ASCON seeks partnership with NCC to prevent $3m damage to submarine cables

July 24, 2019

By Samson Echenim     The cost of repairing a damaged submarine cable could be as high as $3 million for a single fault. This has prompted the Association of Submarine Cable Operators of Nigeria (ASCON) to seek the partnership of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to protect submarine fibre optic cables as critical infrastructure […]

Experts at ITW harp on terrestrial fiber infrastructure investments to enable growth of Africa’s digital economy

July 10, 2019

By Samson Echenim Experts at the 2019 ‘Africa Panel Session’ of the International Telecoms Week (ITW) held recently in Atlanta, USA discussed the importance of infrastructure investments in local internet exchanges and terrestrial networks as being instrumental to facilitating the development and growth of Africa’s digital economy. Presenting on the theme “Enabling Africa’s Digital Economy”, […]

Forget advertising, McCann exec tells pharma marketers

June 19, 2019

Marketers need to think big. Like, saving-the-world big. That’s the advice McCann Health’s global chief creative officer, Matt Eastwood, offered up to kick off the Cannes Lions Health confab Monday, per Fierce Pharma report What that means is advertising that “may not look like advertising,” Eastwood said during the morning’s first session. “It’s advertising while […]

NIMC joins global secure identity body as advisory observer

June 17, 2019

By Tola Akinmutimi     The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has joined the Secure Identity Alliance (SIA), the global identity and secure digital services advisory body, which promotes legal and trusted identity for all, as an Advisory Observer. Making the announcement on Monday, the SIA authorities named the director general of the NIMC, Aliyu […]

Apple will release two iPhones with 5G in 2020, top analyst says

June 17, 2019

Apple is reportedly preparing three new iPhones to launch in 2020, including two with 5G support provided by Qualcomm, according to TF International Securities analyst Ming Chi Kuo. Apple is also reportedly building its own 5G chips to launch in either 2022 or 2023, according to Kuo. Apple is reportedly aggressively pushing 5G development amid […]

Boeing CEO says the safe return of its 737 Max aircraft is ‘most important’

June 17, 2019

Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg believes the safe return of its best-selling plane, the 737 Max, is the company’s most important objective. Boeing is scrambling to restore confidence in the 737 Max from regulators, customers and the flying public. The manufacturer’s 737 Max has been grounded across the globe since mid-March after a deadly crash involving […]

Huawei holds on to No. 2 smartphone spot in first quarter- report

May 28, 2019

Chinese telecom company Huawei held on to its spot as the world’s second biggest smartphone vendor in the first quarter, before being blacklisted by the United States, research and advisory firm Gartner said. Gartner also said Huawei continued to reduce the gap with Samsung, but warned that growth could be limited in the near term. […]

U.S. eases curbs on Huawei; founder says clampdown underestimates Chinese firm

May 21, 2019

The United States has temporarily eased trade restrictions on China’s Huawei to minimize disruption for its customers, a move the founder of the world’s largest telecoms equipment maker said meant little because it was already prepared for U.S. action. The U.S. Commerce Department blocked Huawei Technologies from buying U.S. goods last week, a major escalation […]

Facebook bans Farrakhan, others for alleged hate speech

May 3, 2019

Facebook announced on Thursday that it has banned several high-profile accounts and people from its platform, including Nation of Islam leader, Minister Louis Farrakhan, according to USA Today. The social media giant claims it made the decision because the accounts violated its rules against “dangerous individuals and organizations.” Within the past months, Facebook has been […]