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- 7 Jun 2016
RIO 2016 Olympics: NOC Unveils Red Sapphire, Exclusive Online Media Partner
Ahead of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games taking place in August, the Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC), has unveiled Red Sapphire and Team Naija (#teamnaija) as the first-ever exclusive Online Media…
- 4 Jan 2017
Huawei Denies Plans to Move NOC to India
Huawei, technology giant said that it has no plans to relocate the Network Operating Centres (NOCs) it runs on behalf of the carriers in the country to India as alleged by the Nigerian Labour…
- 5 Oct 2010
Aviat Networks Moves to Reduce Operators’ Cost with NOC
Telecommunications equipment and solutions provider, Aviat Networks has launched Network management solutions aimed at reducing operating expenses of telecommunications operators by 25 percent. Aviat…
- 16 Jun 2017
iSON Technologies Opens First Global Network Operations Center
iSON Technologies, leading Information Technology (IT) company in Africa recently commissioned a state-of-the art Network Operations Center (NOC) at its Africa headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya. Avaya…
- 12 Aug 2024
GBB, BDIC Collaborate To Drive Digital Transformation in Benue State
Galaxy Backbone (GBB) hosted the Executive Governor of Benue State, His Excellency, Reverend Father Dr, Hycinth Iormem Alia, for a comprehensive tour of its cutting-edge digital infrastructure…
- 27 Nov 2013
Oil Workers Oppose Sale of Refineries, Says It's against National Interest
Oil workers under the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) and the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) have said that they would resist…
- 1 Nov 2015
Imperva Incapsula DDoS Trend Report
As our recent Imperva Incapsula DDoS Trend Report points out that Persistent attacks entail losses of hundreds of thousands of dollars-if not millions. Businesses today need solutions that can help…
- 18 Aug 2008
MWEB Nigeria Introduces New Modem with VoIP
MWEB Nigeria has introduced Hughes HN77 into the Nigerian market. The new modem is another innovation by MWEB Nigeria to its valued subscribers. The product, capable of adapting to weather…
- 15 Jun 2009
No Business Case for Fibre in Africa, Says Braun
Harald Braun, president, Harris Stratex Networks, has said that there is no strong business case for fibre in Africa considering the cost of laying such infrastructure. At the unveiling of the…
- 10 Jul 2014
VDT Upgrades Service Quality to Enhance Customers’ Benefit
VDT Communications is leveraging the organization’s Quality Policy pledge which is to, “continually uplift our service quality in order to delight customers, improve profitability and reduce…
- 11 Feb 2017
BlackBerry Introduces Cloud-Based Communication Platform for Developers
BlackBerry Limited has entered the Communications Platform as a Service (CPaaS) market with the introduction of its BBM Enterprise SDK (software development kit) that will enable developers to…
- 15 Apr 2014
Zamir Telecom, Exchange Telecom to Interconnect MNOs in Nigeria to Global Telco
Zamir Telecom’s joint venture with Exchange Telecom, enabling multiple STM1 capacity across four cities in Nigeria, has directly connected the global telco to all mobile network operators (MNOs) in…
- 8 Aug 2014
Etisalat Nigeria, IHS Sign Tower Sale Agreement
Etisalat Nigeria has announced the sale of 2,136 of its towers to IHS Holding Limited (“IHS”) as part of a broader strategy to drive improvements in the quality of its network performance and to…
- 29 Jul 2015
Galaxy Backbone Reveals its e-Government Agenda at e-Government Summit
Galaxy Backbone Ltd, a leading ICT infrastructure and services company wholly owned by the Federal Government has revealed its e-Government agenda at the ongoing E-Government Summit which commenced…
- 27 Apr 2016
Data Saving ‘KairosWebTv’ Launches in Nigeria, to Stream Rio2016 Live
KairosWebTV, a next-generation premier online TV platform for emerging and aspiring entrepreneurs, start-ups, news and insights, technology trends, edutainment, skits, events & online digital…
- 3 Nov 2016
Ericsson to Sack Nigerians as Firm Ships Jobs to India
Ericsson Nigeria, telecommunications services provider has served its Nigerian workers sack notice which will take effect by the end of this November, Nigeria CommunicationsWeek has learnt. Nigeria…
- 12 Jun 2017
Telcos Face Distress as Operational Challenges Worsen
Telecommunications operators in the country once seen as flourishing are today battling to survive due to unfavourable economic policies been implemented by the government. The situation has forced…
- 6 Jul 2017
Reps Asks NCC to Ascertain Health Status of Telcos
House of Representatives yesterday asked the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), have to immediately conduct financial forensics on all telecom operators to determine their health status. The…
- 14 Jul 2017
Galaxy Backbone Re-Iterates Commitment To ICT Service Delivery Across Agencies
Executive management of Galaxy Backbone led by the Yusuf Kazaure, managing director/CEO, recently played hosts to the leadership of the National Information Technology Development Agency…
- 4 Feb 2018
Mergers, Acquisition Loom in ISPs Space
There is strong indication that surviving Internet Service Providers (ISPs) are considering consolidation by way of mergers and acquisition as a fallout of the growing harsh operating…
- 17 Oct 2018
Broadbased Communications Bags Telecom Wholesale Company of the year Awards at NTITA 2018
Broadbased Communications Ltd bags the Telecom Wholesale Company of the year 2018 award at the Nigeria Tech Innovation and Telecom Awards (NTITA) 2018 held on Friday 12th October 2018. …
- 24 Oct 2019
NCC, Galaxy Backbone Strengthen Ties on Digital Connectivity
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) recently visited the headquarters of Galaxy Backbone Limited in Abuja to strengthen inter-agency synergy and collaboration towards deepening connectivity for…
- 5 Jul 2020
21st Century Technologies Launches Konet, Solutions to All Communication Needs
21st Century Technologies Limited, Nigeria’s ICT powerhouse has launched Konet- a wholly grown indigenous fully customizable, real-time collaboration tool that allows users to work and share. Wale…
- 27 Aug 2021
NCC Releases Updated Quality of Service, KPI Standardsf for Telecoms Firms in Nigeria
In its efforts at ensuring that telecoms consumers continue to have access to high quality services by telecoms operators, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has updated and released both…
- 22 Jul 2022
Phase3 Telecom Partners YahClick to Provide Broadband Services
Phase3 Telecom, one of Africa’s independent aerial fibre optic network infrastructure and telecommunications service providers, has partnered YahClick (powered by Hughes) to offer world-class…
- 17 Jul 2025
HCSF Describes Galaxy Backbone as a Strategic Partner in Civil Service Digitalization Reforms
In a significant move towards accelerating the Federal Government’s digital transformation agenda, the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HCSF), Mrs. Didi Esther Walson-Jack , paid a…
- 5 Nov 2025
Galaxy Backbone Hosts NBMA DG for Strategic Collaboration Visit
Professor Ibrahim A. Adeyanju, managing director/chief executive officer, Galaxy Backbone (GBB) on Wednesday, 5th November 2025, received Dr. Bello Bawa Bwari, director-general, National Biosafety…
- 27 Feb 2026
Galaxy Backbone Confirms Over 150,000 Active Official Government Email Accounts, Clarifies Status of GOVMAIL
Galaxy Backbone Limited (GBB), Nigeria’s foremost ICT infrastructure and shared services provider to the Federal Government, wishes to reiterate and clarify the availability, maturity, and ongoing…
- 15 Sept 2010
Fibre Optics Reduces Latency to 30% --Obioha
Phillip Obioha is the chief operating officer of Computer Warehouse Group and managing director of DCC Networks, Communications subsidiary of the group. He studied Electrical Electronic with options…
- 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…