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- 11 Jan 2022
T-Mobile Acquires Octopus Interactive Video Provider
T-Mobile announced the acquisition of Octopus Interactive, which operates video screens inside Uber and Lyft vehicles. Terms were not disclosed. With Octopus Interactive, T-Mobile is upping its…
- 4 Jan 2017
#CES2017: Nokia, T-Mobile Achieve Ground-Breaking LTE Speeds Near 1Gbps
Nokia and T-Mobile have achieved LTE speeds near 1 Gbps in a demonstration using Nokia's deployed 4.5G Pro technology. The demonstration, conducted at T-Mobile's lab in Bellevue, Washington,…
- 5 Sept 2017
Ericsson Expands its 5G Portfolio
Ericsson has introduced a new radio product, AIR 3246, for Massive Multiple Input Multiple Output (Massive MIMO), which is a complement to Ericsson’s global 5G radio offering. AIR 3246 supports both…
- 11 Aug 2019
Hackers Could Decrypt Your GSM Phone Call
Researchers have discovered a flaw in the GSM standard used by AT&T and T-Mobile that would allow hackers to listen in. Researchers from BlackBerry at DefCon security conference in Las…
- 27 Dec 2015
Online Marketplace Needs Inventory Solution for Realtime Sales- Akinde
Femi Akinde is the founded and chief executive officer of SlimTrader. He holds an MBA from the University of Chicago and a BS in Electrical Engineering. Akinde has worked in a variety of high-level…
- 3 Oct 2017
ntel Names Akinlola as New CEO
The Board of ntel, Nigeria’s first 4G/LTE-advanced network, has announced the appointment of Mr. Ernest Akinlola as the substantive managing director/chief executive officer of the company. …
- 4 Mar 2018
NITRA Hosts Ernest Akinlola, ntel CEO @ Breakfast Meeting
The Nigeria Information Technology Reporters’ Association (NITRA) under the supervision of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), will on Friday March 9, 2018, play host to Mr. Ernest Akinlola, Chief…
- 19 Nov 2014
Huawei Makes Top 5 Global Carrier Network Firewall Vendor List
Huawei has been ranked as one of the top five global carrier-class network firewall (CCNFW) vendors according to 2013 global market share estimates in a report by Gartner titled "Competitive…
- 18 Sept 2014
Global LTE Subscriptions Reach 250m Milestone- Ovum
The number of LTE mobile broadband subscriptions worldwide reached the milestone of 250 million in the first quarter of 2014, according to global analyst firm Ovum. Ovum’s latest update to the World…
- 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…
- 29 Jun 2010
Starcomms Appoints 2 New Top Management Staff
The Board of Starcomms Plc., Nigeria’s only publicly quoted Telecommunication Company, has approved the appointments of two new top management staff for the company. The two: Mr. Richard…
- 23 Apr 2015
Google Launches Own Mobile Telephone Service
Google said Wednesday it was launching its own US mobile wireless service, with considerable potential savings for customers using their devices at home and for international travel. The service…
- 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…
- 2 Jul 2012
ALTECH in Fight against Telecom Capital Flight
In the last ten years, telecommunications business in Nigeria has been branded the fastest growing business in Africa and the world, with an investment turnover of $18 billion (N2.8 trillion) from…
- 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 Feb 2023
GSMA says 30 Countries to Launch 5G Services in 2023
New figures from GSMA Intelligence show 5G connections are expected to double over the next two years, expedited by technological innovations and new 5G network deployments in more than 30 countries…
- 7 Sept 2009
GSMA Announces ComScore as UK Partner for mobile Media Metrics Initiative
The GSMA, the body that represents the worldwide mobile communications industry, today announced that it has formally selected comScore to be its measurement partner for the GSMA’s Mobile Media…
- 6 Apr 2015
Google's Mobile Network to Offer Free International 'Roaming'
Google reportedly is in talks with the operator of the UK's Three and several other mobile networks to let subscribers use its upcoming mobile phone service without charge while abroad. Google hopes…
- 28 Jul 2026
Fact-Check: Elon Musk’s "Tesla Pi Phone" is Internet Rumor
Viral rumors about a "Tesla Pi Phone" a new phone, being developed by Elon Musk, CEO and largest shareholder of Tesla and SpaceX, are entirely fake. AI Generated Tesla Pi Phone and Elon Musk Instead,…
- 7 Apr 2015
Nearly Half a Billion LTE Connections Worldwide- Ovum
LTE subscriber numbers reached a new milestone with nearly half a billion connections worldwide at the end of 2014 according to data gathered by Ovum. North America contributed significantly to…
- 12 Jan 2014
Conway, Former GSMA CEO is Dead
Rob Conway, the long serving former head of the GSM Association has passed away the organisation announced. Conway led the organisation that represents telecoms operators around the world for 12…
- 21 Feb 2012
mHealth market to Hit $23 Billion by 2017- GSMA
The Global System for Mobile Association (GSMA) has predicted that the growth of the mHealth market will lead to a revenue opportunity worth US$23 billion by 2017 as mobile technology will play a…
- 6 Jan 2015
Ericsson First to Give Smartphone Users Indoor Boost with LAA
It is also believed that phone users spend more than 85% of their time indoors, however, a recent Ericsson ConsumerLab study conducted with more than 47,000 respondents across 23 countries revealed…
- 28 Aug 2022
Ransomware to cause $30Bn Damage to Govts, Firms by 2023
Ransomware is set to cause $30 billion in damage to global organisations by 2023, remaining the top cyber threat to enterprises as well as governments, a report showed recently. Cyber-attacks have…
- 6 Aug 2026
Liquid Intelligent Uses Light Beam Technology to Bridge Lagos Fibre Gaps
Liquid Intelligent Technologies is using light-beam technology developed by Google spinout Taara to supply data centres and large enterprise networks in Lagos, addressing the high costs and delays of…
- 14 Sept 2015
ConSol & Mellanox Partnership is Symbolic- Adeoye
Abiodun Adeoye is the Managing Director of Contact Solutions Ltd “ConSol”. He has consulted for various telecom operators around the globe (KPN-Orange Belgium, Vodafone Netherland, SBC Technologies,…
- 12 Aug 2026
GSMA Industry Services Unveils Circularity Services to Help Operators Reduce E-Waste and Unlock Value
GSMA Industry Services have announced the launch of its new Circularity Services offering, designed to help mobile operators and ecosystem partners extend the life of devices, reduce e-waste, and…
- 10 Aug 2015
Nokia Prepares for Mobile Comeback
Nokia is hiring software experts, testing new products and seeking sales partners as it plots its return to the mobile phone and consumer tech arena it abandoned with the sale of its handset…
- 24 Sept 2014
Rack Centre Appoints Howard Pheby as Business Development Director
Jagal Group has announced the appointment of Mr. Howard Pheby as Business Development director of Rack Centre Limited. Pheby has over twenty years’ experience in the data centre, IT managed…
- 20 Apr 2020
5G Networks not Slowing Down- GlobalData
Despite COVID-19 resulting in revenue pressures from slowing sales and consumer demand for new products, many major carriers say they still have the cash flow to move ahead with 5G deployments, says…