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MTN kicks off 5G pilot in Nigeria, targets commercial launch in seven cities

by on August 24, 2022 0

  By Adeyemi Adepetun MTN Nigeria Communications Plc kicked off an open Fifth- Generation (5G) pilot in the lead-up to its highly anticipated commercial launch. The Company, which intends to launch 5G services in Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt, Ibadan, Kano, Owerri, and Maiduguri, is testing the next-generation network infrastructure. Customers with certain enabled devices...

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NCC-CSIRT urges stronger security measures against Yanluowang ransomware

by on August 17, 2022 0

  By Adeyemi Adepetun THE Nigerian Communications Commission’s Computer Security Incident Response Team (NCC-CSIRT) has urged organisations to adopt stronger cybersecurity measures like ensuring their employees use strong, unique passwords for every account and enabling multi-factor authentication (2FA) wherever it is supported to prevent ransomware attacks. It also advised organizations to ensure regular systems...

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Metaverse ecosystem market to hit $2tn by 2030

by on July 26, 2022 0

By Adeyemi Adepetun THE value of metaverse-related market activity could hit $2 trillion in global revenues by 2030, but there is a risk of developers missing out on lucrative opportunities if the ecosystem fails to implement standards, encourage interoperability and educate consumers.  This is according to a new report from analyst company ABI Research....

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GSMA reveals growing digital gender divide

by on June 22, 2022 0

A GLOBAL System for Mobile telecommunications Association (GSMA) study revealed a slowdown in the number of women accessing mobile internet in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), contrasting with enduring high growth rates for men. The company’s yearly Mobile Gender Gap Report 2022 on digital inclusion showed 59 million additional women started using mobile internet...

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‘Poor infrastructure masterplan affecting deployment of telecoms services in Nigeria’

by on June 9, 2022 0

  By Adeyemi Adepetun STAKEHOLDERS in the telecommunications industry have said that the dearth of masterplans for infrastructure locations like road networks, water, oil and gas pipelines new town developments and others are affecting the deployment of telecoms infrastructure in the country.    They urged infrastructure managers at the Federal, States and Local governments to...

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COVID-19 pushes 800m more people online as Internet potential remains untapped

by on June 9, 2022 0

By Adeyemi Adepetun THE immense potential of the Internet for social and economic good remains largely untapped despite 30 years of steady growth, according to a new report from the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the United Nations specialised agency for information and communication technologies.      Launched to coincide with the opening of ITU’s World Telecommunication...

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Nigerians opt for used phones as global smartphone shipment drops by 11%

by on April 22, 2022 0

By Adeyemi Adepetun SMARTPHONES shipment across the various markets fell by 11 per cent in quarter one (Q1 2022) owing to ‘unsettled business environment’ fuelled by spikes in covid cases due to the Omicron variant, vendor uncertainty due to the Russia-Ukraine war, China’s resurgent lockdown policy and the implications of inflation around the world....

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NOTAP deploys indigenous software for implementation of Executive Order 5

by on April 22, 2022 0

By Adeyemi Adepetun THE National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion (NOTAP) has deployed indigenous software for the implementation of Presidential Executive Order No.5. Director-General of NOTAP, Dr. DanAzumi Mohammed Ibrahim, announced this during a media chat in Abuja. He said the software, which was developed by a Nigerian firm, Cagewox Dot Net Limited,...

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