Business

Mobile Industry Invest Over $9bn on ITU’s Universal Connectivity Programme

ITU Secretary-General Doreen Bogdan-Martin said over $9 billion in investment commitments was received mobile operator groups to extend global connectivity. The announcement, made at Mobile World Congress (MWC), builds on the mobile industry’s strong support to ITU’s efforts to connect the world. Alongside the new commitments, the UN Digital Agency also announced that it now […]

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Business

JUST IN: Telecoms Operators Losing Subscribers Quarterly with VoIP Dropping Sharply, Says NCC 

Nigeria’s telecoms operators have been facing challenges retaining their subscribers as statistics from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has revealed. According to the Commission, although MTN Nigeria still leads in the number of subscribers per each individual telecoms operator on a quarterly basis but the telecoms operators have continued to witnessed a steady decline in […]

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Economy

JUST IN:Nigerians Internet Data Consumption Habit Widens. Hits 713,200.6 Terabytes

More Nigerians are spending more time on  the internet and consuming huge amounts of internet data subscription according to statistics released by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) yesterday, while Nigerians were busy celebrating Valentine festival. The figures which were sighted by TechnologyMirror, that more citizens are now on the internet consuming huge amounts of data […]

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Business

Top 10 Most Viewed YouTube Channels Hit Over 1.2 Trillion Views

Last year, Internet users spent over 23 hours per month watching YouTube, nearly as much as TikTok, the absolute winner in this category. A huge chunk of this time was spent watching some of the most popular YouTube channels, which count hundreds of millions of subscribers and hundreds of billions of views. According to data […]

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News

Digicel Goes Live With BroadForward Diameter Router

Digital Operator Digicel has gone live with the BroadForward Diameter Routing Agent (DRA). The BroadForward DRA has replaced the legacy DRA systems while the BroadForward STP earlier replaced the IP Transfer Point (ITP) systems that were in use at 26 of Digicel’s markets in the Caribbean and Central America. At the heart of the Digicel network, the BroadForward DRA provides intelligent […]

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Business

Lagos Motorshow to Feature Tech Theater Dedicated to AI & Electric Cars, Proceeds Marked for Charity Works

The Lagos Motorshow will feature a dedicated technology exhibition that will feature new innovation, Internet of things (IoT) in automobiles and other developments in the automotive industry, including Electric Vehicles, Electric Tricycles and gas-powered low emission ECO friendly vehicles. At a press conference unveiling key features of the event, the organisers disclosed that the exhibition […]

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Technology

ICTLOCA Set to Host Convergence Summit Focus on Sustainable Local Content through Digital Innovation

The quest to bridge the gap between the rapid advancements in digital technologies and their practical application is the focus of the a Summit organised Association of Information Communication Technology Local Content (ICTLOCA). The July 2024 Convergence Summit with the theme: ‘Sustaining Local Content with Digital Innovation backbone in the Ecosystem’, has bring together key […]

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Business

IXPN Hits 570 Gigabytes Per Second in Traffic, as Peak Traffic Grows Consistently in 10 Years

The Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria (IXPN) has continued to record yearly peak traffic growth. Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of IXPN, Mr. Muhammed Rudman said that IXPN has confidently grown peak traffic annually for the past 10 years. Rudman who was speaking at the 2024 edition of IXPN Members Engagement Forum in Lagos, […]

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Business

JUST IN: Nigeria’s Tele-Density  Drops to 102.30% as NCC Adjusts Statistics to Reflect Population Figures & ITU Standard

Nigeria’s telecommunications industry tele-density has dropped from 115.63% to 102.30% in September according statistics released by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). The Commission in its telecom industry statistical reports of September, October, and November 2023 published on its the website further revealed that broadband penetration witnessed a similar drop from 45.47% to 40.85% in the […]

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Business

Anambra Unveils Redesigned & Refined State Website as Verified Information Source for Citizens

The Anambra State Government has redesigned and refined its official website to become a source of verified information for the citizens. A statement issued by the Anambra State ICT Agency, which redesigned the official website, said that the Anambra State Website is the exclusive platform for authenticated and genuine updates on the state’s advancements across […]

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