As the world commemorates the 2019 Safer Internet Day, Paradigm Initiative has urged Nigerians to adopt safer internet practices. The pan-African digital rights and inclusion advocacy organisation. Sodiq Alabi, the organisation’s Communications Officer, who made this call at a media parley held at its office in Lagos, South West, Nigeria said, “The Safer Internet Day […]
Read MoreAngola Cables’ cable landing station in Fortaleza, Brazil has been awarded Tier III Certification by the Uptime Institute. The certification recognizes the operational efficiency of the infrastructure and facilities constructed as of December 2018. The construction of the landing station started in early 2017. The infrastructure has been built to accommodate Monet, the international subsea […]
Read MoreThe Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) said received and satisfactorily resolved 92,757 service-related complaints escalated to it for resolution by aggrieved telecommunications consumers in the past two years. Deputy Director, Consumer Affairs Bureau of NCC, Alh. Ismail Adedigba, disclosed this in a report detailing consumer protection activities of the Commission presented during a consumer awareness campaign […]
Read MoreMTN provides the best mobile video service in South Africa, according to network service measurement specialist OpenSignal. The service metrics company published the results of its mobile video experience ranking on country level in September. While the usual suspects topped the download speed rankings-South Korea, Norway, Singapore-and a surprise package beat everyone else to lead […]
Read MoreSmartphone vendors shipped a total of 375.4 million units during the fourth quarter of 2018 (4Q18), down 4.9% year over year and the fifth consecutive quarter of decline. The challenging holiday quarter closes out the worst year ever for smartphone shipments with global smartphone volumes declining 4.1% in 2018 with a total of 1.4 billion […]
Read MoreAfrican tech startups smashed funding records in 2018 as 210 startups secured US$334.5 million worth of investment, with Nigeria emerging as the premier investment destination on the continent. This is according to the annual African Tech Startups Funding Report 2018 released by Disrupt Africa, which is now in its fourth year. The report, which tracks […]
Read MoreCSquared, a pan-African broadband infrastructure provider that enables ISPS and MNOs to provide high quality broadband through shared infrastructure, has spelt out its operational priorities that are destined to shape Africa’s digital future and trigger technological advancement that will bootstrap the continent’s youth into a digital revolution. Top among CSquared’s priorities is ‘Fiberising’ Africa through […]
Read MoreWith over 40 million mobile network subscriptions reported in Tanzania, the telecom sector forms the backbone of a dynamic and inclusive digital economy. However, for this sector to fulfil its potential as a real driver of socio-economic development in Tanzania, it requires a system that can effectively oversee, protect, and promote the telecom industry to […]
Read MoreGoogle has boosted its investment in Wikipedia by donating $3.1 million to the free encyclopedia summing up its total donations to an excess of $7.5 million. While making the announcement at the World Economic Forum, Google noted that part of the funding will be used to run the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation as well as sustain […]
Read MoreRideSafe, a Kenya startup, is among 10 other African firms selected to pitch at the Africa Startup Summit in Kigali next month. Key among the inaugural event’s agenda will include exploring opportunities and challenges within the tech startup ecosystem, while showcasing the region’s entrepreneurial talent. RideSafe is an emergency response service that utilises a micro-insurance […]
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