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- 14 Feb 2021
OyaWatch TV Launches in Nigeria on Red Bee’s OTT Platform
OyaWatch TV is a new Nigerian subscription based streaming service, aiming to become a leading provider of media and entertainment experiences in the country. The service was launched on Feb. 5,…
- 23 Jul 2020
Etisalat Goes Live with Cloud OTT Service uUing Synamedia’s Infinite Platform
Synamedia has announced that UAE’s largest operator, Etisalat, has launched SwitchTV, a new direct-to-consumer (D2C) service based on Synamedia’s Infinite cloud TV platform and its end-to-end video…
- 7 Mar 2016
Ericsson Teams with Google for Open Cloud Service
Ericsson has announced the launch of OTT Cloud Connect (OCC), an open cloud service that allows mobile operators across the globe to 'connect' to multiple OTT players to deliver new and creative…
- 21 Apr 2023
RCS: Empowering MNOs to Compete Against OTT Players in Lucrative A2P Messaging Space
By Filip Filković, Regional OP Manager, West Africa at Infobip As Over-The-Top (OTT) platforms such as WhatsApp, Viber and Telegram continue to gain popularity, SMS messaging still has its purpose…
- 13 Sept 2021
TVA and Uniqcast Partner to Launch Glotv in Nigeria
TV Anywhere Africa (TVA), an emerging media-technology company and leading mobile network operator in Nigeria, Globacom, have partnered to launch GloTV in Nigeria. Glo TV is an OTT platform that…
- 2 Mar 2017
OSFON Counsels Telcos on Blocking OTT
The Open Source Foundation for Nigeria (OSFON) has counselled the Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) in the country to look elsewhere in effort to balance their books, instead of tinkering of how to…
- 22 Jan 2014
WhatsApp Users Hit 430m each Month
WhatsApp, OTT messaging service, said it now has over 430 million active users each month, which makes it the worlds largest dedicated mobile messaging platform. At the DLD conference in Germany, Jan…
- 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…
- 29 Oct 2021
NCC Overhauls Regulatory Instruments, Management Tools for Operational Efficiency
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) said it is adjusting regulatory instruments and management tools to ensure regulations are fit for future imperatives of a robust telecoms sector. L-R:…
- 1 Apr 2020
COVID-19: StarTimes Gifts Subscribers I Month Free View
StarTimes Nigeria has announced a one month ‘free to view’ service for 4 local television stations on its platform for active and non-active subscribers. The local stations include Nigeria Television…
- 23 Apr 2014
WhatsApp Signs Up 500m Customer
WhatsApp the OTT messaging service has announced that it now has over 500 million active users. In a short statement, the company said that in the last few months, it has grown fastest in countries…
- 27 Sept 2019
StarTimes Emerges Africa Best Content App @ DIAA 2019
The grand finale of the 6th annual Digital Impact Awards Africa 2019 (DIAA) was held on 20th September 2019 at Mestil Hotel. HiPipo were the organizers of the DIAA which is Africa’s most important…
- 14 Jun 2022
Spectranet Looks to Deepen Fixed Broadband Penetration in Nigeria - Awasthi
Ajay Awasthi is the chief executive officer of Spectranet Nigeria. He spoke on the efforts of the Internet Service Provider in deepening broadband penetration in Nigeria. As a major player in…
- 13 Sept 2016
9% Communication Tax: Soft Land for OTT To ‘Knife’ Telcos
The proposed nine per cent tax on communications services by the Federal Government has variously attracted more ‘nays’ than ‘ayes’ from different quarters. It is expected owing to the fact, if the…
- 2 Mar 2020
StarTimes Upgrades New Channels
StarTimes, leading digital pay TV company, has enriched its content with an upgrade of 14 new channel offerings that can be enjoyed in three languages for the delight of television viewers across…
- 16 Jun 2026
NCC Begins Review Telecom Termination Rates after 8 Years
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has commenced a comprehensive review of Mobile Termination Rates (MTR) eight years after the current rates were introduced, citing changing economic…
- 6 Jun 2021
Twitter Suspension: ATCON Seeks Speedy Resolution
The Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) has said that it is working closely with relevant stakeholders to ensure there is a speedy resolution of the current suspension of…
- 13 Apr 2015
Online to Mainline: OTT Streaming to Hit 100m Subscribers in 2015- Ovum
Direct-to-consumer initiatives such as HBO Now and Sling TV herald a new era in online streaming as premium, stand-alone services based on content once exclusive to traditional pay TV hit the…
- 14 Dec 2018
NCC Says Nigeria Loses $60Bn Annually to Call Masking
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), said the Nigerian telecom industry loses about $60 billion dollars annually to call masking. Call masking is a process where international calls are…
- 16 Nov 2016
Sub-Saharan Africa records 85% Mobile Subscription Penetration
A market dominated by youth, more affordable smartphones, growth in cellular Internet of Things (IoT) connections is driving the growth in mobile subscription penetration rates (in reference to all…
- 4 Apr 2019
ECOFEST Returns This May, To Focus On the Future Of Comedy
ECOFEST, the annual comedy festival , the brainchild of ace comedian and compere extraordinaire Tee A, returns for the third straight year this May. In the last decade, the business of comedy…
- 1 May 2019
#ECOFEST19: Nigeria’s Foremost Comedy Festival Returns This May, To Focus On The Future Of Comedy
ECOFEST, the annual comedy festival, the brainchild of ace comedian and compere extraordinaire Tee A, returns for the third straight year this May. In the last decade, the business of comedy in…
- 28 May 2019
NIGCOMSAT Partners NextTV to Launch Satellite TV with 140 Channels
Nigerian Communications Satellite (NIGCOMSAT) has launched channels satellite TV on the Direct-To-Home (DTH) platform in collaboration with NextTV. The satellite TV service with 140 channels is a…
- 19 Aug 2017
ALTON Decries Impact of OTT on Telecom Operations
The Association of Licensed Telecommunication Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) has decried the impact of over the top service (OTT) on the telecom operations in the country. Engr. Gbenga Adebayo,…
- 22 Sept 2014
Huawei Launches IP VIDEO Solution 2.0
Huawei on Monday, launched its innovative IP VIDEO Solution 2.0 at the International Broadcasting Convention (IBC) 2014 in Amsterdam. The new solution uniquely integrates diverse features and a new…
- 20 Apr 2018
Ericsson MediaFirst TV Platform Available on Amlogic's Set top Box Chipset
Next-generation TV operators can cost-effectively take their customers to new levels of personalized consumer experience satisfaction as a result of collaboration between Ericsson Media Solutions and…
- 20 Apr 2018
Mobile Voice Usage Steady in Africa - Report
Mobile voice telephony usage in Africa has remained stable and the situation is likely to persist at least until the end of this year – despite increasing adoption of Over the Top (OTT) applications…
- 30 Aug 2017
Telcos Demand 100% Hike in Prices of Calls, Data
The telecom subscribers in the country will pay more for telecom services if the industry regulator accedes to telecom operators’ demand for 100% increase in prices of data and voice calls. In simple…
- 23 Feb 2014
Ericsson Transforms TV Viewing Experience With ‘Future TV Anywhere’ Launch
As new and innovative technologies are redefining the TV viewing experience, Ericsson has gone further to integrate Pay TV service quality and content depth, with the personalization, interactivity…
- 23 Nov 2014
90% World Population Will Own Mobile Phone by 2020- Ericsson
The latest edition of the Ericsson Mobility Report, a comprehensive update on mobile trends leveraging big data from live networks worldwide, launches today and reveals that proliferation of mobile…