There’s a roadmap to a future where technology serves humanity in all its diversity, fostering financial, social and creative inclusivity, and it’s all in Once Upon Tomorrow: Harnessing the New Opportunities the Metaverse Creates (Forefront Books; March 5, 2024) by Xsolla founder Shurick Agapitov. Agapitov envisions a future where every consumer-facing industry, from fashion to healthcare to entertainment, […]
Read MoreASSA ABLOY Global Solutions is announcing that their critical infrastructure offering will adapt ALCEA as its main brand. French-based ALCEA SAS has roots in the security solutions industry dating back to 1995 and was acquired by ASSA ABLOY Global Solutions in 2022. The introduction of the renewed brand marks the beginning of a journey to position […]
Read MoreThe number of active retail roaming subscribers will reach 1.25 billion globally by the end of 2024, and will rise to 1.6 billion by 2028. It identified the increasing number of roaming subscribers using 5G networks as a key challenge for operators to fully monetise roaming activities. A new study from Juniper Research, said that 5G […]
Read MoreFollowing the disruption on March 14, 2024, which affected data and voice services due to cuts in undersea fibre optics along the coasts of Cote d’Ivoire and Senegal, we are pleased to announce that services have now been restored to approximately 90% of their peak utilization capacities. A statement from the Nigerian Communications Commission, said […]
Read MoreWhile the country marks the World Consumer Day last week, the Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC), took time to warn AI Developers of the need to be transparent about the data, algorithms, and models used in AI systems stating that this ensures that decisions made by AI can be explained and mistakes can be fixed to […]
Read MoreThe National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) and the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) are rejigging National Identification Number (NIN) SIM linkage through a strategic collaboration aimed the enhancing processes. Under this collaboration, NIMC and NCC will work closely to explore synergies and leverage each other’s expertise and resources such as streamlining the NIN-SIM Linkage Process: NIMC […]
Read MoreA combination of cable cuts, resulting in equipment faults on the major undersea cables along the West African Coast, have negatively impacted data and fixed telecom services in several countries of West Africa, including Nigeria, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Senegal, Cote de Ivoire, among others. The cuts occurred somewhere in Cote de’Ivoire and Senegal, with an […]
Read MoreThe Visa-backed Nigerian payments company Interswitch will enter Nigeria’s telecommunications sector after acquiring a Tier 5 MVNO (Mobile Virtual Network Operators) license. Interswitch acquired the Tier 5 MVNO (Mobile Virtual Network Operators) licence for ₦500 million ($1.08 million) from the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) in May 2023. Interswitch’s Tier 5 (unified virtual operator) license allows it to negotiate with one of Nigeria’s four telcos […]
Read MoreThe Swedish Government have hold talks with the Nigerian Communications Commission on areas of mutual benefit to both the NCC and the Swedish people. The talks took place when the Executive Vice Chairman of the NCC, Dr. Aminu Maida played host to the Swedish Ambassador, H. E. Annika Hahn-Englund who was on a courtesy visit […]
Read MoreAirtel Africa, a provider of telecommunications and mobile money services with a presence in 14 countries across Africa, has officially broken ground on its first data centre in Lagos, Nigeria. Nxtra by Airtel is set to be one of the largest networks of data centres in Africa, with high-capacity data centres in major cities located […]
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