The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has been saddled with the responsibility of leading the team that will ensure effective monitoring and steering of the overall implementation of the National Broadband Plan (NBP) 2020-2025. This followed the designation of NCC’s Executive Commissioner, Technical Services, Engr. Ubale Maska, as the Chairman of the newly-inaugurated Broadband Implementation Steering […]
Read MoreGoogle’s and PRX’s podcast accelerator and training program for producers for 2020 has been opened with a promise of up to $12,000 funding. The duo has called for applications before the closing date of Sunday 2 August 2020. Successful applicants with an existing podcast who want to advance their skills and take their productions to […]
Read MoreThe UNICEF Innovation Fund is looking to make equity-free investments of up to US$100,000 in early-stage blockchain startups that have the potential to benefit humanity. UNICEF runs a host of different innovation fund, with the latest one open to any startup registered in one of UNICEF’s programme countries with a working, open-source blockchain prototype that […]
Read MoreNigerian group-buying startup Pricepally has secured funding from German firm GreenTec Capital Partners as it looks to expand its operations outside of its Lagos base. Disrupt Africa reported in February on Pricepally, which launched in November 2019 and is a group-buying platform that aggregates consumer food demand and matches it with supplies directly from farmers […]
Read MoreEcobank Nigeria has restated its commitment to the Agricultural sector and is supporting over 70,000 farmers with special loans to increase their capacity and yields during this planting season. This is one of the bank’s initiatives to promote entrepreneurship in the sector and is in support of the Central Bank of Nigeria’s Anchor Borrowers programmes […]
Read MoreThe Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has created a Digital Economy Department, principally responsible for implementing programmes and policies aimed at fully supporting and promoting the national digital economy agenda of the Federal Government. The Governing Board of the Commission approved the creation of the new department at its last meeting. The department is strategically and […]
Read MoreNokia said its CloudBand-based software products are powering Bharti Airtel’s Voice over LTE (VoLTE) network in India. The network supports over 110 million customers, making it the largest cloud-based VoLTE network in India and the largest Nokia-run VoLTE in the world. The cloud-based VoLTE deployment allows Airtel to provide its mobile customers faster and more […]
Read MoreThe head of the French cybersecurity agency ANSSI said there would not be a total ban on using equipment from Huawei in the rollout of the French 5G telecoms network, but that it was pushing French telcos to avoid switching to the Chinese company. “What I can say is that there won’t be a total […]
Read MoreNigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has opened entry for adaptable digital solutions for addressing the impacts of pandemic and epidemic prone-diseases from technology hubs, startups, and innovation digital SMEs in Nigeria. The commission, in a public notice on its official website said though a regulator it also supports the development of innovative services and life-changing solutions, […]
Read MoreMTN’s journey towards delivering SA’s best network experience is celebrated today with the launch of its next-generation 5G network, which is delivering higher peak data speeds, ultra-low latency, increased reliability and greater network capacity. Launching today with 100 sites, MTN’s 5G network covers areas of Johannesburg and Cape Town, as well as Bloemfontein and Port […]
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