{"id":48608,"date":"2026-01-28T17:07:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T17:07:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=48608"},"modified":"2026-01-28T17:07:02","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T17:07:02","slug":"cassava-axon-partner-to-deploy-ai-managed-network-platform-across-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2026\/01\/28\/cassava-axon-partner-to-deploy-ai-managed-network-platform-across-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"Cassava, Axon Partner to Deploy AI-Managed Network Platform Across Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Announced in Cape Town, a new collaboration between <strong>Cassava Technologies<\/strong> and <strong>Axon Networks<\/strong> will see Axon\u2019s AI-ready, real-time, multi-tenant platform deployed across Cassava\u2019s fibre backbone. The initiative is aimed at supporting artificial intelligence adoption, digital transformation and new service models for businesses and telecommunications providers across the continent.<\/p>\n<p>The platform is designed to shift network operations away from hardware-led infrastructure toward programmable, AI-managed systems. According to Cassava, this approach will allow customer networks to be provisioned and modified in near real time, reducing manual processes and lowering operational costs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hardy Pemhiwa<\/strong>, president and group chief executive officer of Cassava Technologies, says the partnership repositions the company\u2019s pan-African fibre network as a digital platform rather than solely a connectivity layer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs businesses of all sizes continue to digitise their operations, the need is for cost-effective, flexible, high-performance network solutions,\u201d Pemhiwa says.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBy partnering with Axon Networks, we are creating a programmable, AI-managed network that reduces operational complexity and improves access for customers and service providers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The companies say the model is intended to help operators scale services, improve agility and support AI-driven workloads.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Martin Manniche<\/strong>, chief executive officer and founder of Axon Networks, says the integration of digital twin technology at infrastructure scale is central to the offering.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re virtualising network infrastructure into a live, AI-driven environment,\u201d Manniche says. \u201cThis creates the foundation for an AI-enabled connectivity layer that can support growth, innovation and greater technological self-sufficiency across the continent.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Axon\u2019s platform creates a digital twin of Cassava\u2019s network, which includes more than 110,000 kilometers of terrestrial and submarine fibre, as well as satellite and wireless capacity. The companies say this approach is designed to automate optimisation, improve resilience and accelerate service delivery.<\/p>\n<p>The partnership comes as demand continues to grow for AI-ready infrastructure and advanced connectivity services to support the digital transformation of African enterprises.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n#Cassava #Axon #Partner #Deploy #AIManaged #Network #Platform #Africa<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Announced in Cape Town, a new collaboration between Cassava Technologies and Axon Networks will see Axon\u2019s AI-ready, real-time, multi-tenant platform&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":48609,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32,11],"tags":[151,9615,9614,8312,4425,1365,823,8424],"class_list":["post-48608","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mzansi","category-world","tag-africa","tag-aimanaged","tag-axon","tag-cassava","tag-deploy","tag-network","tag-partner","tag-platform"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48608","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=48608"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48608\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":48610,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48608\/revisions\/48610"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/48609"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48608"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48608"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=48608"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}