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- 10 May 2018
Firm to Set Up Network Between Africa, Asia
Liquid Telecom has signed a strategic partnership with China Telecom Global (CTG), which will see the companies collaborate to provide Africa and Asia with network solutions and services. CTG is a…
- 29 Jun 2016
GSMA Launches Initiative for Rich, Interoperable Messaging Experiences
GSMA hasannounced that AIS, Axiata Group, Beeline, Bell Mobility, China Mobile, China Telecom, China Unicom, Claro Brazil, Claro Colombia, Indosat Ooredoo, M1, Megafon, MTS, Optus, Personal…
- 28 May 2026
Bharti Airtel Named Fourth Largest Mobile Network Operator in the World
The top ten mobile network operators in the world account for roughly 3.8 billion subscriptions, about 43 percent of the 8.8 billion mobile lines in service worldwide as of mid-2024. The composition…
- 27 Jun 2017
GSMA Mobile IoT Initiative Takes Off
The GSMA has announced that its Mobile IoT Initiative1 has taken off with the launch of multiple commercial rollouts of Low Power, Wide Area (LPWA) solutions by several of the world’s leading mobile…
- 29 Mar 2010
Nitel: New Generation Consortium Gets China Unicom ( Europe ) Operations Backing
New Generation Telecom Consortium Limited winner of the bid for 75 per cent in the Nigerian Telecommunications Limited (Nitel) got a major boost at the weekend as China Unicom ( Europe ) Operations…
- 21 Nov 2018
GSMA Launches New Industry-Wide Initiative to Support Operator Edge Cloud AR/VR
The GSMA has announced the launch of a new industry-wide initiative called The GSMA Cloud AR/VR Forum that will focus on the development of cloud virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR)…
- 17 Oct 2015
ITU Telecom World 2015 Accelerates Global ICT Innovation to help Improve Lives
ITU Telecom World 2015 closed its doors last week at Hungexpo, Budapest following an exceptional week of dialogue, debate, networking and showcasing. The event, which welcomed over 4,000 participants…
- 24 Aug 2015
GSMA Launches Low Power WAN Initiative to Accelerate Growth of IoT
The GSMA has announced that it has established the ‘Mobile IoT Initiative’, a new project backed by 26 of the world’s leading mobile operators, OEMs, chipset, module and infrastructure companies,…
- 7 Sept 2017
GSMA Highlights $1.8 Trillion IoT Revenue Opportunity for MNOs
The GSMA yesterday announced that mobile network operators are set to benefit from an estimated US$1.8 trillion Internet of Things (IoT) revenue opportunity by 2026 boosted by the early deployment of…
- 19 Oct 2020
Telcos Accelerate Standalone 5G Deployment to Meet COVID-19 Induced Demand- GlobalData
Internet has emerged as a critical lifeline for people and businesses across the world in 2020 as the COVID-19 crisis led to the rise in remote working, virtual schooling, online socializing and…
- 12 Jan 2017
NarrowBand IoT Enterprise App Market Will Surpass $8m by 2022
The Narrowband IoT market size is expected to grow from USD 320.5 Million in 2017 to USD 8,221.3 Million by 2022, at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 91.3% during the forecast period. The…
- 14 May 2020
Facebook, Telcos Unveil A Transformative Submarine Cable for Future Internet Connectivity in Africa
Facebook, China Mobile International, MTN GlobalConnect, Orange, stc, Telecom Egypt, Vodafone and WIOCC announced that they will partner to build 2Africa, which will be the most comprehensive subsea…
- 4 Jul 2017
Huawei Bags GSMA's Best IoT Innovation for Mobile Networks Award
Witnessed by experts from the global telecommunications industry and the media, Huawei’s NB-IoT solution received the "Best IoT Innovation for Mobile Networks" award issued by GSMA at the Mobile…
- 30 Jun 2020
GSMA says 5G Stand Alone will Become Reality
The GSMA convened pioneers in 5G to develop a guidelines document that provides technological, spectrum and regulatory support to operators in the deployment of 5G Stand Alone (5G SA) Option 2.…
- 27 Feb 2018
Huawei Releases First 5G Customer-Premises Equipment
Huawei Consumer Business Group (CBG) launched its HUAWEI 5G customer-premises equipment (CPE), the world’s first commercial terminal device supporting the globally recognized 3GPP telecommunication…
- 17 Jan 2020
5G SIM Cards to Enable Crypto-currency Payments in 5 Years
By 2025, half of smartphone owners who do not have a bank account will use a mobile-accessible crypto-currency account for their day-to-day financial transactions. This was the word from Miriam Burt,…
- 8 Mar 2010
That Unhealthy Development in Nitels’ Privatization Process
Few weeks ago the process of finding a new investor for Nigerian Telecommunications Limited entered concluding stage with the emergence of New Generation Telecommunications Consortium as the…
- 8 Dec 2009
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Swift Networks, Nigeria’s leading broadband company said that it has signed a turnkey (design, deploy, optimize and support) agreement with Huawei Technologies to implement its network upgrade…
- 23 Feb 2017
Gartner Predicts Public Cloud Services Market to Grow 18% in 2017
The worldwide public cloud services market is projected to grow 18 percent in 2017 to total $246.8 billion, up from $209.2 billion in 2016, according to Gartner, Inc. The highest growth will come…
- 14 Nov 2018
MainOne Takes Blame for Google Glitch
Main One Cable has took responsibility for a glitch that temporarily caused some Google global traffic to be misrouted through China, saying it accidentally caused the problem during a network…
- 7 Jun 2017
Konnect Africa Set to Reshape Satellite Broadband Industry
With new-generation services starting on Tuesday in Benin, Cameroon, Kenya, Lesotho, Nigeria, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania and Uganda, Konnect Africa is confirming its bold ambitions for…
- 9 Feb 2016
GSMA Releases Security Guidelines to Support Growth of the IoT
The GSMA yesterday announced the availability of new guidelines designed to promote the secure development and deployment of services in the growing Internet of Things (IoT) market. The document,…
- 19 May 2022
U.S, China Battle for Africa Mobile Phone Sector- VOA
Africa, in recent years, has become the new frontier where China and the United States, the world's two biggest economic superpowers, are competing for influence in a key industry:…
- 1 Sept 2008
East African Cable Project Underway
Construction has started on the East African Submarine Cable System (EASCS), a landmark fibre-optic cable project that will connect 21 African countries to each other and the rest of the world with…
- 20 May 2016
Huawei Awarded Best Innovative Future Comms Service at IMS Forum
The IMS World Forum is the world's largest IMS professional forum and is one of the most influential events in the industry. The forum attracted more than 300 delegates from the world to explore the…
- 28 Sept 2020
Microsoft Moves into 5G Race with Azure Cloud for Telecom Operators
Microsoft Corp unveiled a new cloud platform on Monday aimed at enabling telecom operators to build 5G networks faster, reduce costs and sell customised services to business clients. After banning…
- 10 Jun 2019
5G to Contribute $700bn to Global Economy by 2030 - Report
The rollout of 5G is forecast to contribute $700 billion to the global economy by 2030, with a compound annual growth rate of 20%. This is according to the 5G Technology, Market and Forecasts…
- 19 Jan 2018
Huawei founder, others fined $469,000 for quality breaches
Ren Zhengfei, Co founder, Huawei Technologies and top executives will pay a self-imposed fine totaling 469,000 dollars for management oversight of some quality breaches at the firm, according to an…
- 8 Feb 2024
Bayobab Lands 2Africa Subsea Cable in Nigeria, Ghana
Bayobab, a provider of pan-African digital connectivity solutions, yesterday landed the 45,000km-long 2Africa cable in Ghana and Nigeria. The MTN Group-owned company announced the landing, saying…
- 22 Feb 2024
MTN Partners Bayobab to Land Longest Subsea Cable in Nigeria
Bayobab, a pan-African digital connectivity solutions provider, has partnered with MTN Nigeria to land a 45,000km subsea cable in Nigeria. Known as ‘2Africa,’ the cable landing station is at…