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 […]
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with this resolution, the disconnection approval granted to MTN for the disconnection of Globacom has now been withdrawn”, the NCC said […]
Read MoreThe 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, […]
Read MoreThe Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr Aminu Maida said that Nigeria and Sierra Leone shared the same challenges in their respective telecommunications industry. Maida made this known while hosting the Sierra Leone Minister of Communications, Technology and Innovation, Ms Salima Bah, who was in Nigeria for official visit. He said, […]
Read MoreMasterCard yesterday sealed a definitive agreement with MTN, for a minority investment of up to $200 million in MTN Group Fintech, valued at $5.2 billion on a cash and debt-free basis. The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE)-listed MTN Group stated today that the deal, which is non-categorised under the JSE Listings Requirements, was originally announced on August 14, […]
Read MoreThe UK government has decided to bung regulators £10 million to help make them ready for the rigours of handling everyone’s favourite fast-growing technology buzz topic: artificial intelligence. The move forms part of a broader funding allocation into AI. It comes alongside another £90 million to be ploughed into nine new UK-based AI research hubs […]
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