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Satellite To Mobile Services And Connectivity Disruption

Global UpfrontNov 13, 2024November 13, 20240

By Sonny Aragba-Akpore Elon Musk’s ambition to conquer technology and everyday living got a boost early in January 2024 when his SpaceX which owns Starlink

Social Media Providers And Nigerian Content Creators

Global UpfrontOct 30, 2024October 30, 20240

By Sonny Aragba-Akpore On Monday September 16, 2024, ByteDance and it’s short video platform, Tik Tok appeared at a crowded court in Washington DC, the

Nigeria: NCC, Starlink Tariff Feud Rattles Telecom Industry

Global UpfrontOct 16, 2024October 16, 20240

By Sonny Aragba-Akpore An imminent feud is underway between telecommunications regulator, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on one hand and Starlink and Mobile Network Operators (

Nigeria: Botched 5G Services And The Wi-Fi 6 Gamble

Global UpfrontOct 9, 2024October 9, 20240

By Sonny Aragba-Akpore When fully implemented, Fifth Generation (5G) technology and services will transform the telecommunications landscape in Nigeria like nothing else before it, Isa

Ethics, Standards And Dangers Of Deploying AI

Global UpfrontSep 25, 2024September 25, 20240

By Sonny Aragba-Akpore Apart from the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) which has put in place some ground rules in the deployment of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Google AI Funds For Nigerian Startups

Global UpfrontSep 18, 2024September 18, 20240

By Sonny Aragba-Akpore Sometime last week, the government of Nigeria in collaboration with Google Africa began what could turn around the fortunes of startups with

Radio Regulations And Global Spectrum Management

Global UpfrontSep 11, 2024September 11, 20240

By Sonny Aragba-Akpore From January 1,2025, a new radio regulation management takes root among the 193-member nations of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU). This is

Before Load Shedding By Telecoms Operators Begins

Global UpfrontSep 4, 2024September 4, 20240

By Sonny Aragba-Akpore Nigerians are commonly used to electricity power load shedding which strategically reduces or cuts off electricity supply to different consumers or areas

Waiting For Telecoms Load Shedding (1)

Global UpfrontAug 28, 2024August 28, 20240

By Sonny Aragba-Akpore By the time you wake up one faithful morning to the observation that your mobile phone has no network connection, don’t panic

A Minister’s Tempest And Telecoms Survival

Global UpfrontAug 21, 2024August 21, 20240

By Sonny Aragba-Akpore The new “National Digital Economy and E-Government bill “ maybe an albatross described in Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s “The Rime of the Ancient