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- 14 Mar 2016
Broadband Most Powerful Development Catalyst - UN
The Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development’s 13th full meeting, held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Sunday, reached consensus on the need for a new set of connectivity targets to help…
- 9 Nov 2020
NTITA: NCC, Danbatta Bag Fresh Awards for Broadband Development
Nigeria Tech Innovation and Telecoms Awards (NTITA) has honoured Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and Prof. Umar Danbatta, its executive vice chairman, for the critical role being played by…
- 5 Feb 2015
Ogunsanya, Airtel’s CEO Outlines Strategies for Rapid Broadband Development
Segun Ogunsanya, managing director and chief executive officer of Airtel Nigeria, Mr has cited collaboration amongst key government agencies, legal protection and security of telecoms…
- 9 Oct 2014
Juwah Pledges Commitment to Nigeria’s Broadband Development
Dr. Eugene Juwah, Executive Vice Chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has said that the commission is currently addressing the challenges militating against the widespread deployment…
- 24 Mar 2014
Broadband Must Be Recognized As a Vital Development Enabler
UN Broadband Commission for Digital Development which met in Dublin this weekend has said that access to broadband could be the universal catalyst that lifts developing countries out of poverty and…
- 22 Jan 2014
GSMA Joins Alliance to Lower Cost of Mobile Broadband In Developing Countries
GSMA is joining the Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI), a diverse coalition of over 50 members aiming to driving down the cost of Internet access in developing countries via regulatory and…
- 27 Sept 2015
UN Broadband Commission Affirms Focus on Sustainable Development Goals
The power of broadband to leapfrog development roadblocks and bring access to education, healthcare and employment opportunities should put high-speed information and communication technology (ICT)…
- 2 Oct 2013
Ericsson, Broadband Commission Report Highlights Broadband Impact on People
The Broadband Commission for Digital Development, in collaboration with Ericsson has issued a report titled: “Transformational solutions for 2015 and Beyond.” The report looks at several aspects of…
- 2 Apr 2015
Nigeria Ranked 2nd In Broadband Affordability Index’s Among Developing Economies
The International communities recently ccommended for the successes attained in repositioning her technology space, through the broadband initiative. In March 2015, at Barcelona, Spain at the Mobile…
- 27 Sept 2016
Global Broadband Market Robust, But Gender Imbalance Worries ITU
The 2016 State of Broadband Report published by the Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development offers plenty of good news, data, and insights on the deployment of broadband worldwide and…
- 9 Apr 2012
Broadband, Key to Nigeria’s Growth – Evans
Nigeria with a population of 160 million and over 110 million mobile subscribers, but low on broadband penetration has been advised to develop the sector as it holds the key economic growth in the…
- 5 Jun 2017
Broadband Penetration’ll Drive Nigeria’s Economic Development- Spectranet Boss
Mr. David Venn, chief executive officer of Spectranet, affordable internet for the home and office, has identified improved broadband penetration as a catalyst for Nigeria economic development. Mr.…
- 11 Nov 2014
Mobile Data Services Sees Growth in Africa-Ovum
Mobile data connections and services are growing strongly in Africa, but the continent continues to lag behind most of the rest of the world in terms of high-speed broadband connectivity, according…
- 15 Feb 2010
Ajayi Harps on the Role of Content in the Broadband Revolution
Engineer Lanre Ajayi, president Nigeria Internet Group (NIG) and CEO, Pinet Limited has advocated the role of content in the broadband revolution for national development. He made this known while…
- 22 Jun 2015
Market Imbalance Bane of Broadband Progress in Nigeria– Willsher
Matthew Willsher, chief executive officer of Etisalat Nigeria has once again urged the Federal Ministry of Communications Technology and the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to put in place…
- 30 May 2013
FG Rolls Out 30-Year National Integrated Infrastructure Blueprint
Federal Government said it has mapped out a 30-year National Integrated Infrastructure Master Plan (NIIMP) for the country, in realisation of the enormous need for infrastructure improvement in…
- 10 Jan 2020
NCC Eyes Swedish’s SPIDER Initiative for ICT Capacity Building, Improved Broadband
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is considering exploring the capacity development and focus of the Swedish Programme for ICT Development in Emerging Regions (SPIDER), to improved broadband…
- 23 Jan 2020
Telecom Body Launches Broadband Transforming Lives Campaign
The International Telecommunication Union’s (ITU’s) Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development this week launched the “Broadband Transforming Lives” campaign at the World Economic Forum in…
- 23 Mar 2014
FG Prioritises ‘Broadband Nigeria’-Johnson
Omobola Johnson, minister of Communication Technology, said that the federal government prioritises broadband infrastructural development because it’s aware of the fact that high level of broadband…
- 29 Sept 2016
Intel Bridging Digital Divide with ‘She Will Connect Mobile App’
In furtherance of its She Will Connect initiative, Intel has stepped up its digital awareness among women and girls in sub-Saharan Africa with a mobile app. The Intel She Will Connect Mobile App is…
- 19 Mar 2026
Quest Merchant Bank Named Transaction Advisor for Nigeria’s Landmark Project BRIDGE Digital Infrastructure Initiative
Quest Merchant Bank has been appointed as Transaction Advisor for Project BRIDGE (Broadband Infrastructure Development for Digital Economy), a flagship national broadband initiative led by Honourable…
- 17 Mar 2017
Unesco, GSMA Champion Women's Online Participation
The Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development's Working Group on the Digital Gender Divide, co-chaired by the GSMA and Unesco, has released a report that sets specific recommendations to…
- 4 Oct 2017
Ericsson: Mobile Broadband Has Become Economic Enabler
By peter oluka In a report conducted in collaboration with the Imperial College of London, Ericsson Research confirms that when a country adopts mobile broadband, the result is solid overall economic…
- 14 Jan 2020
ATCON Says ROW Hike by States Bad for Broadband Growth
Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) has added its voice to the growing condemnation of the recent hike in right of way (RoW) charges by state governments. The association…
- 6 Oct 2013
CTO Urges Nigeria to Implement Broadband Plan
Commonwealth Telecommunications Organization (CTO) has challenged Nigeria to actualise its newly-drawn Broadband Action Plan which may then become a model other Commonwealth countries can adopt.…
- 11 Jan 2010
eWorld Broadband Forum Holds in March
The first Nigeria broadband forum slated to hold for two days in the first week of March, is aimed at drawing a roadmap for broadband band development and usage in the country. The Forum is packaged…
- 21 Nov 2017
Group Decries Nigeria’s Poor Ranking on ICT Development Index
By peter oluka Broadband 2018 Coalition has expressed deep concerns over Nigeria’s poor ranking on the latest Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Development Index (IDI) published in the…
- 29 Dec 2017
30% Should Be Minimum Broadband Target for 2018- ATCON President
By peter oluka Broadband access has become crucial to any national development agenda, and the Nigerian National Broadband Plan (NBP) 2013 had set a target of 30% penetration by 2018. As year 2018…
- 7 Jul 2014
WAFICT Congress to Focus on Big Data, Cloud Computing
As big data and cloud computing increasingly occupy the core of global activities in service delivery for both private and public sectors, how can governments and businesses in West Africa key into…
- 15 Nov 2016
Africa to Surpass 1Bn Mobile Subscriptions - Report
Africa is expected to cross one billion mobile subscriptions in the fourth quarter of 2016, reaching 1.02 billion by year-end. This is according to market research and advisory firm Ovum, which also…