Africa Data Centres, a business of Cassava Technologies, a pan-African technology group, has formed a commercial partnership with Blue Turtle Technologies, one of South Africa’s leading enterprise IT solutions providers, to deploy colocation services in the Cape Town and Midrand data centres. This agreement marks a significant step in expanding South Africa’s enterprise cloud and […]
Read MoreThe Nigerian telecommunications landscape remains in a curious state of suspended animation two years after the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) distributed over 40 MVNO licenses with considerable fanfare. Despite the ambitious regulatory framework established in 2022, the market has witnessed a conspicuous gap between regulatory enthusiasm and actual implementation. After numerous missed deadlines and prolonged […]
Read MoreIn what appears to be respite for bank customers who are burdened by bank deductions from their accounts, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) rejigs her End User Billing (EUB) policy for USSD banking in Nigeria. Before now it had been bundles of cries by bank customers over such deductions as in most cases customers are […]
Read MoreTelecoms operators will invest more than $17 billion globally over the next five years into AI-based network security. Their total investment grows from $2.5 billion in 2025 to $4.6 billion in 2029. A Juniper Research report attributed this expected additional spend to operators’ greater focus on growing their B2B revenue streams for industries such as […]
Read MoreLeading telecommunications infrastructure provider, IHS Nigeria, has reiterated its commitment to transforming the Ilorin Innovation Hub into a leading destination for talent and technology development across North-Central Nigeria. The company envisions the Hub as a launchpad for future unicorns and a magnet for young innovators from Kwara State and the surrounding regions. Speaking during a […]
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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is taking steps to protect the West African country’s telecoms sector from cyber-attacks and is developing a cyber security strategy. Executive Vice Chairman of the NCC, Dr. Aminu Maida, made the announcement at a regulatory meeting on cyber security framework development held in Lagos on Wednesday. This initiative comes as […]
Read MoreMTN Nigeria today held the opening ceremony for the 2025 edition of 21Days of Y’ello Care, the company’s annual employee volunteerism initiative. This year’s campaign, themed “Connecting at the Roots – Connecting Communities through Digital Tools,” will run from June 1 to June 21, 2025, and focuses on supporting communities that continue to face barriers […]
Read MoreAXIAN Telecom has acquired an 8% stake in pan-African e-commerce company Jumia Technologies, citing the platform’s fintech and logistics strengths as key drivers of its backing. This marks the first major telecom investment in Jumia since MTN Group’s exit in 2020. AXIAN, a fast-growing telecom and digital services provider with operations across Africa, disclosed the […]
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IHS Nigeria, a subsidiary of IHS Holding Limited and one of the largest independent owners, operators, and developers of shared telecommunications infrastructure in the world by tower count, has formally commissioned 65 Response, Patrol, and Escort (RPE) vehicles to G4S Secure Solutions Nigeria Limited, its long-standing security partner. The commissioning ceremony which held in Ikeja […]
Read MoreMTN Nigeria has announced a massive capital expenditure (CAPEX) drive for 2025, nearly doubling its investment to almost 900 billion Naira, as it seeks to significantly enhance network service quality in major cities like Lagos and Abuja and extend improvements to other areas. This financial commitment, up from a combined total of approximately 440 billion […]
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