The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), is concern about the security challenges and the risks that comes with the advancement of technology, particularly the wireless technology. Speaking at the opening ceremony at the “Telecoms Industry Risk Management Conference, a stakeholders engagement forum organised by the NCC, the Executive Vice Chairman of the Commission, Dr Aminu Maida, […]
Read MoreAs one of the technologies driving Industry 4.0, along with artificial intelligence, Big Data, robotics, and automation, the Internet of Things (IoT) has entered almost every market over the past years, providing seamless communication between people, processes, and devices. Although the global semiconductor shortage has slowed the market growth compared to pre-pandemic levels, the global […]
Read MoreNigeria needs to integrate artificial intelligence to enable the nation tackle the myriad of insecurity issues facing it. According to the Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Mr Kashifu Inuwa, the country needs collaboration between the security industry and the startup ecosystem to address the issues. Inuwa while hosting the Commandant […]
Read MoreThe new guidelines for the registration of data controllers and processors have been restructured to allow payment based on the risk involvement levels of the data protection management organisation. According to the new, guidelines released by the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC), the Commission has varied the payable fees according to the level of Major […]
Read MoreMore 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 […]
Read MoreDigital 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 […]
Read MoreInitiatives to make smartphones more affordable will gain momentum this year, as the race to get more people in Sub-Saharan Africa online heats up. Kenechi Okeleke, director of regional, social and policy research at GSMA Intelligence, made that remark while highlighting telecoms market expectations for the region. Sub-Saharan Africa remains the fastest-growing mobile region in […]
Read MoreThe poor network failure experienced by subscribers of mobile network operator, 9Mobile has been linked to the news making the rounds about the acquisition of the fourth mobile network operator. Subscribers of 9mobile recently took to the company’s X (formerly Twitter) page with complaints over its poor network services in parts of the country. A […]
Read MoreThe 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 […]
Read MoreThe Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has reversed an order granted MTN Nigeria Communications Plc. (MTN) to disconnect Globacom Limited (Globacom) over interconnect debt following the resolution of the dispute between the duo. “In accordance with this resolution, the disconnection approval granted to MTN for the disconnection of Globacom has now been withdrawn”, the NCC said […]
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