africa connectivity

Microsoft’s new collaboration with Starlink marks the most explicit step yet in a long-running shift: cloud and AI vendors are no longer waiting for telcos to wire the world — they’re partnering to build the connectivity layer themselves, using satellites to reach places fiber never will. The...

Microsoft’s connectivity push in Africa has quietly crossed a major threshold: the company now says more than 117 million people on the continent have been brought into reliable internet access through Microsoft‑backed initiatives — exceeding its originally stated target of 100 million by 2025...