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Cassava and AXON claim an OaaS first for Africa

Cassava and AXON claim an OaaS first for Africa

Technology company Cassava Technologies and intelligent network platform company AXON Networks have announced a strategic partnership to co-develop, deploy and manage what is described as Africa’s first end-to-end operator-as-a-service (OaaS) platform.

The aim is that customers and service providers will leverage AXON’s AI-ready, real-time, multi-tenant, digital twin-enabled platform across Cassava’s extensive high-speed fibre backbone to connect millions of people and businesses across the continent and unlock new pathways for economic development and innovation.

AXON says its OaaS solution creates a living, dynamic model of Cassava’s fibre network, comprising more than 110,000 kilometres of terrestrial and submarine fibre, satellite capacity and wireless connectivity.

By turning networks into self-learning, autonomous, self-optimising systems, say the partners, AXON’s digital twin technology reduces operational complexity, accelerates service delivery, introduces cost efficiencies, and ensures resilient connectivity at scale.

This AI-first connectivity platform is to become the foundation for accelerating digital transformation for African businesses of all sizes, including other telecommunications service providers. The operator-as-a-service platform will deliver secure, private, high-speed data infrastructure, enabling mobile network operators, LEO satellite providers and internet service providers (ISPs) with what is described as unprecedented agility, intelligence and reach. It is designed to support these service providers in unlocking new opportunities for growth, innovation and AI adoption.

Hardy Pemhiwa, President & Group CEO of Cassava Technologies, explains: “By partnering with AXON Networks, we are moving beyond traditional hardware-centric infrastructure to create a truly programmable, AI-managed network, which will significantly reduce operational costs and increase access to customers and service providers.”

He continues: “This transformation allows us to treat our pan-continental fibre network as a dynamic digital platform, enabling us to provision and modify customer networks in near-real time, rather than days or weeks."

Martin Manniche, CEO and founder of AXON Networks, adds: “We’re not just mirroring networks – we’re virtualising an entire infrastructure into a live AI-driven ecosystem that will leverage this extensive backbone, including Cassava’s planned AI-powered factory [which we reported in March last year] to bring growth, prosperity, and the promise of AI sovereignty to Africa and its people.”

 



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