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By Omobayo Azeez   Information technology and shared services provider of the Federal Government, Galaxy Backbone, on recently took steps to secure its fibre optic cables for internet services on some road construction sites in Nasarawa state. Some management staff and a team of engineers from the company embarked on a field trip to some […]

By Omobayo Azeez   ATCON calls for reversal of hiked charges   Efforts to harmonise right of way (RoW) charges for deployment of broadband infrastructure across states in the federation are in top gear as stakeholders’ engagements continue. Isa Pantami, minister of the federal ministry of communications and digital economy and Umaru Danbatta, the executive […]

By Omobayo Azeez Broadband penetration in Nigeria has failed to sustain progressive trajectory month on month as it receded due to loss of access by over 300,000 subscribers in November for a second time in 2019. The need for sustained progression in deepening high-speed internet in the country has been a major concern of the […]

By Omobayo Azeez The move to accelerate digital economy drive in Nigeria is hinged on such factors as seamless deployment of infrastructure for broadband access across the country. With recent revelation of how some states have inflated right of way (RoW) charges however, the broadband access desired to drive the country’s digital economy may further […]

By Omobayo Azeez   Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has intensified efforts at reaching underserved Nigerians in the rural areas with deployment of television white space (TVWS), aimed at bridging digital divide. The TVWS is the unassigned spectrum between broadcast television channels in the 470 to 694 MHz portion of the UHF frequency band that can […]

By Omobayo Azeez     E-payment player, Euro Payment Group (EPG) has introduced new payment solutions for emerging markets across Africa. According to the company in a statement, this became possible after EPG secured global partnerships that also allow repatriation or settlement to a European bank account of funds processed in South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, […]

A multi-national telecommunications company of Italian origin, Telecom Italia Sparkle (TIS) now has its eyes fixed on the Nigerian telecoms market. To strengthen its proposition of being a player in the Africa’s largest market, TIS on Thursday paid a visit to the Nigeria’s regulator of the telecoms industry, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), bringing with it the […]

By Omobayo Azeez   Money needed to build 41,000 more base transceiver stations 3,000 of existing 39,000 cry for attention Operators react to 693 moribund masts marked for demolition   Nigeria is in dire need of N2.391 trillion to deploy more base transceiver stations (BTSs) if the current issues of access and connectivity gap must […]