Rural telephony: Meanwhile, in a unique fashion, the operator revealed exclusively to Hi-Tech, that it has made an unprecedented investment towards rural inclusion, acquiring no fewer than five satellite companies which it intended to strategically deploy to complement other infrastructure that will carry services to the rural areas.the local satellites companies according to the operators would be deployed across the country to strengthen backbone network infrastructure.

The Chairperson of the African Union, Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma during her meeting with Gong Xingyuan, Huawei’s Senior Vice Presidentn traded ideas with the Huawei technology on how best to build Africa’s ICT strategy, industry development, and talent nurturing.

Helping to bridge the digital divide gap in Africa, Eutelsat Communications yesterday unveiled the next step in its broadband strategy for Africa with new-generation Satellite that will increase reach and access.

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), on Monday said that it would issue new telecom spectrum licences in 2016, to create robust internet infrastructure in all the 36 states in the country.

While pleading for staggered payment model, MTN has finally bowed to pressure as it has accepted to pay the N1.04 trillion fine slammed on it last week by the telecoms regulatory authority, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC).