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# TeleGeography at AfPIF 2024

## Network trends in landlocked vs. coastal Africa

#### Download Patrick Christian's presentation slides from AfPIF 2026 

TeleGeography Senior Research Manager Patrick Christian gave the keynote presentation at [African Peering and Interconnection Forum](https://www.afpif.org/) 2026—and you can get his insights. This presentation covers:

- Trends in landlocked vs coastal Africa: a history
  
  **•** The evolution of bandwidth growth, content location and pricing in coastal and landlocked Africa
- African bandwidth & infrastructure trends
  
  **•** Intra-African int’l capacity growth vs. growth to Europe
  
  **•** Capacity and pricing changes in landlocked vs. coast
- Demand growth trends
  
  **•** Internet penetration, mobile and fixed broadband growth
  
  **•** Data center and IXP developments

Fill out the form on this page, and we’ll send a copy of the slides to your inbox. 

You can also watch Patrick's presentation below.

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