Cassava Unveils AI-Powered Autonomous Network to Transform African Telecoms
BARCELONA, Spain, March 3, 2026 — Cassava Technologies, a global technology leader of African heritage, has announced the launch of Cassava Autonomous Network, an advanced agentic solution engineered to enhance network performance across Africa.
Billed as the first African-ready autonomous network platform, the solution is designed to self-optimise mobile Radio Access Networks (RAN) while addressing the unique operational complexities of Africa’s connectivity landscape.
The platform is powered by NVIDIA AI infrastructure, including NVIDIA NIM microservices and the NVIDIA Network Configuration Blueprint. Together, these technologies enable policy-driven automation that replaces manual network adjustments with continuous, intelligent optimisation. The result is up to a 75% improvement in operational efficiency, reducing bottlenecks and enhancing overall network performance.
Cassava Autonomous Network runs on CAIMEx, a localised multi-model AI platform that provides unified access to leading artificial intelligence models through regional AI factories.
Ahmed El Beheiry, Group COO and Group Chief Technology & AI Officer at Cassava Technologies, said the solution represents a major step toward intelligent, self-healing networks across the continent.
“Cassava Autonomous Network combines NVIDIA’s AI infrastructure with a deep understanding of Africa’s connectivity needs and Cassava’s extensive telecom expertise,” he said. “We are enabling autonomous networks that improve coverage, quality, profitability, and customer experience.”
Addressing Africa’s Network Challenges
Telecom operators across Africa manage increasingly dense and complex infrastructure while operating under significant resource constraints. According to the GSMA 2024 report, 4G remains the dominant technology on the continent, while 5G adoption continues to expand — making daily optimisation more demanding and often heavily manual.
Cassava Autonomous Network eliminates these inefficiencies by automating network optimisation processes. Minor fault repair times can be reduced from up to four days to approximately 35 minutes.
The solution is vendor-agnostic and compatible across all network generations — 2G, 3G, 4G and 5G — including legacy, hybrid and cloud-native deployments. This flexibility allows operators to integrate advanced AI capabilities without disrupting existing RAN investments.
“In today’s multi-vendor environment, flexibility is critical,” El Beheiry added. “Cassava Autonomous Network offers open architecture that respects current infrastructure while introducing advanced agentic AI capabilities, enabling operators to unlock greater value from their hardware systems.”
With this launch, Cassava Technologies reinforces its commitment to delivering digital solutions that strengthen Africa’s telecommunications ecosystem and accelerate the continent’s digital transformation journey.
