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- 2 Oct 2013
Ericsson, Broadband Commission Report Highlights Broadband Impact on People
The Broadband Commission for Digital Development, in collaboration with Ericsson has issued a report titled: “Transformational solutions for 2015 and Beyond.” The report looks at several aspects of…
- 28 Feb 2015
Broadband is Key to “Education to all’- UN Broadband Commission
Mobile phones, tablets and e-readers with broadband connectivity could prove the long-sought panacea in the global effort to bring quality, ubiquitous multidisciplinary educational opportunities to…
- 27 Sept 2015
UN Broadband Commission Affirms Focus on Sustainable Development Goals
The power of broadband to leapfrog development roadblocks and bring access to education, healthcare and employment opportunities should put high-speed information and communication technology (ICT)…
- 14 Mar 2016
Broadband Most Powerful Development Catalyst - UN
The Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development’s 13th full meeting, held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Sunday, reached consensus on the need for a new set of connectivity targets to help…
- 22 Jan 2016
Global Partners Estimate cost of Connecting Next 1.5Bn at $450Bn
A new global dialogue focused on getting the next 1.5 billion unconnected people online was forged at a special session of the UN Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development held at the World…
- 4 Oct 2013
UN Report Says Women are Most Promising Market for ICT
A new report released by the Broadband Commission Working Group on Broadband and Gender of the United Nations has revealed that a significant and pervasive tech gap in access to information and…
- 7 Jan 2019
How Nigeria Attained 31% Broadband Penetration Target
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) said that Nigeria has attained 31 percent broadband penetration. This, it said was based on empirical indices, and that it is contrary to insinuations…
- 27 Sept 2016
Global Broadband Market Robust, But Gender Imbalance Worries ITU
The 2016 State of Broadband Report published by the Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development offers plenty of good news, data, and insights on the deployment of broadband worldwide and…
- 22 Aug 2016
NCC to License More Broadband Operators
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is to license more broadband operators to complement existing ones in order to achieve the 30 per cent broadband penetration target of the Federal Government…
- 16 Jul 2020
Nigeria, Others to Reach UN Affordable Broadband Target
Nigeria, Botswana and Seychelles are likely to reach the United Nations Broadband Commission’s target of affordable broadband services of less than 2% of Gross National Income (GNI) per capita by…
- 23 Jan 2020
Telecom Body Launches Broadband Transforming Lives Campaign
The International Telecommunication Union’s (ITU’s) Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development this week launched the “Broadband Transforming Lives” campaign at the World Economic Forum in…
- 7 Mar 2012
NCC, ATCON Join Hands to Chart Broadband Course
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) said it will embark on industry-wide consultations where all issues related to the national broadband plans will be dissected and has invited industry…
- 13 Dec 2018
Nigeria Exceeds 30% Broadband Penetration Target
The Nigerian Communications Commission has said that Nigeria exceeded the 30% broadband target and has recorded 30.9% penetration target so far. The Commission made this known on Thursday in Abuja at…
- 24 Mar 2014
Broadband Must Be Recognized As a Vital Development Enabler
UN Broadband Commission for Digital Development which met in Dublin this weekend has said that access to broadband could be the universal catalyst that lifts developing countries out of poverty and…
- 25 Oct 2019
Pervasive Broadband Penetration Key to Effective e-Govt Services, says Danbatta
Prof. Umar Danbatta, executive vice chairman (EVC), Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has reiterated that the Commission's drive for pervasive Broadband penetration is crucial to deepening…
- 10 Jan 2020
NCC Eyes Swedish’s SPIDER Initiative for ICT Capacity Building, Improved Broadband
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is considering exploring the capacity development and focus of the Swedish Programme for ICT Development in Emerging Regions (SPIDER), to improved broadband…
- 13 Nov 2014
NCC Tasks Telcos on 2018 Broadband 30% Penetration Target
Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) has urged the telecommunications operators to step up the drive towards achieving 30% broadband internet penetration in the country by 2018. The…
- 3 Jun 2016
NCC Says Increased Broadband Penetration Boosts BYOD
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has again reiterated its drive towards increased broadband penetration in the country. This was part of Professor Umar Danbatta, NCC executive vice…
- 17 Jun 2014
NCC Commences Infracos Selection for Open Access Broadband
The plan by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to deploy affordable and pervasive broadband services across Nigeria has begun with an invitation to Infrastructure Companies, otherwise known…
- 17 Mar 2017
Unesco, GSMA Champion Women's Online Participation
The Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development's Working Group on the Digital Gender Divide, co-chaired by the GSMA and Unesco, has released a report that sets specific recommendations to…
- 26 Aug 2016
Nigeria’s Broadband Penetration @ 13 Percent – NCC
Prof. Umar Danbatta, executive vice chairman and CEO, Nigeria Communication Commission (NCC) on Friday said that presently, broadband penetration in the country was at 13 per cent. Danbatta…
- 21 Sept 2014
Half the World to Be Connected by 2017
Over 50% of the global population will have Internet access within three years’ time, with mobile broadband over smartphones and tablets now the fastest growing technology in human history, according…
- 5 Aug 2012
NCC Adopts ‘Open Access Model’ for Broadband
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) said that it has adopted an ‘Open Access Model’ approach as it seeks to provide ubiquitous and affordable broadband services in the country. Dr. Eugene Juwah,…
- 13 Nov 2013
NCC Proposes New Model to Accelerate Broadband
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has proposed the setting up and licensing of infrastructure companies (InfraCos) to accelerate the deployment of broadband in the country under the National…
- 10 Jun 2019
NCC Reaffirms Commitment to Bridging Broadband Infrastructure Gap
The Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) has reaffirmed commitment to bridge the gap between existing and planned fibre infrastructure to increase broadband penetration in the country. Prof…
- 5 Oct 2010
Juwah Seeks Banks’ Role in Broadband Initiative
Dr. Eugene Juwah, executive vice chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission, has said that the Nigerian banks have critical roles to play in the broadband vision of the Commission given their…
- 19 Jul 2010
NCC Prepares Nigerians for Broadband Banquet
Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) has penciled down several initiatives in a bid to spread broadband revolution and fire the kiln of economic, social and cultural development, Nigeria…
- 3 Aug 2020
NCC Says 78.9m Nigerians now Connected to Broadband
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has revealed that the number of Nigerians connected to high-speed internet rose to 78.9 million in June. Prof Umar Danbatta, EVC, NCC The data from the…
- 16 Mar 2009
NCC Boss Identifies Wireless as Option for Broadband
Engr. Ernest Ndukwe, EVC, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has stated that Nigeria’s option to realizing ubiquitous broadband penetration across the country within a reasonable period…
- 12 Jan 2018
NCC Mulls Forum on Cost Based Pricing For Retail Broadband, Data Services
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is set to host stakeholders in the telecommunications industry and the general public to a consultative forum on determination of cost based pricing for…