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Broadband – Telecom regulator says only 43.3% of required fibre cables laid
By Oluwatobi Opusunju Nigeria’s broadband goal is still on narrow track according to the country’s telecom regulator. Of the over 120,000 kilometres of metropolitan
Implement critical infrastructure protection bill, ATCON tells Nigerian government
By Chinedu James The Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) has asked the Nigerian government to implement the Critical Infrastructure Protection Bill
MainOne rollout plans for new data centres across West Africa
By Chinedu James MainOne has announced plans to build new data centres of MDXI in Sagamu, Nigeria; Accra, Ghana; Abidjan, Cote D’Ivoire in addition to an
Why telecom service gaps still persist, by NCC’s Sunday Dare
By Oluwatobi Opusunju More than 45 million Nigerians across 270 communities still lack access to basic telephony services in the country; and poor telecom
No right policy, no willpower, no broadband, says PPC’s Patrick Ede
By Oluwatobi Opusunju Only right policy and willpower by government and stakeholders can accelerate broadband rollout. But government has to lead to close the
NITDA okays CBN’s ICT security and systems infrastructure upgrade projects
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has recently cleared a number of ICT security and systems infrastructure upgrade projects of the Central Bank
Government must engage stakeholders to grow the tech and power sectors – PPC’s Patrick Ede
In this interview, Mr. Patrick Ede, Director of Operations, PPC Integrated Systems (formerly Philips Projects Centre, an affiliate of Philips Electronics N.V. of
Phase3 set to upgrade its broadband connectivity in Nigeria
By Chinedu James Phase3 has announced plans to commence a strategic metro network upgrade. The Abuja based company is touted as West Africa’s largest
Austin Okere offers recipe on how government can make entrepreneurs thrive
By Oluwatobi Opusunju Most of Nigeria’s micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) die before maturity. Faced with daunting challenges that include over-taxation, poor infrastructure,