30 results
- 18 Mar 2014
OpenMedia, Broadband Rights Africa Host Broadband Forum
Broadband Rights Africa, Openmedia Group and Atlantic Telecoms & Media have perfected plans to host an international forum on accelerating nationwide broadband access in Nigeria. The Forum…
- 28 May 2014
Broadband Rights Network Woos Nigerians on Broadband Growth Campaign
Broadband Rights Advocacy Network-Africa has continued its exploits in campaign for broadband growth in Nigeria. The Network recently organized an “International Stakeholder Forum on Accelerating…
- 30 Mar 2014
History as Nigeria Push for Broadband Right for Citizens
The long-sought panacea to poverty eradication in Nigeria may indeed be within reach with the first ambitious initiative to make sure that all Nigerians have access to affordable and truly ubiquitous…
- 27 Mar 2014
Broadband Affordability, Ubiquity Resonate @ BR-Africa, Openmedia Forum
Telecommunications experts have highlighted the importance of using sustainable, affordable models and technology to foster broadband access in the country, stressing that content creation and…
- 19 Oct 2019
Broadband for All in Africa to Gulp $100-billion - Report
To achieve universal broadband access, African countries will need to bring about 1.1 billion more people online Less than a third of Africa's population has access to broadband connectivity and…
- 26 May 2020
Right of Way: Experts to Discuss Next Steps for Broadband Internet Penetration for Africa
#StartupSouth, which educates, connects and attracts funding to founders and Startups within the South-South/South-East is hosting top Industry professionals and Government officials to a virtual…
- 21 Sept 2010
Intel, MTN Group collaborate to accelerate broadband adoption in Africa and Middle East
Intel Corporation and MTN Group have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) which will see the companies collaborate to accelerate the deployment and penetration of broadband access in Africa and…
- 26 Jan 2019
CSquared to Fiberise Africa wit Affordable Broadband Internet Connectivity
CSquared, a pan-african broadband infrastructure provider that enables ISPS and MNOs to provide high quality broadband through shared infrastructure, has spelt out its operational priorities that are…
- 2 Apr 2014
Ndukwe, Father of Telecoms Gets ITU Honours
Ernest Ndukwe, father of modern telecommunications in Nigeria and chairman of the Openmedia Group, has been recognised by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) for his contribution to…
- 21 Mar 2017
InMobi Expands into Africa's ad Space
Digital Solutions Group (DSG) subsidiary Broadbrand has secured the exclusive rights to offer Indian InMobi ad inventory in Africa. The partnership will allow Broadband to offer its clients access to…
- 27 Aug 2019
Digital Rights and Inclusion Forum #DRIF20 Opens Portal for Applications
Paradigm Initiative has opened applications for the 8th Digital Rights and Inclusion Forum (#DRIF), billed to hold in April 21 - 23 2020. The Digital Rights and Inclusion Forum (#DRIF) has…
- 10 Jan 2022
Tizeti Rolls Out High-Speed 4G LTE in Oyo State @ N2,222 Monthly Fixed Broadband
In line with its commitment to widening digital inclusion in Africa with affordable broadband connectivity, particularly to the continent’s underserved populations, Tizeti, West Africa’s pioneer…
- 26 Oct 2009
Nigeria Needs Broadband Connectivity - Van Schalkwyk
Jacques Van Schalkwyk, general manager Sub-Saharan Africa at Intel Corp has emphasized the need for government to pay attention to broadband connectivity by making sure that the right…
- 31 Jan 2019
Axiz, Innova Partner to Boost HTS Connectivity in Africa
Axiz has entered into a partnership with High Throughput Satellite (HTS) services aggregator Innova HTS to roll out broadband satellite solutions into Africa. Axiz said Innova HTS complements its…
- 1 Sept 2016
Standard Bank Predicts Increased M&A Activity in African Telecom, Media
Standard Bank, Africa’s largest bank by assets, is partnering with international news and events provider TMT Finance for the inaugural TMT Finance Africa in Lagos 2016 Conference, which is bringing…
- 26 Aug 2020
Africa in Motion: Accelerating Africa’s Digital Future
By Fadi Pharaon As a continent with very high potential for growing economies, how can African countries accelerate their digital adoption and leapfrog into a new era of socio-economic prosperity?…
- 27 Oct 2008
Mobile Specific Taxes Hinders Connectivity-Solomon
Gabriel Solomon is senior vice president, The GSMA which represents 750 mobile operators in more 220 countries in Africa, Asia, America and Europe. Solomon builds, leads and develops the GSMA's…
- 13 May 2020
Sub-Saharan Africa’s Digital Exclusion Woes Persist - Goodluck
Akinwale Goodluck, head of Africa at the GSM Association (GSMA), has said that though a lot of people in Sub-Saharan Africa are covered by a mobile broadband (MBB) network, they still don’t subscribe…
- 17 Aug 2022
Collaborations Between FG And MTN Critical in Achieving 70% Internet Penetration By 2025 - Onyinye Ikenna-Emeka
Nigeria is poised to achieve a 70 percent internet penetration in urban and rural areas by 2025 as desired by the Federal Government if tactical collaborations between the private sector and the…
- 12 May 2017
Africa has 3 Years to Meet Internet Access Deadline - Kagame
Public-private partnerships and bridging the digital divide will help Africa meet the Broadband Commission target of providing at least 50% of its population with internet access by 2020. This is…
- 7 Jul 2014
WAFICT Congress to Focus on Big Data, Cloud Computing
As big data and cloud computing increasingly occupy the core of global activities in service delivery for both private and public sectors, how can governments and businesses in West Africa key into…
- 21 Jul 2008
Nigeria Needs Major Operators for Healthy Competition –Ndukwe
Engr. Ernest Ndukwe, executive vice chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), while reviewing the local telecoms industry, observed that Nigeria is in dire need of, at least, six…
- 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…
- 30 Sept 2025
NIGCOMSAT, Kenya’s KSA Partner on Satellite Technology Initiatives
Nigerian Communications Satellite (NIGCOMSAT) and the Kenya Space Agency (KSA) have formed a cooperation to set a new course for Africa’s and security environment through leveraging satellite…
- 22 Sept 2020
4G Advancement in Ethiopia: A Milestone in the Country’s Telecom Landscape
By Abiye Yeshitila Ethiopia is on the verge of massive digital transformation, as one of the fastest growing economies in Africa, which is being led by consumers who, today, have access to more…
- 1 Sept 2021
Rack Centre, PwC to Chart the Way Forward on Digital Infrastructure in a Webinar Series
Rack Centre, West Africa's largest Carrier Neutral Tier III Data Centre, in collaboration with the leading professional services firm PwC, will, on 16 September 2021, explore how Africa can leverage…
- 25 Sept 2017
Nigeria Can Become Africa’s Internet Hub If… - MainOne
Vremudia Oghene-Ruemu, MDXi’s product manager, Data Center in this interview assesses the data centre market in Nigeria, challenges confronting the line of business, the partnership with IXPN,…
- 20 May 2014
Spectrum – Oxygen of A Digital World
The internet in such a short time has become the most pervasive communication system in the world. Digital statistics show that whilst it took Radio 38 years and TV 13 years to individually…
- 5 May 2009
Suburban Re-strategies for Efficient Service Delivery
Suburban West Africa, the holding company of the Suburban group of companies, has restructured its board of directors and has expanded its management team, in order to prepare the company to achieve…
- 17 Jun 2021
Delivering on the National Broadband Plan by 2025
Network sharing as an option to drive pervasive broadband in Nigeria By: Eniola Campbell Broadband has long been seen as an enabler of new business processes and product innovation that can boost job…