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March 14, 2024, saw a massive disruption of Internet connectivity in several African countries. West Coast African countries affected include Ghana, Nigeria, Cote d’Ivoire, Liberia, and Benin.

It was reported that the disruption was due to several submarine fibre optic cables being cut. These cable systems are the West African Cable System (WACS), Main One, South Atlantic Telecommunications 3 (SAT 3), and ACE.

On May 13, 2024, Main One reported the successful completion of repairs and the full restoration of services on its cable. The nearly eight-week mean time to repair and fully restore services highlights the vulnerability of critical submarine fibre optic cable infrastructure, which circumvents the continent and links it…

WafaTech, a pioneering name in the realm of information technology, is thrilled to announce the official launch of its comprehensive suite of services, including Internet, Cloud services, Web Hosting, and a wide array of IT solutions. This expansion underscores WafaTech’s commitment to delivering innovative, reliable, and high-performance technology solutions to businesses across Saudi Arabia.

Revolutionizing IT Services in Saudi Arabia

With a robust infrastructure and a team of seasoned IT professionals, WafaTech is poised to redefine the landscape of internet and cloud services in the region. Our offerings include:

– Cloud Services [https://wafatech.sa/vpc]: State-of-the-art cloud solutions designed to enhance scalability, security, and efficiency for…

The Zacks Internet – Delivery Services industry participants like Go Daddy GDDY, Vipshop Holdings VIPS, MakeMyTrip MMYT and Asure Software ASUR have been benefiting from the reopening of economies, with their business activities reaching pre-pandemic levels. Additionally, a greater Internet presence in emerging markets, a burgeoning affluent middle class and the accelerated uptake of smartphones are set to aid Internet – Delivery Services industry participants. Online delivery is yet to expand beyond major metros, underlining lower penetration and significant room for growth. However, as expansion into newer markets will take some time to generate volumes, higher upfront costs might erode profitability. These, along with elevated operating expenses related to hiring new employees and…

Innovative game studios aggregator Casinogate has chosen to partner with Internet Vikings, a leading supplier of cloud hosting solutions for sports betting and iGaming. Internet Vikings provides its private VMware cloud hosting services to Casinogate, supporting their move into the Latin American market.

 

At the core of its business model, Internet Vikings assist companies expanding into new territories to start small and scale their infrastructure as their business grows. This perfectly aligns with Casinogate’s vision for a measured and successful launch in Latin America.

“Our tailored approach enables clients to invest in what they need now while providing the assurance of scalability as their operations widen into Latin…

Last year, a nonprofit internet archival organization, The Internet Archive (IA), lost the first circuit court (Hachette v. Internet Archive) against four major publishers that sued IA for its decision to act as a digital library during the pandemic, lending more than one copy of a book at a single time.

Whether it was an ethical decision and who is right in this battle—publishers, using the existing copyright law provisions to their advantage, or the IA, stating that today’s copyright law is outdated and does not meet the requirements of digital societies—remains to be answered. The IA appealed its loss in the Second Circuit Court, a decision supported by many authors themselves.