By Samuel Bankole The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on Sunday said it has granted approval for both MTN Nigeria and 9Mobile to carry out trial on National Roaming Service for a period of three months, commencing from August 1, 2020, and to end by October 31, 2020. The telecoms industry regulator in a statement...
Read MoreBy GFDNews Correpondent Nigeria’s Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Ali Ibrahim Pantami has called for collaboration between the public and private stakeholders to achieve the national target of 70 percent broadband penetration, as provided in the country’s Nigerian National Broadband Plan (NNBP). Pantami, who spoke at stakeholders’ consultation with the industry players sought...
Read MoreA business group representing challenger telecoms operators in Europe warned on Friday against banning Chinese equipment vendors, saying that doing so for political reasons would force up costs and delay network upgrades. In a strongly-worded statement, the European Competitive Telecommunications Association (ECTA), said it “denounces any bans of Chinese 5G suppliers for geopolitical reasons...
Read MoreTwitter Inc. Chief Executive Officer Jack Dorsey and Alphabet Inc.’s Google have come out in support of Nigerians protesting a controversial police unit that became infamous for harassing young workers in the country’s burgeoning technology industry. Dorsey sent a series of tweets using the hashtag #ENDSARS, which relates to the Special Anti-Robbery Squad at...
Read MoreApple Launches iPhone 12 With 5G Speeds, in black, red, blue, green and white with a 6.1-inch screen. It starts at $799 New Screens at a virtual event on Tuesday. The front of the phones looks similar to last year’s iPhone 11, but the aluminum edges are now flat instead of curved. They support...
Read MoreThe Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) said seven people have been convicted for illegal SIMcard registration in a bid to curb the use of such cards to perpetrate cybercrime, kidnapping and other criminal activities in the country. In a statement, the telecoms industry regulator said through concerted enforcement efforts with the Nigeria Security and Civil...
Read MoreFacebook Inc and Twitter Inc said on Thursday they had taken down more than a dozen disinformation networks used by political and state-backed groups to deceive users on the social media platforms in multiple countries. In separate statements, the two companies said they had identified and suspended more than 1,000 accounts between them, which...
Read MoreBy Treasure Mayowa On Monday, President Donald Trump left his VIP hospital room and headed to the White House despite strong objections from his medical team and counsellors. He promptly removed his facemask and once again downplayed the novel coronavirus despite the death of over 210,000 Americans caused by the virus. He had earlier...
Read MoreSome Instagram users will now be able to message their friends on Messenger, without needing a Facebook account. The move is the first step in Facebook’s plan to integrate Instagram, WhatsApp and Messenger, announced last year. The effort could effectively cement Facebook’s dominance over the messaging market for years to come, and arguably make...
Read MoreThe Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) said it has considered lifting the suspended Spectrum Trading Guidelines (STG), 2018, pending the conclusion of the ongoing review of the Guidelines. In a statement issued by Ikechukwu Adinde NCC Director of Public Affairs, the commission said the lifting of the suspension followed deliberations on the subject by the...
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