DRC’s €8B Digital Plan: Towers, Cables — and a €6.5 Billion Funding Gap
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The DRC targets 30,000 towers and a national fibre backbone — but 81% of the funding remains unconfirmed.
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MTN’s 30 Million Connected Homes Play: The Fixed Wireless Bet That Could Reshape African Broadband
MTN is targeting 30 million connected homes across Africa through fixed wireless access — a bet that could redefine who controls African home broadband.
Africa’s Satellite Internet Price War Is Arriving — What It Means for SME Connectivity Costs
Satellite internet competition is arriving in Africa. Starlink leads, rivals are entering, and prices are falling — but the economics for African SMEs are more complex than the headlines suggest.
Congo’s €8.7B Digital Bet: 30,000 Towers, an AI Academy, and a Race Against Its Own Infrastructure Gap
The DRC has unveiled Africa’s most ambitious National Digital Plan — €8.7B across five years targeting 30,000 telecom towers, a Congolese AI Academy with Huawei, and a National Interbank Payments Platform.
DRC National Digital Plan 2026-2030: The EUR 8.7B Bet on AI, Broadband, and 30,000 Tower Sites
Congo’s €8.7B Digital Bet: 30,000 Towers, an AI Academy, and a Race Against Its Own Infrastructure Gap | BETAR.africa Congo’s €8.7B Digital Bet: 30,000 Towers, an AI Academy, and a…
South Africa’s Spectrum Auction Returns: The 6GHz Battleground That Will Define 5G
ICASA’s second major spectrum auction in five years targets six bands including contested 6GHz spectrum, where mobile operators and the WiFi industry are locked in a regulatory fight with real consequences for SME connectivity costs.
