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FWA boosts telecom connectivity services in sub-Saharan Africa
On 5G subscriptions, the June 2025 Ericsson Mobility Report forecasts subscriptions will top 2.9 billion globally by the end of 2025 – about one third of all mobile subscriptions. The 5G subscription forecast for the end of 2030 remains at 6.3 billion. 5G networks handled 35 % of global mobile traffic by the end of 2024, with forecasters expecting the figure to top 80 % by the end of 2030.
Fixed Wireless Access( FWA) continues to grow in appeal to communications service providers( CSPs) around the world, with the ability to offer speed-based tariff plans – enhanced by 5G capabilities – proving particularly attractive, the June 2025 Ericsson Mobility Report shows.
FWA is projected to account for more than 35 % of new fixed broadband connections, with an expected increase to 350 million by the end of 2030. 5G FWA plays a crucial role in expanding broadband access, especially in areas where traditional wired infrastructure may be less feasible.
In sub-Saharan Africa, the telecoms sector continues to drive growth, fuelled by a young population, wider access to affordable smartphones and rising demand for mobile data and digital services.
2G and 3G subscriptions are anticipated to decline annually by 5 % and 10 % respectively over the forecast period. In 2030, 4G is set to account for 37 % of all mobile subscriptions, while 5G is expected to grow significantly to around 400 million subscriptions.
Cloudflare unveils permission-based AI crawler controls to protect content and reshape Internet business models
Cloudflare, the connectivity cloud company, has announced a new approach that allows website owners to block AI crawlers from accessing their content without permission or compensation.
This change gives publishers and creators more control over how their content is used by AI systems, helping to address growing concerns about data scraping and loss of revenue when AI tools generate answers without crediting or sending visitors back to the original source.
Previously, the Internet operated on an informal exchange: search engines indexed content, driving users to websites and helping publishers earn revenue. But AI crawlers disrupt this model by using scraped content to answer questions directly, which can undermine incentives for producing high-quality information. Cloudflare’ s updated default settings enable website owners to choose whether to allow AI crawlers and to see exactly how their content might be used, for example for AI training or search.
“ If the Internet is going to survive the age of AI, we need to give publishers the control they deserve and build a new economic model that works for everyone – creators, consumers, tomorrow’ s AI founders, and the future of the web itself,” said Matthew Prince, Co-founder and CEO of Cloudflare.
Cloudflare’ s new tools aim to create a more sustainable and transparent online ecosystem by supporting both content creators and responsible AI development. p
Matthew Prince, Co-founder and CEO of Cloudflare
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