From November 11 to 13, 2025, Business France will showcase French expertise at AfricaCom 2025 in Cape Town, South Africa. This event, the largest in the telecommunications and digital transformation sector in Sub-Saharan Africa, will attract over 15,000 visitors and 500 exhibitors from 110 countries worldwide.
South Africa: A Strategic Market for Innovation
With 4G coverage reaching 98% and rapid 5G deployment, South Africa is positioning itself as the continent’s digital hub. The country continues to attract significant telecom investments, with nearly €1.47 billion invested in 2024. With 69 data centres and 9 submarine cables, South Africa is at the heart of digital growth in Sub-Saharan Africa.
The French Pavilion: A Showcase for Digital Innovation
In 2025, France will be represented by the French Pavilion, strategically located at the heart of the event. Business France, present for the 11th time, will lead a delegation of 10 top-tier French companies. These companies—leaders in OTT services, mobile payment solutions, artificial intelligence, and video broadcasting technologies—will reinforce France’s role in the continent’s technological development.
Program highlights:
- 10 leading French exhibitors in cutting-edge technologies,
- 3-day exhibition with a customizable turnkey booth,
- Access to networking events, including the French Cocktail.
Participating Companies:
Enreach: Provider of advanced communication and interconnection solutions for businesses, enabling optimal management of voice, video, and data communications through intelligent networks. Enreach will exhibit with its partner, Summa Networks.
IT-Development: Specialist in custom software development and IT services, particularly in data management, process automation, and digital transformation.
Kapptivate: Developer of an innovative digital solutions platform aimed at improving customer relationship management (CRM), with data analytics and personalized customer experience tools.
SmarDTV: Provider of high-quality live video broadcasting and streaming solutions, tailored for media, businesses, and on-demand content platforms.
Famoco: Expert in secure mobile payment and data management solutions, particularly for companies in finance, transport, and public services.
Speedcast: Company focusing on satellite connectivity services, offering reliable and secure communication solutions for sectors such as energy, maritime, and defence.
CapstonAI: Specialist in AI – optimizing industrial infrastructure, focusing on predictive analytics and intelligent resource management in telecom / energy sectors.
ENENSYS: Designer and manufacturer of highly innovative media delivery solutions, known for optimizing, securing, and monetizing all types of media distribution networks. ENENSYS will exhibit with its partners EKT and moTV.eu.
Adaltra: Formerly CAE Groupe, Adaltra designs and supplies integrated cable and connectivity solutions, specializing in data and power transmission.
Spectronite: Developer of software-defined radio technologies, offering unmatched performance, efficiency, flexibility to mobile network operators and tower companies, significantly reducing energy consumption and increasing network capacity.
A Unique Opportunity to Build Strategic Partnerships
AfricaCom 2025 is the ideal opportunity for French companies to meet key industry players: MNOs and MVNOs, regulators, hosting/integration providers (Teraco, Africa DataCentres…), broadcasters (SABC, DSTV-Multichoice…), and equipment manufacturers (Broadband Infraco, Vuma…). The event will allow participants to explore new opportunities and contribute to the continent’s digital advancement through B2B meetings.
AfricaCom: A Springboard Toward a Sustainable Digital Future for Africa
Africa’s telecommunications sector is undergoing major transformation, with growing demand not only for infrastructure and advanced technological solutions but also for diverse digital services such as mobile finance, telehealth, digital education, and e-commerce—all supported by 5G connectivity and the need for more reliable and affordable services. South Africa’s market trends show increasing demand for value-added services (streaming, gaming, AI) and satellite technologies, especially in rural areas.
Find the French exhibitors on the official event website: Sponsors
