Skyline Communications brings digital infrastructure solution to Africa Tech Festival

At Africa Tech Festival, DataMiner InfraOps connects disparate tools and datasets into a single digital twin.

A patchwork of technologies

Africa’s infrastructure providers face a defining challenge: a booming population—projected to double by 2050—and rapid urbanization is straining networks that were never built for this scale. Many operators are struggling, not for lack of effort, but because of how their networks have evolved. Systems have grown fast and organically, shaped by legacy technology, vendor lock-ins, and piecemeal deployments across vastly different geographies. The result is a patchwork of technologies never designed to work as one.

“When your operations are siloed across multiple vendors and systems, you lose visibility,” said Paul Strydom, Skyline Communications’ newly appointed regional representative. “That means you can’t optimize resource usage across your network. You can’t automate processes. And you definitely can’t scale sustainably.”

When your operations are siloed across multiple vendors and systems, you lose visibility. That means you can’t optimize resource usage across your network. You can’t automate processes. And you definitely can’t scale sustainably. Paul Strydom, Regional Account Manager at Skyline Communications

Africa’s next competitive edge

For African operators, scalability and adaptability are becoming the ultimate differentiator. With unstable power grids, diverse terrains, and a continent of 54 countries—each at a different stage of development and connectivity—there’s no one-size-fits-all approach.

“Skyline’s InfraOps platform was built precisely for that reality,” said Paul. “It provides a flexible, vendor-agnostic foundation that unifies operations across hybrid networks, enabling real-time visibility, automation, and control from a single pane of glass.”

That holistic view has become a competitive edge. Operators can optimize energy consumption across hybrid environments, respond faster to local market conditions, and scale infrastructure without proportionally scaling operational costs—critical advantages when facing pressure to deliver more connectivity and sustainability with constrained resources.

A platform built for sustainable growth

InfraOps is part of DataMiner’s broader xOps vision, which allows organizations to transform their core operations into agile, data-driven models. This architecture addresses a challenge many operators know well: being caught between fragmented legacy systems and the cost of building everything custom.

“DataMiner xOps offers the best of both worlds,” Paul explained. “You can start optimizing your operations immediately with hundreds of out-of-the-box solutions and connectors. And then you can adapt, extend, and build exactly what you need as you grow. That’s how you scale without breaking what’s already working.”

Key capabilities of xOps include:

• Unified operations: monitoring and controlling everything from power and cooling to network assets from one platform.

• Digital twin: creating a live digital model of your entire ecosystem, with data flowing across planning, inventory, scheduling, and operations.

• Operational resilience: responding efficiently to the unexpected with proactive insights and automation.

• Scalable innovation: the ability to start quickly with built-in capabilities, and scale easily with open, customizable architecture.

Live at AfricaCom

At AfricaCom, Skyline Communications is showing how these capabilities help African operators to scale efficiently and sustainably in one of the world’s fastest-growing digital markets through live demos and real-world use cases. You’ll find Paul Strydom and his team at booth F90.