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- 25 Jul 2016
Yahoo Era Coming to End with $4.8Bn Acquisition by Verizon
Yahoo’s days an independent company has come to an end with Verizon agreed to pay $4.83 billion for its acquisition, the companies said on Monday. The sale completes Yahoo's evolution from…
- 4 May 2021
Yahoo, AOL up for Sale in $5bn Deal
Verizon Communications is disposing of its media businesses, which include Yahoo and AOL, for $5 billion. In a statement, Verizon and Apollo Global Management announced that funds managed by…
- 11 Jan 2017
Yahoo Gets New Name Altaba
Yahoo having closed its deal with Verizon Communications said it would rename itself Altaba and chief executive officer Marissa Mayer would step down from the board. Yahoo has a deal to sell its core…
- 20 Jan 2022
5G Launches in US without Huge Impact on Flights
AT&T and Verizon, telecom giants began 5G service in the United States without major disruptions to flights after the launch of the new wireless technology was scaled back. The firms spent…
- 10 Jan 2022
US Operators Agree C-Band Buffers for Airports
AT&T and Verizon agreed to allow buffer zones around certain US airports to reduce the risk of disruption from potential interference once they activate new 5G services in C-Band spectrum. The…
- 16 Oct 2020
Yahoo Groups Announce Shutdown December 15
Yahoo has announced that its 19-year-old service platform Yahoo Groups will shut down on December 15, 2020, after a steady decline in usage. Verizon which took ownership of Yahoo in 2017 made this…
- 15 Apr 2015
User Mistakes Aid most Cyber Attacks - Report
When a cyber security breach hits the news, those most closely involved often have incentive to play up the sophistication of the attack. If hackers are portrayed as well-funded geniuses, victims…
- 16 Dec 2016
Yahoo: Massive Breaches as 1Bn Accounts Are Hacked
It is not just raining for Yahoo, but pouring as the company said Wednesday that it was hit by yet another hacking attack. This time, the hacking activity affects more than 1 billion user accounts,…
- 3 Jan 2022
5G Network Dangerous to Aeroplanes: US Aviation Experts
The 5G Network can interfere with sensitive aircraft electronics like radio altimeters that could disrupt flights, the U.S. aviation industry and Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) have said. Their…
- 29 Dec 2021
How 5G Could Make a Mess of a Flight
If certain not-yet-activated 5G phone frequencies don’t stay in airplane mode, the Unites States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is prepared to hang up on some flights in January. This was…
- 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…
- 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…
- 9 Apr 2014
ITU Renews Commitment to eHealth
The ITU has renewed its commitment to help accelerate the global development and adoption of health information and communication technologies to improve healthcare and bring down costs, particularly…
- 26 Jan 2014
Cellphone Towers Bill on Fast Track
Lobbyists interested in getting bills through the General Assembly in what promises to be a quick 2014 session have hit upon one formula for success: Work it out ahead of time. According to Atlanta…
- 27 May 2012
Undersea Cables and Nigeria’s Cloudy Mobile Ecosystem
“Plenty water for Africa…water for ordinary man to drink nko o…e nor dey.” Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, the late Afrobeat music legend was apt in his hit track: ‘water nor get enemy’. There is so much water…
- 24 Jun 2013
20 per cent of Broadband Users Gulp 80 Per Cent Data- Swift Networks
Swift Networks Limited, Nigeria’s foremost broadband service provider said that the survey it conducted on the broadband user habits and attitude indicated that only 20% of broadband subscribers are…
- 14 Aug 2013
Future of Telecom is 3G – Qualcomm
Nigeria’s four major mobile operators have been advised to invest more in the 3G technology space to drive further growth, seeing that voice is gradually getting saturated. Alex Dadson, senior…
- 2 Aug 2010
WAC Accelerates Delivery of Open Applications Platform
The Wholesale Applications Community (WAC), an alliance of telecommunications companies committed to building an open applications platform, has announced its formation as a corporate entity, as well…
- 8 Dec 2009
Nigeria Eyes 4G to Stir Broadband Revolution
Though the 4th generation (4G) mobile technology is still being developed, Nigeria is already looking up to the technology, heir to 3G technology to meet the ever changing telecommunications…
- 16 May 2015
Over 500 Global MNCs Demanding More Service from Telcos- Ovum
A recent survey by global analyst firm Ovum of more than 500 multinational corporations (MNCs) has found that ICT services buyers want much more from their global telecoms service providers when it…
- 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…
- 10 Jun 2013
Obama Defends Phone, Internet Surveillance Programmes
Barack Obama, US president has defended secret surveillance into U.S. phone records and foreigners' Internet use, arguing that the programs' value in "preventing terrorist attacks" is worth the…
- 3 Jun 2015
IoT Market to Triple to $1.7 trillion by 2020 - IDC
The global market for "Internet of Things", the concept of connecting household devices to the Internet, will nearly triple to $1.7 trillion by 2020, research firm International Data Corp said. The…
- 4 Feb 2016
Sophos Delivers Easy-to-Use Security Solutions for Enterprise Mobility Management
Sophos, a global leader in network and endpoint security, today announced the availability of Sophos Mobile Control 6.0, which now includes Sophos Secure Email, a container solution that isolates and…
- 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,…
- 18 Feb 2016
GSMA Releases Specification to Help Consumers Connect Mobile Devices
The GSMA yesterday released a specification that allows consumers to remotely activate the SIM embedded in a device such as a smart watch, fitness band or tablet. This new specification, which is the…
- 26 Feb 2016
Goodbye To 4G, Welcome 5G-The New Definition Of Speed
It is not uhuru yet for 5G or fifth generation of wireless technology. 4G is still the trend for now but its funeral is nigh as it will soon go moribund and replaced by 5G. In summary, 5G will…
- 27 Mar 2016
Microsoft Meets Private Equity over Yahoo Deal
Microsoft Corp executives are in early talks with potential Yahoo Inc investors about contributing to financing to buy the troubled Internet company, a person familiar with the situation said. …
- 20 May 2016
Netflix Launches Tool to Measure Internet Speed
Netflix, video-streaming service provider has launched Fast.com, a free website that measures how fast (or slow) your mobile or broadband connection is. Similar to other speed measurement tools…
- 16 Apr 2015
Nokia Buys Alcatel-Lucent to Grow in Telecom Equipment
Nokia is to buy Alcatel-Lucent in an all-share deal that values its smaller French rival at 15.6 billion euros ($16.6 billion), building up its telecom equipment business to compete with market…