According to the Omedia institute, which tracks TV advertising investments by advertisers in Ivory Coast, TV advertising investments increased by 3.4% in the third quarter of 2024. Overall, IPTV grew by 34.2% in the first nine months of the year compared to the first nine months of 2023. This significant...
By the end of 2024, STARLINK will have a fleet of 6,500 satellites in LEO (Low Earth Orbit).
DATAXIS regularly publishes analyses on the positioning and strategies of major global telecommunications companies. The latest concerns STARLINK, a subsidiary of SPACE X, Elon Musk's company. STARLINK is currently the leader in the field of LEO (Low Earth Orbit) satellites. Low orbits allow satellites to benefit from high-quality telecommunications links...
Multi-year agreement between EUTELSAT and Q-KON
(AFP dispatch) Eutelsat Group announces the signing of a new multi-year agreement with Q-KON, a major provider of satellite solutions and services, to extend low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite services across sub-Saharan Africa. This new agreement will accelerate the rollout of high-speed, low-latency connectivity services for businesses and communities in...
Call for entries for the "Talents du Rire RFI" award
As it does every year, RFI is launching the call for entries for the "RFI Talents du Rire Award," now in its 10th edition. Created in 2015 by comedian and columnist Mamane, in partnership with Gondwana-City Productions, this award highlights new talent in French-language comedy in Africa, the Indian Ocean,...
EUTELSAT partners with Clear Blue Technologies to facilitate Internet access in Africa.
Eutelsat partners with Clear Blue Technologies, a Canadian company specializing in smart energy management. This collaboration will expand and improve connectivity solutions across Africa by launching cutting-edge, energy-efficient broadband services to support businesses and community WiFi networks, even in the most energy-constrained environments. Clear Blue's innovative energy management technologies will...
TechStart: VODACOM and AWS join forces to train young people in digital technology in the DRC
The Vodacom Foundation is partnering with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to accelerate digital development and improve access to new technologies in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). This initiative, called "TECHSTART," aims to equip young Congolese people with the skills they need to fill junior positions in the cloud computing...