connectivity
Infrastructure & Cloud
Orange’s 20,000km ‘Via Africa’ Cable and the Subsea Race Redrawing Africa’s Bandwidth Map
⚡ Key Takeaways Orange is leading Via Africa, a 20,000 km subsea cable announced May 12, 2026 in Nairobi that...
Digital Economy
The Broadband Dividend: Inside the World Bank’s $137M West Africa Digital Push
The World Bank's $137M WARDIP2 will connect 5.2M people to broadband on evidence that 10% more broadband lifts GDP up to 2%. Why it's a policy case for Algeria.
Infrastructure & Cloud
The $5.51 Billion Wire Problem: How Lumilens Turned AI’s Connectivity Bottleneck Into a War Chest
Lumilens emerged from stealth on August 6, 2026 with over $700M in Series C at a $5.51B valuation, betting that optical interconnect — not GPUs — is AI's real bottleneck.
Infrastructure & Cloud
Wi-Fi 7 Comes to Algeria: FTTR and the Last-Meter Race Beyond the Fiber Modem
⚡ Key Takeaways Algerie Telecom crossed 3 million FTTH subscribers by February 2026 and is extending its fiber lead inside...
Infrastructure & Cloud
Via Africa: Orange’s 20,000km Atlantic Cable and What It Means for West Africa’s Cloud Future
⚡ Key Takeaways On May 12, 2026, Orange led a consortium announcement of Via Africa — a 20,000km subsea cable...
Infrastructure & Cloud
5G + 3M Fiber Homes: Algeria’s Connectivity Convergence Opens a New Cloud Layer
⚡ Key Takeaways Algeria crossed three connectivity thresholds in 90 days: 3M FTTH homes (Feb 2026), 5G across 18 provinces...
Infrastructure & Cloud
Medusa Lands in Algeria: The 480 Tbps Mediterranean Backbone Arrives
⚡ Key Takeaways The Medusa subsea cable — 8,760 km, 24 fibre pairs at 20 Tbps each, 480 Tbps total...
Infrastructure & Cloud
Global Africa Tech 2026: Algeria Hosts the Continent’s First Digital Sovereignty and Connectivity Summit
⚡ Key Takeaways Algeria hosts Global Africa Tech 2026, the first pan-African summit dedicated to digital sovereignty and connectivity convergence,...
