launches global Microsoft Cloud unit to accelerate AI transformation, Agentic AI scaling, and secure cloud infrastructure.

  12. Siemens Energy’s $150B backlog grows with data-centre demand

    Siemens Energy secures nearly $150 billion in orders amid surging data-centre demand, blending energy and digital infrastructure.

  13. TAYOCOM: Innovates network solutions amid industry challenges

    TAYOCOM leads in IP telephony and network infrastructure, innovating through cloud solutions amid telecom challenges.

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Market / Trends / Africa Trends / Africa Regional ISP Trends

In this section: 5 briefings

  1. Ikeja Wireless: Expanding fixed wireless access in South Africa

    Ikeja Wireless delivers fixed wireless internet across South Africa, focusing on underserved areas through mesh network solutions.

  2. Connectis Angola strengthens digital infrastructure amid telecom growth

    Connectis Angola leads Angola’s telecom growth, delivering internet solutions amid rural gaps, new satellite and fibre projects.

  3. Sprinkville enhances Kenya’s home fibre and IT services

    Sprinkville Networks Limited offers Kenya home fibre internet with free installation and IT services to ensure reliable connectivity.

  4. Unicast Technology strengthens Kenya’s internet backbone

    Unicast Technology Ltd strengthens Kenya broadband infrastructure with fibre services and ASN-level peering for reliable, high-speed internet.

  5. CSS Fiber: Nigeria’s fixed broadband provider

    CSS Fiber offers licensed fibre and wireless broadband, delivering tri-play services across Nigeria with combined access methods and national interconnect integration.

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Governance / RIR Watchdog / AFRINIC / Story

In this section: 10 briefings

  1. AFRINIC–Cloud Innovation Dispute Deepens Crisis

    The AFRINIC crisis escalates as governance failures fuel calls for dissolution, threatening Africa’s digital autonomy.

  2. Mauritian judge barred from investigating AFRINIC amid pre-election turmoil

    Mauritius Supreme Court halts an investigation into AFRINIC ahead of its controversial August board election.

  3. Executive vs Judiciary: The constitutional debate emerging from the AFRINIC investigation

    Mauritius Supreme Court halts Prime Minister-backed AFRINIC probe, defending judicial independence ahead of a contested board election.

  4. Proxy voting bans in AFRINIC’s 2025 elections: What members need to know

    AFRINIC’s proxy voting ban in 2025 elections raises concerns over governance, transparency, and the future of Africa’s IP resources.

  5. Lessons from AFRINIC’s failed June 2025 election and the path forward

    AFRINIC election crisis exposes governance failures; Cloud Innovation calls for urgent reform and new regional registry.

  6. Why the 2025 AFRINIC election could redefine internet management in Africa

    The 2025 AFRINIC election could reshape Africa’s internet governance amid trust erosion and legal uncertainty.

  7. The internet’s hidden civil war: How AFRINIC became ground zero for a fight between courts and presidents

    Mauritius faces a constitutional standoff as AFRINIC’s crisis deepens. Foreign intervention clashes with Supreme Court rulings.

  8. AFRINIC’s September election: Bylaw breaches or legal necessity?

    AFRINIC delays September election citing legal gaps, raising concerns over governance, legitimacy, and external control.

  9. How the Receiver’s 30 September 2025 deadline pushes the boundaries of authority

    AFRINIC’s 30 September 2025 deadline exposes collapse as Kurtis Lindqvist’s new ICP-2–related document fuels governance concerns.

  10. ICANN, Cloud Innovation & the limits of legal mandates in Africa’s RIR

    AFRINIC’s collapse exposes limits of legal mandates and ICP-2 transition; legitimacy, not just law, will guide Africa’s RIR future.

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Governance / ICANN

In this section: 1 briefing

  1. Kurtis Lindqvist’s data panic: What is ICANN’s CEO hiding?

    ICANN’s abrupt demand for AFRINIC records raises questions about past oversight failures and potential complicity in the registry’s collapse.

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Market / Trends / Asia-Pacific Trends / Asia-Pacific Cloud Services Trends

In this section: 2 briefings

  1. Trump urges Intel boss to quit over China links

    Donald Trump called for Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan to step down. Intel says the claims are misleading and backs his leadership.

  2. IQM partners with TOYO to expand quantum computing in Japan

    IQM and TOYO partner to supply superconducting quantum computers across Japan, supporting national quantum goals.

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Market / Trends / Europe and Middle East Trends / Europe and Middle East Regional ISP Trends

In this section: 1 briefing

  1. Paramedics gain video stroke support via mobile connectivity

    A UK trial shows hospital-grade video connectivity enables paramedics to consult stroke specialists live, reducing misdiagnoses and improving patient routing.

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Governance / RIR Watchdog / RIPE NCC / Story

In this section: 1 briefing

  1. RIPE NCC opens registration for October 2025 general meeting

    RIPE NCC opens registration for its October 2025 General Meeting in Bucharest and online, where members will discuss the 2026 activity plan.

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Market / Companies / Global Companies / Global Institutional

In this section: 1 briefing

  1. Immedia: Shaping the next era of community-driven digital spaces

    Immedia’s Fabrik platform enables community-owned digital spaces. Sovereign Social redefines trust and governance online.

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Market / Trends / Global Trends / Global Regional ISP Trends

In this section: 1 briefing

  1. GLF Board calls for collaboration to ease subsea cable delays

    GLF Board calls for collaboration to overcome subsea cable delays and meet growing global demand for capacity.

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Market / Trends / Europe and Middle East Trends / Europe and Middle East Cloud Services Trends

In this section: 1 briefing

  1. Du partners with Microsoft and Nokia on UAE AI upgrade

    Du expands UAE AI capacity with Microsoft and Nokia in a new strategic move for cloud and telecom infrastructure

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Market / Trends / Asia-Pacific Trends / Asia-Pacific Regional ISP Trends

In this section: 1 briefing

  1. Biglobe taps DE-CIX Frankfurt for speedier Japan

    What happened: Biglobe selects DE-CIX for faster Japan Biglobe, one of Japan’s major internet service providers headquartered in Tokyo, has established a remote peering connection from its existing Tokyo access point to DE-CIX Frankfurt via the GlobePEER Remote service. This setup delivers improved …

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Market / Trends / Global Trends / Global National Telecom Trends

In this section: 1 briefing

  1. Orange rolls out secure and inclusive AI with OpenAI models

    Orange deploys sovereign AI using OpenAI models to support digital inclusion, energy efficiency and African language access.