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- 3 Apr 2025
Amazon Opens Competition in Satellite Internet Business, Sends Satellites into Space
Amazon has released more details on Project Kuiper, its plan to establish a satellite internet service resembling Starlink. The first launch of satellites for Amazon’s Kuiper project is set to ascend…
- 14 Apr 2026
Amazon Satellite to Challenge Starlink in Africa with Globalstar Acquisition
Amazon is in advanced negotiations for a blockbuster $9 billion acquisition deal of satellite communications firm Globalstar. The multi-billion-dollar strategic move is aimed at fast-tracking its…
- 19 Jan 2026
NCC Gives Amazon’s Kuiper, BeetleSat Nod to Provide Satellite Broadband Services in Nigeria
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has granted seven-year satellite operating permits to Amazon’s Project Kuiper and BeetleSat, according to the office of the special adviser on social media to…
- 28 Jul 2026
Fact-Check: Elon Musk’s "Tesla Pi Phone" is Internet Rumor
Viral rumors about a "Tesla Pi Phone" a new phone, being developed by Elon Musk, CEO and largest shareholder of Tesla and SpaceX, are entirely fake. AI Generated Tesla Pi Phone and Elon Musk Instead,…
- 19 Nov 2024
MTN Plans Satellite-Internet Rollout
MTN, Africa’s biggest mobile operator, is exploring partnerships with low-Earth-orbit satellite providers to bring internet connection to rural and remote customers in particular, according to Ralph…
- 22 Jan 2026
NCC Licences Six New ISPs to Challenge Telcos, Satellite Giants
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has granted operating licences to six new Internet Service Providers (ISPs), effective January 1, 2026, raising the total number of authorised ISPs in the…
- 24 Feb 2025
SpaceSail, Kuiper Battle Starlink for Souls of Customers
Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite internet network faces increased competition, with challenges from China’s state-backed SpaceSail and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’s Project Kuiper. SpaceSail, ased in…
- 24 Dec 2019
Apple Developing Satellite Technology to Support its Devices
A new report from Bloomberg claims Apple is working on satellite technology to beam data to users’ devices and could launch a new initiative using the tech within five years. There are a lot of…
- 11 Jan 2017
10 Innovative Nigerian Startups to Secure N10m Seed Investment on TAP Show
U.S-based Digital Marketing Agency, AIS Media, on Tuesday announces the premiere season of The Amazon Project (TAP) - a 13-week television production aimed at selecting and investing in the brightest…
- 27 Aug 2025
FG Says Space Technology is Necessity for National Prosperity, Security
Federal government has said that space technology and exploration are essential for national growth and security, and can be leveraged to address global challenges. Felix Ale, spokesman for the…
- 11 Nov 2022
Amazon Partners Ashour Corporation for West Africa Rollout
Amazon Ring has appointed Ashour Corporation FZE, a Dubai-based company with majority stake by Nigerian-born tech billionaire and Forbes Best of Africa Leading Tech Icon, Dr. Leo Stan Ekeh, as…
- 6 Jun 2021
Nwakanma, Alale Line-up for 2021 Nigeria DigitalSENSE Forum
Nnenna Nwakanma, chief Web Advocate at the World Wide Web Foundation,and Dr. Abimbola Alale, managing director of the Nigerian Communications Satellite, (NigComSAT), have been lined-up to speak at…
- 4 Mar 2022
5G will Revolutionise Nigeria's Creative Industry – Danbatta
The current efforts of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to facilitate deployment of the Fifth Generation (5G) technology will further catalyse the innovativeness and creativity of the…
- 8 Sept 2008
Oceanic Bank Buys MTS FirstWireless, Prestel
MTS FirstWireless, trapped in the debris of protracted boardroom squabbles has got a breather, thanks to fresh take over bid by Oceanic Bank Plc, one of Nigeria’s leading financial…
- 27 Oct 2014
28.1% Growth Rate, S-VOD Marketing Growing After Pay TV-Gartner
While pay TV is the biggest segment of the overall consumer video services market, accounting for 96.3 percent of total spending in 2014 and 94.2 percent by 2018, Gartner said that subscription video…
- 14 Feb 2012
Getting Kids Excited in the Reading Culture via eReaders
Anyone alarmed at the poor reading culture of our teaming young population? More alarming is their total lack of interest and respect for books…all they’re interested in are computer games, mobile…