Africa Mobile Network Surpasses 5000 Base Stations Transforming Connectivity Across Sub-Saharan Africa

Africa Mobile Networks (AMN) has achieved a significant infrastructure milestone, surpassing 5000 base stations and providing critical connectivity to more than 15 million people across Sub-Saharan Africa. 

The network’s advanced architecture now supports approximately 11.2 million billable voice minutes every day, further accelerating the digital transformation of the region. 

By deploying advanced RAN technology where traditional coverage once ended, AMN are proving that distance is no longer a barrier to digital inclusion, integrating communities without mobile network service into the global digital economy.

Sub-Saharan Africa represents a market of approximately 1.1 billion people, nearly one-seventh of the global population, with 62% residing in rural areas. Today, over 300 million people across the region live in villages with no mobile network coverage.

By surpassing 5000 deployed base stations, AMN is bridging this gap. AMN deploys its proprietary Radio Node (ARN) on all new installations, a versatile 2G/3G/4G small cell solution engineered to deliver 4TRX alongside HSPA+ within a single frequency band. Centred around AMN’s own future-proof, wideband Software Defined Radio (SDR) design, the ARN900 utilises open interfaces and a strategic disaggregation of hardware and software to provide opportunities for continued development.

AMN has deployed ARN900 to existing sites to provide significantly increased voice capacity and data services. By maintaining full ownership and control of the hardware, developed specifically for rural deployment and assembled in-house within the UK, the company ensures unparalleled operational agility and network security. AMN is currently deploying its first dual-band ARN, offering increased 2G and 4G resources across two frequency bands from a single unit.

A core differentiator of the AMN infrastructure is its total operational independence. By integrating high-efficiency solar power with VSAT backhaul, the system is truly ubiquitous, engineered for rapid installation in regions beyond the reach of conventional power grids or terrestrial network infrastructure. This self-sustaining architecture allows AMN to profitably deliver mobile connectivity to any global community exceeding 1,000 residents, effectively overcoming the geographical barriers to digital inclusion.

“I’m immensely proud of the momentum our team has maintained since our inception. Their commitment to overcoming complex infrastructure challenges is what drives our progress everyday”. commented Michael Darcy, CEO of AMN told That's Technolongy.

“We are driven by the conviction that no community should be sidelined by geography. Our ‘zero exclusion’ is powered by our ARN, by maintaining total in-house architectural control, we possess the unique agility to connect Africa, one community at a time”.

Surmounting the 5000-station milestone proves rural connectivity is achievable at scale, sustainably, and with profound social impact. While these achievements are measured in infrastructure, AMN’s true success lies in the human opportunities unlocked; each site serves as a digital anchor that stimulates local economies and fosters global digital participation. W

ith a strategic target of 10,000 sites, AMN is building the foundation to bring life-changing connectivity to millions, reinforcing its commitment to a fully connected Africa. 

A comprehensive survey involving 37 villages across Nigeria, Cote d’Ivoire and Zambia revealed a transformative shift in quality of life following the deployment of AMN’s infrastructure. On average across surveyed sites, 83% of residents in these previously unconnected communities have adopted mobile money services, representing a massive increase in regional financial inclusion.

AMN plans to deploy an additional 1,000 sites across Sub-Saharan Africa in 2026, expanding its networks in Nigeria, Cote d’Ivoire, and Liberia.

Guided by a focus on technological agility and operational excellence, AMN is bridging the digital divide, ensuring that Sub-Saharan Africa does not just join the digital world, but leads its own digital conversation.

For more information about Africa Mobile Networks and its rural connectivity projects, please visit amn.com. 

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ISS Aerospace teams with Anduril UK to integrate sovereign launched effects into Lattice

ISS Aerospace has announced a partnership agreement with Anduril UK to integrate its ISSOS WASP multi-mission launched effect into Anduril UK’s Lattice software platform and uncrewed platforms. 

The integration will allow the companies to realise the full mission envelope of the WASP platform across ISR, counter-UAS, and strike missions, while also unlocking coordinated, massed operations with other launched effects from host platforms. 

WASP’s modular payload enables it to be configured for ISR, counter-UAS, or strike missions. 

Together, the companies have already demonstrated the capability that the collaboration will enable. Earlier this month, engineers from ISS Aerospace rapidly integrated WASP, a medium- sized, tube-launched, rocket-propelled uncrewed aerial system leveraging its open architecture and flight stack — into Anduril UK’s sovereign Lattice command-and-control platform in just one day.

ISS Aerospace and Anduril UK executed a successful flight test at ISS Aerospace’s Oxford facility, validating the open architecture of the Lattice software platform and the additional capability that can be unlocked by integrating with it.

The integration and successful flight test further bolster the UK’s ability to field advanced, interoperable capability on its own terms – with sovereign payloads integrated into a common, sovereign software backbone that accelerates sensing, decision-making, and action. The collaboration strengthens the UK’s sovereign industrial base and supports continued UK investment in launched effects. WASP is complementary to Anduril’s Altius launched effect, providing a shorter-range, more attritable capability.

ISS Aerospace and Anduril UK will continue to work together on a validation campaign for ground and air launch. In parallel, the teams will advance effector payload modularity and broaden the mission use cases enabled by the collaboration.

Ryan Kempley, CEO of IS Aerospace, told That's Tecgnology: “Speed matters. The ability to integrate, test and deploy capability at pace is decisive. WASP was deliberately engineered with an open architecture flight stack, which allowed our teams to integrate with Lattice and validate it in flight within a single day. ISS design & build integration-ready platforms. 

"That approach accelerates deployment timelines, enables partner software to run seamlessly on our hardware, and ensures sovereign UK capability can evolve as fast as operational demand requires.”

Rich Drake, MD of Anduril UK, said: “WASP represents what we look for in a sovereign effector with its size, range and ability to deliver rapid, real-time intelligence in contested environments. To successfully support our Armed Forces, speed of integration, manoeuvre and development are essential. We were proud to prove our ability to do this with ISS Aerospace, and look forward to our ongoing work with them and other local partners, using Lattice as a base for the ongoing capability development for the UK.”

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Vyoma awarded ESA data procurement contract for space-based data on small space debris

Munich-based Vyoma, a company providing Space Domain Awareness (SDA) capabilities, has been selected as the winner of the ESA tender on ”Data Procurement for Space-Based Statistical Data on Small Space Debris Phase 1”, funded via ESA‘s Space Safety Programme (S2P).

ESA’s Meteoroid And Space debris Terrestrial Environment Reference (MASTER) model provides a description of the space environment around Earth, supporting satellite designers, operators and others with risk assessments. 

Currently, there exists a significant temporal and spatial knowledge gap for observations of space debris with sizes smaller than the detection limit of ground-based sensors.

Vyoma's Flamingo-1 satellite is ideally positioned to generate the image data ESA is seeking. Flying “in-situ” at an altitude of 510 km, Flamingo-1's instrument can monitor large volumes of space at once. This sensor detects objects at long and short distances and captures small and fast objects reliably, improving data for the MASTER model.

“Space situational awareness data generated from space-based observers like Flamingo-1 play an essential role in safeguarding current and planned satellites and contributes to a sustainable use of space around Earth”, Dr Tim Flohrer, Head of ESA’s Space Debris Office told That's Technology,

“We are very pleased to welcome ESA as an important key customer, and we are looking forward to supporting ESA in its mission to help satellite operators keep their assets safe”, added Dr. Stefan Frey, CEO of Vyoma.

Vyoma leverages space-based and ground-based data to empower automated satellite operations and deliver space intelligence to the industry. Founded in August 2020, Vyoma offers services that enable efficient and scalable satellite operations in congested orbits around Earth, drastically reducing mission costs for its customers.

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PlanetWEST Unveils MIDAC G2: The “Second Act” for Carbon Capture as AI Dominates Global Energy Grid

As Artificial Intelligence rapidly scales, its insatiable demand for electricity is claiming nearly all forecasted renewable energy capacity, leaving traditional Direct Air Capture (DAC) projects in a precarious position. 

Today, PlanetWEST announces a strategic pivot for the industry with the launch of MIDAC G2(Mobile Intelligent Direct Air Capture), a next-generation technology designed to thrive in an energy-constrained world.

The Energy Crisis: AI vs. Traditional DAC

The meteoric rise of global data farms has created a "bullet to the heart" for first-generation carbon capture. Traditional DAC is notoriously energy-intensive; without access to massive amounts of dedicated clean energy, these projects fail to achieve true net-negative emissions. With AI now positioned as the world’s primary "renewable energy hog," the project-related hurdles for traditional DAC have become virtually insurmountable.

A Smarter Target: Black Carbon and PM 2.5

While the industry has been fixated on atmospheric CO2, PlanetWEST is shifting the focus to Black Carbon (BC) and PM 2.5—the second-largest contributors to global warming.

Unlike CO2, which is diluted uniformly across the globe, Black Carbon is concentrated in high-density "hotspots" within mega-cities—areas responsible for over half of all global emissions. PlanetWEST’s MIDAC G2 technology uses intelligent, mobile units to locate and neutralize these emissions.

Efficiency Without the Infrastructure

MIDAC G2 represents a radical departure from the resource-heavy models of the past. Key advantages include:

Low Energy Requirements: Designed to operate efficiently without competing with AI for the renewable grid.

Zero Water Consumption: Eliminates the massive water footprint associated with legacy DAC.

No Pipelines Required: Bypasses the need for the estimated 60,000 miles of energy-intensive pipeline fabrication and installation.

Minimal Waste Stream: A streamlined process that avoids the heavy chemical and other byproducts of traditional methods.

Authentic Impact, Not Greenwashing

PlanetWEST is committed to true environmental restoration. Because MIDAC G2 captures solid carbon—which is unusable for oil company Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) efforts—the technology serves as a pure climate solution rather than a tool for fossil fuel expansion.

"The energy landscape has changed overnight," says the PlanetWEST leadership team. "We can’t wait for a surplus of renewable energy that may never come. MIDAC G2 is the 'Second Act' of carbon capture—mobile, intelligent, and ready to clean our cities without demanding a dedicated clean energy power plant to do it."

About PlanetWEST PlanetWEST is a climate technology leader specialising in mobile, high-efficiency carbon recovery. By targeting solid-phase emissions in urban environments, PlanetWEST provides scalable solutions for the most pressing air quality and warming challenges of the 21st century.

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York Rescue Boat upgrades emergency communications with IoT SIM connectivity From KeySIM

York Rescue Boat, an independent lifeboat and national flood rescue charity, has strengthened its emergency communications capability by deploying IoT SIM connectivity to support real-time operations in both urban and remote environments.

Founded in 2014 after a series of fatalities on the River Ouse, York Rescue Boat has grown from a small volunteer-led initiative into a highly specialised rescue organisation, now regularly deployed across the UK to support flood response and missing person searches.

“We were established in 2014 after a series of deaths on the river, and a group of people got together to try and do something to solve that,” Tom Atkinson, IT Team Lead at York Rescue Boat, told That's Technology.

“We’ve gone from fundraising in the back of a Land Rover to being quite a specialist team, and now a national flood rescue team deployed across the country.”

Mission-critical connectivity

Reliable communications are central to York Rescue Boat’s operations, particularly for radio traffic, command coordination and live situational awareness.

“The main use case we have for the SIM cards is for our radio traffic,” Atkinson explained. “Radio’s fundamental to how we work. For the Incident Commander, they’re not always on scene, so being able to have full situational awareness from wherever they are is really important.”

York Rescue Boat vessels are equipped with advanced technology including thermal imaging cameras and sonar. These systems allow live video feeds to be streamed back to command vehicles during incidents, improving coordination with emergency services.

“We can stream video back into the van,” Atkinson added. “So if we’re performing missing person searches, we can work directly with the police, and they can see exactly what our boat team is seeing in real time.”

Overcoming outages in demanding environments

Following repeated connectivity issues and an extended and extremely frustrating outage with a previous provider, York Rescue Boat began evaluating alternatives capable of delivering consistent performance under pressure.

“We had an extended outage with our previous supplier after a series of smaller ones, and the level of support we were receiving wasn’t what we’d expect,” said Atkinson. “So we started looking at other options.”

The charity selected KeySIM for its multi-network SIM capability, enabling devices to roam across multiple UK mobile networks to maintain the strongest available signal.

“We operate in very varied environments,” Atkinson explained. “In urban areas we see a lot of contention on the network, so being able to move to another network helps. At the other end of the spectrum, we can be very remote during searches, so being able to roam onto the network with the strongest signal is key.

A step-change in reliability

Since deploying the solution, York Rescue Boat reports a marked improvement in communications resilience during critical operations.

“KeySIM really has changed the game for us in terms of having reliable communication,” Atkinson concluded.

By strengthening connectivity across its fleet and command vehicles, York Rescue Boat can continue to deliver fast, coordinated responses in challenging conditions, helping to protect lives when every second counts.

To learn more visit https://www.keysim.co.uk and https://www.yorkrescueboat.org.uk.