MTN GlobalConnect Oversees Massive Fiber Expansion MTN GlobalConnect (MTN GC), a digital wholesale and infrastructure services firm operating under MTN Group, has made significant strides in…
Amazon Web Services to Pump $1.8 Billion Into South Africa Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced its plans to invest 30.4 billion South African rands (US$1.8 billion) in its cloud infrastructure…
AMS-IX and MDXi Launch Lagos Internet Exchange A new AMS-IX Lagos Internet Exchange, owned by Equinix, is being launched in the carrier-neutral MDXi data center. The partnership…
Nigerian Government Waves Goodbye to 5% Tax on Telecom Services Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, minister of communications and digital economy, has announced that the Nigerian federal government has exempted the…
Enhancing Inclusive Growth in Nigeria’s ICT Sector Through Biometrics Nigeria is at an inflection point — one where it needs to adopt enabling technologies at scale to support high…
54,000 Transmitters in Nigeria to Be Powered Without Generators As the Nigerian government seeks to reduce carbon emissions in the telecommunications industry, the Nigerian Communications Commission has revealed plans…
Nigerian Telecom Companies to Standardize Short USSD Codes Nigerian telecom subscribers will soon be able to access the USSD service portals of the various telecom operators using the…
MTN GlobalConnect Empowers the Role of Women MTN GlobalConnect appointed Juliet Nsubuga as managing director of MTN GlobalConnect Uganda, effective April 1, 2023, and Josephine Sarouk will…
Rack Centre Expands Its Reach of Available Interconnection Services Rack Centre, a Tier III carrier and cloud-neutral data center in West Africa, has expanded its reach of available interconnection…
Evina Releases DCB Index to Strengthen Africa and Middle East Evina, a cybersecurity company for carrier billing, and Telecoming, a tech firm developing DCB experiences, released the 2022 edition of…
AWS Launches Its Second Office in Nigeria Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced the opening of its first office in Lagos, Nigeria, which comes five years after the…
Nigeria Launches New 5G Spectrum Auction According to the information memorandum, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has announced the auction of two lots of 100 megahertz…
