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- 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…
- 25 Aug 2016
UCaaS Market to Surpass $28BBn by 2021- Report
The "Unified Communication as a Service (UCaaS) Market is expected to grow from $17.35 billion in 2016 to $28.69 billion by 2021, at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 10.6% during the forecast…
- 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…
- 22 Dec 2016
Content Delivery Network Edges to $23.22Bn
Latest report published by MarketsandMarkets shows the global Content Delivery Network (CDN) market will grow from USD 6.05 Billion in 2016 to USD 23.22 Billion by 2021, at a Compound Annual Growth…
- 25 Nov 2019
Funke Opeke To Keynote 2019 eNigeria Conference
Ms Funke Opeke, founder and chief executive officer, MainOne, has been slated to deliver Keynote Address at the 2019 eNigeria Conference, Exhibitions and Awards, which will hold next week, 28th and…
- 9 Oct 2016
Toure, Ex-ITU Scribe to Speak at Nigeria’s Investment Forum in Telecom World 2016
Mr. Hamadoun Toure, former secretary general of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), has been named the keynote speaker at Nigeria’s Investment Forum in ITU Telecom World 2016, Bangkok,…
- 22 Sept 2016
IoT Telecom Services Market Worth $17.67Bn By 2021
The report "IoT Telecom Services Market” size is estimated to grow from USD 2.90 Billion in 2016 to USD 17.67 Billion by 2021, at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 43.6%. The major vendors in…
- 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…
- 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…
- 8 Jun 2009
Main One Cable to Drive Affordability, Access ---Opeke
Funke Opeke is iconic technologist and chief executive officer and founder of Main Street Technologies, a holding company launched to build and operate the Main One submarine cable system linking…
- 1 Nov 2016
75% of Internet use will be Mobile in 2017- Report
Seventy-five percent of Internet use will be mobile in 2017, up slightly from this year, as a growing number of consumers around the world access the Web on smartphones and tablets, media buying…
- 3 Mar 2017
32m Yahoo Accounts Accessed Using 'Forged Cookies'
Yahoo has said that about 32 million user accounts were accessed by intruders in the last two years using forged cookies. The company said some of the latest intrusions can be connected to the "same…
- 10 Aug 2016
Disaster Recovery-as-a-Service Market Estimated to Reach $11.11Bn by 2021
New market research report published by MarketsandMarkets “Disaster Recovery as a Service Market” shows the market size is estimated to grow from USD 1.68 Billion in 2016 to USD 11.11 Billion by…
- 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…
- 24 Jul 2014
New Partners Join ITU’s Be He@lthy, Be Mobile initiative
International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has announced that global healthcare company GSK and Public Health England (PHE) will join Be He@lthy, Be Mobile, an initiative which it leads…
- 3 Oct 2021
Digital Sovereignty: Lagos Confab Focuses on Cybersecurity Strategies for Firms
easyservices, in partnership with Senhasegura, global cybersecurity vendor, last week in Lagos hosted an event with the theme "Building your Digital Sovereignty " The event held at the Radisson Blu…
- 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…
- 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…
- 20 May 2013
ALTON Seeks Protection, Favours Legislation of LIoC Regime
Association of Licensed Telecom Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) said the protection of operators is critical to the successful Lawful Interceptions of Communication (LIoC) being proposed by federal…
- 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…
- 24 Nov 2008
Telecom Growth on Track but Beware of Landmine
Communications market research firm Infonetics Research has reported that worldwide service provider capex (capital expenditures) are on track to reach $275 billion in 2008, up 10.5per cent from the…
- 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…
- 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…
- 3 Oct 2016
US Hands Internet Control to ICANN
Capping a highly politicized debate, the US government on Saturday let go of its remaining grip on the internet, handing control of the net's address book to a nonprofit. Saying free speech in the…
- 14 Feb 2017
Nokia Lays Key 5G Foundation With World's First 5GTF Connection
The world's first connection based on the 5GTF 'pre-standard' has been successfully carried out, marking a further milestone in Nokia's momentum to make 5G a commercial reality. The test adds another…
- 20 Nov 2017
Poor Engineering Contributory To Poor QoS- Adeyeye
Aderemi Adeyeye is the president/chairman, Enext Wireless, Inc. Aderemi worked for Alcatel-Lucent for 20 years in various areas, starting with training service provider engineers in wireless network…
- 19 Feb 2018
5G Will Open up New Business Models Across Industries - Traboulsi
Ericsson just announced launching 5G commercial software for radio and core networks to enable operators to launch 5G from the fourth quarter of 2018. In-light with this announcement, we spoke to…
- 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…