In the last three years, the gaming sector has seen good traction in both usage and engagement, according to a recent KPMG report on business of fantasy sports. As for 2020, the global gaming market will generate $159.3 billion in revenue, according to a recent report by Newzoo. Companies are investing more in the gaming […]
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The Nigerian telecom industry is expected to see significant improvements in the next five years, according to Umar Garba Danbatta, Nigerian Communication (NCC) Chief Executive. The CEO states that there will be mass deployments of 4G networks across Nigeria. Moreover, there is a plan to reduce the cost of mobile data steadily from the current […]
India, the world’s second-largest telecom market, has been attracting foreign investors which paved the way for boosting the Indian economy. Top companies such as Facebook Google, Saudi Arabian Sovereign fund, General Atlantic, and Silver Lake Partners have expressed interest in Jio Platforms and Bharti Airtel, said Ram Sewak Sharma, Chairman Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, […]
Huawei’s involvement in the deployment of the 5G network has been under scrutiny for sometime, especially amid new sanctions imposed by the United States of America. The Indian government has neither made a public announcement nor have they issued any formal written ban on the Chinese equipment suppliers including Huawei and ZTE. Back in 2019, […]
Enhancing connectivity is no easy task. Adopting next generation technology is a mix bag of opportunities and challenges; with operators understanding the scope of potential but also fully aware of the need to increase infrastructure investments. The deployment process includes conducting trials, signing deals with operators that help with adoption of the network, holding spectrum […]
Uganda recorded active smartphones on the network to be 6.6 million at the end of December 2019, according to the Uganda Communications Commission telecom market performance report 2020. The slow migration from feature phone to smartphone conversion has caused low penetration; Smartphone penetration is under 25%. The growth in telecommunication is reflected by a penetration […]
Many countries continue to take ambitious strides in the deployment of 5G wireless technology, in the hope of advancing connectivity and the digital economy. In India where 5G networks were expected to be launched by late 2020 or early 2021, it is now highly unlikely that this will happen before mid-2021, Qualcomm Ventures said it […]
Bharti Airtel selected Nokia’s CloudBand-based software products for its VoLTE (Voice over LTE) network in India. This move has led the telecom giant to be the world’s largest cloud-based VoLTE network and the largest Nokia-run VoLTE in the globe, according to Airtel, which now supports over 110 million customers. It is the largest in the […]
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to spread, countries across the world have been impacted. Africa in particular a has been faced with a lack of foreign investment, which may have sparked innovation in Africa as tech innovators find ways of creating, efficient inexpensive solutions that are to help fight against the pandemic. For a continent […]
Telecommunications reforms have been taking place in the whole world. However, Ethiopia is one of the latest countries to have a monopoly on its telecom industry. Ethio Telecom, has been the only telecommunications network operator and provider of telecommunications services. The telecoms industry in Ethiopia has seen growth due to the government investment through a […]