KAMPALA/JOHANNESBURG – The brisk business Julius Kirya did from his cash transfer kiosk in the Ugandan capital has slowed right down with a new tax on mobile money. Many of his customers have returned […]
By Constance Athekame Abuja – The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says it has set up a high level taskforce to identify all issues militating against quality of service in the networks. Prof. Umar Danbatta, the […]
New York – A UN-backed partnership fund has approved 40 million dollars to expand its support for global programme fighting against illegal trafficking to a total of 19 countries in Africa and Asia. The […]
Addis Ababa – The African Network for Drugs and Diagnostics Innovation (ANDI) said that it has initiated the implementation of an integrated Cell Phone application to boost the diagnosis of neglected diseases at point of […]
Abuja – The House of Representatives on Wednesday mandated its Committee on Information Technology to commence investigation into activities of the Nigerian Communication Satellite Limited (NIGCOMSAT 1). The lawmakers said the investigation was necessary so as to […]
Geneva – More than 3,000 IT specialists started a month-long UN meeting on Monday in Geneva to agree on technical specifications for the future 5G mobile network standard. It said this is to offer far […]
Limelight Networks Inc is responsible for infringing rival Akamai Technologies Inc’s patent for managing Web images and video, a U.S. appeals court ruled on Thursday, reviving a $45 million verdict against the company. The U.S. […]
Brussels – The European Union (EU) has joined the Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) to help fight against wildlife trafficking, the European Commission announced on Wednesday. “The aim of CITES is […]
The large majority of the 137,000 people who crossed the Mediterranean Sea into Europe during the first six months of 2015 were fleeing from war, conflict or persecution, making the Mediterranean crisis primarily a refugee […]
Lagos- The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says the inactive Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards on telecommunication operators’ networks have reduced from 51,284,804 in January to 47,985,908 as at February 2015. This is contained in the […]
Lagos- The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says the number of internet users on the country’s telecom networks increased to 83,362,814 as at February 2015. The regulatory body disclosed this in its Monthly Internet Subscriber Data, […]
By Sadiya Hamza UNITED NATIONS – The UN Security Council has urged member states, including countries of origin and transit to cooperate with each other and with relevant international and regional organisations in addressing illicit […]
(Reuters) – Charter Communications is in talks to buy privately held cable company Bright House Networks LLC, according to a source familiar with the matter. Bright House, controlled by the Newhouse family, is worth more […]
Abuja- The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), said that unsolicited messages violated the privacy of mobile network subscribers. It added that NCC guidelines on advertisements and promotions required network providers to notify the commission seven days […]
LAGOS – Mr Lanre Ajayi,President, Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON), said on Tuesday that the Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM) and the Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) networks might soon cease to […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — China’s military hacked into computer networks of civilian transportation companies hired by the Pentagon at least nine times, breaking into computers aboard a commercial ship, targeting logistics companies and uploading malicious software […]
A total of 193,000 subscribers have switched to new service providers since the introduction of the Mobile Number Portability in the country, the Nigerian Communications Commission has said. The Director of Public Affairs, Mr. Tony […]
LAGOS – The President of the National Association of Telecommunications Subscribers (NATCOMS), Chief Deolu Ogunbanjo, on Sunday urged the providers of Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) to improve their services. Ogunbanjo told the News Agency […]
Verizon Communications Inc unit Verizon Wireless is looking to satellite-TV operator Dish Network Corp’s spectrum to improve wireless internet speeds, the New York Post reported, citing sources familiar with the matter. Dish’s shares were up […]
By Sam Jones in London An aggressive new cyber weapon called Snake has infected dozens of Ukrainian computer networks including government systems in one of the most sophisticated attacks of recent years. Also known as […]
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