The latest numbers for the global smartphone market suggest it has hit an inflection point after years of decline. It’s not time to break out the bubbly just yet, but Omdia’s preliminary Q3 2023 global smartphone shipment numbers show a year-on-year decline of just 0.7%. Furthermore, the 301.6 million units shipped mark a 13.4% increase […]
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Medallion Data Centre, Nigeria’s premier carrier neutral data centre operator will henceforth be known and addressed as Digital Realty. This follows the official rebranding of the company last week in Lagos, a move the hitherto Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Medallion Data centre, Engr. Ikechukwu Nnamani has been described as a new dawn for […]
Read MoreMTN Group, Africa’s largest telecoms company, plans to challenge the current tax discord in its largest market, Nigeria. It is once again embroiled in a tax dispute in Nigeria, having been ordered to pay $72.6 million in overdue taxes. The order was issued last week by Nigeria’s Tax Appeal Tribunal (TAT) in Lagos, and it […]
Read MoreTelecommunications provider, MTN Nigeria, and Adbot, an ad-tech company, has announced a partnership to bring MTN’s Thryve Google Ads services to all SMEs on the MTN network. The collaboration empowers SMEs to enhance their online visibility, taking advantage of the Thryve Google Ads Bundle, which provides 1Gb of data, a minimum of 10 website conversions […]
Read MoreAs the industry media body, the Nigeria Information Technology Reporters Association (NITRA), prepares for its stakeholders engagement event, the NITRA FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGY (FINTECH) FORUM 2023, Nigeria’s telecommunications regulator, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has thrown its weight behind the event. The event has also gained the support and partnership of all-in-one payments, banking and operations […]
Read MoreSchneider Electric, the leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, has launched an industry-first guide to address new physical infrastructure design challenges for data centers to support the shift in artificial intelligence (AI)-driven workloads, setting the gold standard for AI-optimized data center design. Titled “The AI Disruption: Challenges and Guidance for Data […]
Read MoreThe quest for a reliable telecommunications infrastructure for the players in West Africa’s industry to deliver essential services and products in an interdependent ecosystem was the focus of discussion at the maiden edition of the West Africa telecoms Infrastructure Summit and Exhibition (WATISE). The event, which has as its theme: ‘The Future of Infrastructure, Connectivity […]
Read MoreThe Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) has restored regulatory services to one of its licensees, Globacom Limited after it successfully cleared its outstanding debt obligations to the Commission for unpaid Spectrum Fees, Numbering Fees and Annual Operating Levy (AOL). The Commission has also stepped down planned enforcement action against Globacom over its breach of extant regulations […]
Read MoreFormer Head of Sales for the Middle East & Africa at Meta, Mrs Nkechi Egerton-Idehen is now the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Satellite Limited (NIGCOMSAT), her appointment came on the heels of a significant reshuffle within the Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovations, and Digital Economy by Nigerian President Bola Tinubu. The […]
Read MoreAmerican Tower Corporation has been able to decrease on-site diesel consumption by nearly 43.5 million liters annually after making an approximately $300 million investment in GHG emissions and energy reduction initiatives in Africa since 2018. This was revealed in its 2022 sustainability report, which outlined the Company’s sustainability strategy and provides a comprehensive overview of […]
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