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Telecoms Operators Now Block Flash Calling Using Third Party Partnership as SMS Authentication Traffic Rises

Operators’ revenue from SMS traffic, used for authentication, such as MFA (Multi-factor Authentication), will represent over 70% of global mobile authentication spend by 2025. According to telecommunications experts at Juniper Research, despite market pressures, including rising SMS fraud and increasing termination charges, SMS will remain enterprises’ most used technology to authenticate and identify their users […]

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Business

Virtual Mobile Operator Now Vital component for Africa’s Economy, Says Expert

As of the end of 2022, there were officially 1,986 mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) deployed and operational worldwide, of which around 50% were in Europe. However, this figure may not be entirely accurate. In addition, there is an informal number of other virtual operators offering services under the branded reseller or service provider model […]

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Network

Over 41% of Enterprise Plan to Deploy WiFi 7 by 2024, Says Report

Over 41% of respondents surveyed globally plan to deploy WiFi 7 by the end of 2024 – indicating the marketplace already sees a strong business case for WiFi 7. This is one of the key findings of the latest cross-industry report by the Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA), the global industry body for WiFi standards and […]

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Technology

African Telecom Infrastructure Developments Empower Cloud, CDNs & SaaS Providers, Says Report

A recently updated report unveils the tremendous opportunities for content delivery networks (CDNs), cloud services, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) providers in Africa’s ever-expanding connectivity landscape. TeleGeography, a leading telecom market intelligence and research provider, highlights significant developments in the African telecommunication network infrastructure landscape and the resultant traffic patterns. This will benefit CDNs, cloud, and SaaS […]

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Business

Nearly 90% of Pentagon Supply Chain Fails Basic Cybersecurity Test

The first-ever thorough analysis of the state of cybersecurity of the US defense industrial base (DIB) reveals that nearly 90% of its contractors do not meet the required security standards. Defense contractors possess sensitive national security information and are being constantly targeted with sophisticated hacking operations led by state-sponsored hackers. The in-depth analysis of the […]

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Technology
  • September 24, 2020

ipNX & US Govt Sign Agreement to Expand Fibre-Optic Network to Lagos, Abuja & Other States

ipNX, an information, communications and technology (ICT) company and the United States Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) have signed a partnership agreement that will further support the development of Nigeria’s ICT and broadband infrastructure and help ipNX expand its fibre-optic network to more than 200,000 residences in Lagos and other locations, including Abuja and Port […]

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Network

Africa Set to Battle Online Safety with $1m Fund Support for Innovative Solutions

The battle for online safety in Africa may just been on the way to be won following the funding support from South African social impact advisory firm Impact Amplifier and Google.org and the UK-based ISD in the Africa Online Safety Fund, worth a US$1 million. The initiative seeks innovative solutions to online safety challenges. Over […]

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Network
  • February 27, 2020

Nokia Launches End-to-End 4G and 5G New Radio Slicing

Nokia has announced the launch of new end-to-end slicing network functionality for 4G and 5G New Radio (NR) – the first vendor to offer this capability. The solution will support connectivity from 4G and 5G devices over the sliced network to applications running in private and public clouds and will be available this summer. Nokia’s […]

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Technology

MTN Edges Out Vodacom to Claim SA’s Mobile Video Quality Crown

MTN 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 […]

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Technology

Sunnet Systems Unveils Game-Changer Huawei Kunlun Server

Sunnet Systems and Datacom Service Limited, a Huawei top-level strategic partner has brought into the Nigeria server market a game-changer server with capacity for partitioning to any level. The server, known as Huawei Kunlun Server which was launched today in Lagos, South-West Nigeria is said to be adequately designed by Huawei Technology Company to meet […]

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