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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 / Africa Trends / Africa Cloud Services Trends

In this section: 15 briefings

  1. Ghana Dot Com: A digital trailblazer in West Africa

    Ghana Dot Com leads West Africa’s internet, blockchain, and digital economy innovation from Accra headquarters.

  2. Fimnet: Enabling Kenya’s Digital Growth

    Fimnet delivers reliable networking, security and digital solutions for Kenyan businesses, supporting the country’s tech transformation.

  3. Tullow Ghana Ltd: Building Ghana’s offshore oil legacy

    Tullow Ghana Ltd leads Jubilee and TEN oil projects in Ghana with extended licences and long-term investment.

  4. Mawingu Networks Ltd: Extends internet where others won’t

    Mawingu delivers solar-powered internet across 28 counties in Kenya and expands regionally with $15M in new funding.

  5. Bank of Africa Kenya: Supports small firms beyond big-bank reach

    BOA Kenya delivers bid bonds, vehicle finance and cross-border transfers for SMEs underserved by traditional banks.

  6. Vodacom Congo: Expands access with solar and inclusive tech

    Vodacom Congo expands solar‑powered networks and accessibility in DRC, tackling digital inclusion and sustainability.

  7. Bank Gaborone Botswana financial services

    Bank Gaborone offers retail, SME and treasury banking across Botswana. It provides mobile and online banking services.

  8. GI-KACE: Boosting ICT skills

    GI-KACE offers training and innovation programmes to strengthen Ghana’s digital economy and ICT capacity.

  9. GOIL Company Limited: Leading Ghana’s oil and gas sector

    GOIL Company Limited leads Ghana’s oil and gas sector, focusing on innovation, sustainability, and customer satisfaction.

  10. Servercore Africa Ltd: powering african cloud infrastructure

    Servercore Africa delivers high-performance hosting and infrastructure solutions tailored for Africa’s digital future.

  11. Techno Brain BPO: accelerating Africa’s digital transformation

    Techno Brain BPO delivers global IT services from Africa, creating over 1,200 tech jobs and accelerating the region’s digital transformation.

  12. Celcom Networks: Powering Kenya’s digital connectivity

    Celcom Networks delivers high-speed internet across Kenya, focusing on innovation and customer needs in a competitive telecom market.

  13. KenTrade: Streamlining Kenya’s digital trade ecosystem

    KenTrade’s electronic single window system accelerates Kenyan trade with 92% digital permit processing and regional integration features.

  14. Pepea Internet Limited: Powering Nairobi’s digital neighbourhoods

    Pepea Internet delivers fibre and cloud services in Nairobi South, aiming to expand across Kenya’s growing broadband market.

  15. Wataniya Telecom expands Algeria’s mobile infrastructure

    Wataniya Telecom Algérie expanded mobile access across Algeria, investing $490M and managing IP networks to boost digital services.

Coverage

Market / Trends / Global Trends / Global Cloud Services Trends

In this section: 7 briefings

  1. Internet Puissance Plus Burkina Faso broadband provider

    IP Plus delivers high‑speed internet, VoIP, hosting, cloud and surveillance services. It offers connectivity across Ouagadougou and Bobo.

  2. Orange Business: Unveils defence division

    Orange Business unveils defence-focused unit for sovereign digital services in AI, cyber, and secure infrastructure.

  3. Fairphone 6 pushes modular design for longer-lasting phones

    Fairphone 6 keeps modular design, adds long support, and meets EU repair rules and growing eco-tech demand.

  4. Google Cloud highlights AI’s real-world impact at London Summit

    What happened:Google Cloud showcases AI’s real-world impact at London Summit Google Cloud showcased its practical AI deployments at the London Summit, emphasizing how barebones concepts are transitioning into real-world tools. Maureen Costello of Google Cloud reported that over 7 million developers …

  5. National Bank of Malawi: Leading Malawi’s financial sector

    National Bank of Malawi: Countrywide banking network Established in 1971 through the merger of Barclays Bank and Standard Bank, National Bank of Malawi (NBM) is today the nation’s top commercial bank. Operating 32 service centres, around 135 ATMs, and over 800 FastServe agents, it ensures widespread…

  6. Moi Teaching Hospital: Expanding Specialised Care Access

    MTRH expands access to critical care and leads innovation in public health through partnerships and advanced medical facilities.

  7. OpenAI tightens security amid DeepSeek ‘copy’ allegations

    OpenAI boosts security with biometric access and offline workspaces after accusing DeepSeek of model distillation.

Coverage

Market / Trends / Global Trends / Global Regional ISP Trends

In this section: 2 briefings

  1. Geonet Communications Ltd: Delivers affordable VoIP & bulk SMS

    Geonet is a Nairobi-based ISP offering VoIP and bulk SMS over its own IP backbone, targeting diaspora and SME clients.

  2. Telenor Acquires GlobalConnect’s Fibre Business for $597M

    What happened Telenor has bought GlobalConnect’s Norwegian consumer business for NOK 6 billion ($597 million). This deal includes fibre infrastructure and around 140,000 fibre customers. By adding this to its network, Telenor will increase its fibre footprint and improve operational efficiency. The …

Coverage

Market / Trends / Africa Trends / Africa Regional ISP Trends

In this section: 4 briefings

  1. Spectrum Internet Service: Leading Ghana’s internet revolution

    Spectrum Internet Service Ltd provides affordable, high-speed internet across Ghana, driving digital growth and innovation.

  2. Telcoptics Solutions Ltd: Transforming fibre infrastructure in Kenya

    Telcoptics, fibre optics, ICT Kenya, metro network, telecom deployment, infrastructure, structured cabling, Nairobi tech, LAN installation, network support

  3. Vodafone and Digital Realty launch subsea hub in Crete

    Vodafone and Digital Realty launch new subsea cable hub in Crete to enhance Europe-Africa-Asia connectivity.

  4. Algérie Télécom accelerates national digital connectivity drive

    Algérie Télécom leads Algeria’s fibre and 400G upgrade, boosting broadband speeds and launching a fund for AI and cybersecurity startups.

Coverage

Governance / RIR Watchdog / AFRINIC / Story

In this section: 13 briefings

  1. Should AFRINIC Have International Oversight?

    AFRINIC’s repeated election controversies raise global concerns over governance, prompting calls for international oversight and reform.

  2. How AFRINIC’s Legal Freeze Impacted Internet Operations in Africa

    A disputed proxy that halted an entire vote On June 23, 2025, AFRINIC held its first in-person board election in Mauritius since being placed under receivership in 2022. Just minutes before polls closed, the Nomination Committee halted voting because of a single “phantom” proxy vote. AFRINIC staff h…

  3. What other RIRs must learn from AFRINIC election?

    A suspension that silenced hundreds AFRINIC’s 2025 board election was halted just before voting concluded, triggered by concerns over a single proxy vote. This decision, stemming from the discovery of an allegedly unauthorised Power of Attorney (PoA), rendered hundreds of votes uncast and effectivel…

  4. Reverse AFRINIC’s election annulment, honor the votes, uphold the rule of law

    AFRINIC annulled a court-backed election over one disputed proxy, discarding 800 votes and threatening Africa’s internet governance stability.

  5. AFRINIC at a crossroads: Can Africa’s internet custodian still deliver on its mission?

    AFRINIC’s unexpected election cancellation deepens uncertainty around its governance. Can it still meet the continent’s growing needs?

  6. AFRINIC vs NRO: The growing tensions among regional internet registries

    Tensions escalate between AFRINIC and RIPE, exposing deep strains within the global network of regional internet registries.

  7. AFRINIC and the challenge of legacy IP address ownership

    AFRINIC faces governance and legal challenges over legacy IP address ownership, threatening Africa’s digital growth.

  8. Why AFRINIC elections need a digital voting overhaul

    AFRINIC elections face ongoing issues; a digital voting overhaul is essential for transparency, fairness, and trust.

  9. How AFRINIC impacts local ISPs and hosting providers in Africa

    AFRINIC’s IP address policies shape the success of Africa’s ISPs and hosting providers, influencing costs, growth, and digital inclusion.

  10. AFRINIC vs Cloud Innovation: A corrupt registry’s self-destructive legal war

    AFRINIC’s self-destruction: Corrupt leadership turns a simple business dispute into a devastating legal money pit The AFRINIC-Cloud Innovation conflict, marketed as a dramatic battle for “internet resource sovereignty,” is nothing but a corrupt internal collapse at AFRINIC, where leadership mismanag…

  11. AFRINIC’s election turmoil raises red flags for Africa’s internet sector

    An election annulment has stalled the creation of AFRINIC’s new board, shaking ISPs’ trust in what should be standard democratic processes.

  12. How AFRINIC tracks and reclaims bogus IP registrations

    AFRINIC tracks bogus IP registrations through audits and reclaims misused addresses to maintain fair and accurate resource allocation.

  13. ICANN’s letter to AFRINIC: Fair election oversight or a blow to African self-governance?

    Late June 2025 in Mauritius: Hope for renewal turned into regional turbulence AFRINIC — Africa’s Regional Internet Registry — was finally crawling out of a three-year leadership vacuum. After years of legal chaos, a court-approved election on June 23 seemed to offer a fresh start. Hundreds of member…

Coverage

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

In this section: 1 briefing

  1. Sky unveils 5Gbps full-fibre broadband with Wi-Fi 7 hub

    What happened: Sky speeds ahead with Wi‑Fi 7 and record fibre speeds Sky has announced the launch of its new broadband package featuring 5Gbps full‑fibre connectivity alongside a Wi‑Fi 7 Hub, making it the UK’s fastest major broadband provider, according to the company. The new service is available …

Coverage

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

In this section: 2 briefings

  1. UK government’s new deal with Google to improve public services

    UK government teams up with Google to transform public services using AI, cloud technology, and digital tools.

  2. Google launches “Sol” subsea cable connecting Florida to Europe

    Google unveils Sol, a new subsea cable linking Florida, Bermuda, Azores and Spain to strengthen cloud infrastructure and support AI traffic.

Coverage

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

In this section: 3 briefings

  1. BDx launches hybrid quantum AI testbed in Singapore

    BDx and Anyon launch Southeast Asia’s first hybrid quantum AI testbed in Singapore at SIN1 to support AI and sustainability goals.

  2. APAN60 to take place in Hong Kong 2025

    APAN60, Asia-Pacific’s leading networking conference, will take place in Hong Kong from 28 July to 1 August 2025, hosted by JUCC.

  3. Police crack down on stablecoin scams in China

    China warns citizens over stablecoin-related scams as digital currency fraud cases rise amid growing blockchain interest.

Coverage

Market / Trends / Europe and Middle East Trends / Europe and Middle East Institutional Trends

In this section: 1 briefing

  1. Groq expands to Europe with new Helsinki AI inference centre

    Groq opens its first EU AI inference centre in Helsinki with Equinix, offering low-latency GroqCloud access and compliance with EU data rules.

Coverage

Market / Trends / Global Trends / Global Datacenter Trends

In this section: 1 briefing

  1. CoreWeave acquires Core Scientific in $9bn AI infrastructure deal

    CoreWeave to acquire Core Scientific for $9bn in a strategic shift from crypto mining to AI data centre infrastructure.

Coverage

Market / Trends / Global Trends / Global National Telecom Trends

In this section: 1 briefing

  1. Comcast moves more data with less energy used

    Comcast nearly doubles network energy efficiency while handling 76% more data, proving that digital scale doesn’t require more power.