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Tik Tok Still Swims Against The Tide In The U.S.

Global UpfrontJan 29, 2025January 29, 20250

By Sonny Aragba-Akpore President Donald Trump muted a ban on Tik Tok in 2020 in the dying days of his first White House residency but

Playing Games With Telecom Tariff Hikes

Global UpfrontJan 22, 2025January 22, 20250

By Sonny Aragba-Akpore In what sounded like a death knell or an epilogue as we know it in literature, the Association of Licenced Telecoms Operators

CBN, NCC And DMBs On The N250b USSD Debts

Global UpfrontJan 2, 2025January 2, 20250

By Sonny Aragba-Akpore After over five years of bickerings on the debts owed by Money Deposit Banks (DMBs) for Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) platforms,

These Tax Windfalls From Global ICT Platforms

Global UpfrontDec 11, 2024December 11, 20240

By Sonny Aragba-Akpore In the midst of mounting agitations for and against the proposed Tax Reform Bills, the Federal Government of Nigeria recently made a

Africa Not Yet Big Players On 5G Coverage

Global UpfrontDec 4, 2024December 4, 20240

By Sonny Aragba-Akpore Despite spirited efforts by African countries to join the global community in the adoption of fifth generation (5G) technology, and the race

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)