Vodafone Group, the parent company of South Africa’s largest mobile network operator, Vodacom, has concluded a partnership with AST SpaceMobile to launch the first phase space-based commercial mobile communications service in 2023. This will be the first service of its kind to connect standard mobile phones at 4G and 5G speeds using AST SpaceMobile’s patented space-based network, after securing funding Read More
Google has revealed that an authentication system outage, caused by an internal storage quota issue, is the reason behind a global outage of its services on Monday.On Monday afternoon, Google’s services that include Gmail, YouTube, Google Drive, Google Docs, Maps, AdWords and AdSense, Google Pay, Google Home, Nest and Google’s Chromecast went down in various countries around the world. In Read More
Parallel Wireless, a US-based open radio access networks (RAN) company that delivers software-defined end-to-end open RAN solutions, announced that it has been selected by Hotspot Network, a network-as-a-service (NaaS) provider, to deliver 2G, 3G and 4G coverage across 2 000 villages in Nigeria. The deal forms part of a connectivity initiative that includes Digital Farmers Club (DFC), Universal Service Provision Read More
Nigeria’s Communication Minister Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami has scrapped the N20 (0.053 United States dollar) Unstructured Supplementary Service Data fee imposed on subscribers for National Identity Number (NIN) retrieval requests across all mobile network providers in a bid to make the process smooth and affordable. Pantami gave the directive after meeting representatives of mobile network operators and agreed that subscribers Read More
The Sub-Saharan region recorded a 55% surge in the total number of apps downloaded during 2020 compared to 2019, higher than the global increase of 33% over the same period. This is according to data released by global attribution leader AppsFlyer, which analysed more than 48 billion installs of over 30 000 apps, with a minimum of 5 000 installs per Read More
Mobile data traffic in Sub-Saharan Africa is set to grow by an estimated 6.5 times, from the current 0.87EB per month to 5.6EB per month by 2026, according to the latest Ericsson Mobility Report. The report also shows that average traffic per smartphone in the region is expected to reach 8.9GB over the forecast period.At the same time, service providers Read More
The economic and social benefits of 5G has prompted more wireless infrastructure investments across the world. Oman in particular, is accelerating plans to become a technology hub in the Middle East; to nurture innovation, sustain progress and develop competitive advantage. 5G subscriptions in the MENA region is estimated to reach 80 million by 2025, representing 10% of total mobile subscriptions, Read More
Enhanced customer experience has become a non-negotiable for businesses that want to attract and retain customers. As the world continues to move into the digital space, new communication channels and advanced data platforms have created opportunities for organisations to improve their customers’ experience and adapt to new ways of doing business.2020 has been a year full of upheaval, but it’s Read More
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Ali Pantami, has called for the digitization of government processes to curb corruption that is stunting the full realisation of economic growth. Pantami’s speech was read on his behalf by the Director-General of National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) Mallam Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi during the seminar on anti-corruption recently in Abuja . Read More
The African technology landscape is changing, with increased ICT infrastructure and more Internet connectivity creating a situation that is ripe for the adoption of healthcare tech, delegates heard at the Africa Tech Festival’s “Industry Deep Dives- Healthcare.” The Africa Tech Festival is taking place this week from the 9 -12 November. Dedicated to accelerating Africa’s enterprise digital transformation, AfricaTech attracts over 11,000 Read More
President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday in Abuja directed the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy to work with all relevant government agencies to ensure full protection of critical national infrastructure. The president issued the directive at the unveiling of the National Broadband Plan 2020–2025, commissioning of the Communications and Digital Economy complex, flag-off of the Digital Innovation and Entrepreneurship Training and Read More
The residents of Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have commended Senator Philip Tanimu Aduda for his commitment to providing basic infrastructure to the people his constituency especially those living in the rural areas. They made the commendation during the inspection of constituency projects attracted by senator Aduda in the six area councils of the FCT led by his Special Assistant on Read More
To deepen the emerging innovativeness among Nigerian youth and catalyse the economic growth of the country, Minister of Communications and Digital Economy Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami) has championed the MIT REAP programme in Abuja. The team consist of Minister of Communications and Digital Economy Dr Isa Ibrahim Pantami as champion; executive secretary Petroleum Equalisation Fund Management Board Alh. Ahmed Read More
The Industry Consumer Advisory Forum (ICAF) has called for stakeholders’ collaboration with the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) towards improving the Quality of Service (QoS) delivery by in the country. The advocacy group stated this during a presentation made at its first quarter 2020 meeting held in Abuja. At every meeting of ICAF, a corporate member Read More
…Says 184m registered SIM database clean The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has rid mobile networks of improperly or invalidly-registered SIM cards. This was to ensure that over 184 million registered SIM cards/mobile lines across MNOs’ networks have valid data that are traceable and not anonymous, according to executive vice chairman of NCC Professor Umar Garba Danbatta. He said, “By our Read More
The Minister of Science and Technology Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu has disclosed that the Technology Expo would take place between the 16th to 20th of March 2020. According to him that the event began since 2016 and hoping it gets better than the previous ones adding that Nigeria is blessed with so much natural resources to showcase and compete with the Read More
Hackers are now focusing more on African Banks, telecom firms and many other corporate bodies on the African continent due to low implementation of safety measures, Microsoft has disclosed. According to Business Group Director, Security and Modern Workplace for Middle East and Africa Multi-Country Cluster (MEA MCC) covering Africa, Levant and Pakistan at Microsoft, Pratik Roy, all hands must be Read More
Meanwhile, the Minister of Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami) have debunked an online messages claiming that “devices are now connected to the Ministry’s systems and effective from tomorrow, it will commence the recording of phone calls and monitoring of all social media platforms.” The minister in a statement by his spokesperson Uwa Suleiman (Mrs) Read More
The federal government is strategically placing itself in the global digital economic space as the value of digital economy is valued at over $16m, Minister of Communications and Digital Economy Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami) has said.He stated this while inaugurating the Expert Review Committee for the National Digital Economy Policy and Strategy (NDEPS) in Abuja, Monday. He noted that Read More
Until the anti-corruption agencies walk the talk with regard to taking over unoccupied houses in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and other major cities across the country, Nigerians say they take the recent threat by the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related Offences Commission (ICPC) over such unoccupied houses with a pinch of salt. ELEOJO IDACHABA writes. If the threat Read More
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has plans to work with operators to more than double the nation’s broadband coverage Broadband access in Nigeria is currently accelerating at an impressive rate, but it builds on very humble beginnings. In 2000, Africa’s most populous nation had a meagre 79,000 internet users out of a population of 122.5 million – less than Read More
Multinational cyber security and antivirus expert – Kaspersky has warned banks in Sub Sahara Africa about looming cyber threats and loss of finances that could be made possible by a silent hacking group. In a statement distributed by APO Group on behalf of Kaspersky media contact Mbali Fikeni, the malware used in the attacks indicates that the threat Read More
Minister of Communications & Digital Economy Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami) has condemned the increase of Right of Way (RoW) charges by some state governors. An act he described as total disregard of the resolutions reached by the National Economic Council (NEC) in 2013. “It is however disheartening to hear that some states have decided Read More
Interaction of dynamic ecosystems comprising of government, academia, research institutes and increasingly educated populations are turning developing countries into hot beds for innovations. Firms across the world want to set their foot in developing regions for profits and inclusion of masses through a plethora of innovative services and products that could be developed in today’s opportune times by the incorporation Read More
Information and communication data has become expensive to both users and operators. It is even more expensive in the dark web where all levels of governments, individuals and organisations’ sensitive information is hacked and sold for great sum without the knowledge of the original owner of the data. AYONI M. AGBABIAKA writes on some of the measures to guide Read More
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