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Elon Musk’s Starlink Broadband Internet Now Available In Nigeria

Adewale A. — Mon, 06 Feb 2023 22:54:42 +0000

Good news! SpaceX Starlink broadband internet service is now available in Nigeria, the first African Country to receive the service. Starlink is a division of SpaceX and owned by Elon Musk. Starlink offers high-speed, low-latency broadband internet in remote and rural locations across the globe. SpaceX announced the roll-out of the service through its Twitter [...]

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Operators outline their visions for the Next Generation Broadband Network at unique Atlanta event [Press Release]

RealWire — Thu, 28 Apr 2016 12:55:58 +0000

Broadband Forum will host visionary three-day summit 27 April 2016: The Broadband Forum today announced it will host a three-day special meeting in Atlanta where ten of the world’s leading service providers, as well as major manufacturers, will gather to share their vision of requirements that drive the Next Generation Broadband Network. The event, hosted [...]

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Greg Bathrick of Calix Named Broadband Forum Fiber Access Networks Work Area Director [Press Release]

RealWire — Tue, 15 Mar 2016 12:57:57 +0000

Broadband Forum Distinguished Fellow and former chair of BroadbandHome joins NG-PON2 and GPON work PETALUMA, CA – March 14, 2016 – Calix, Inc. (NYSE: CALX), the world leader in enabling service providers to deliver a gigabit experience to their subscribers, today announced that marketing director Greg Bathrick has been named Work Area Director of the [...]

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Stellar Speaker Line Up Taking Shape for the Dynamic Spectrum Alliance Global Summit 2016 [Press Release]

RealWire — Sat, 05 Mar 2016 12:59:14 +0000

Senior representatives from the Colombian Communications Regulatory Commission (CRC), Microsoft, and the Wireless Broadband Alliance to headline Global Summit agenda Bogota, Colombia, 3 March 2016: The Dynamic Spectrum Alliance (DSA) today announced more influential speakers for its 2016 Global Summit, which will be held in Bogota, Colombia (26-28 April 2016). Latin America offers many opportunities [...]

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Nigeria Lags Behind In Affordable Internet As Broadband Costs 30% Of Household Expenses – Carmuda

Ade Adewale — Fri, 05 Feb 2016 21:48:29 +0000

Nigeria ranks 1 for internet usage but 7 for internet affordability. With 54-nations and a population of 1.1 billion people experts predict that by the end of 2017 more than 900 million people – about 64% of the population – are likely to own a mobile phone, with some researchers estimating penetration could reach 80% [...]

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Yahsat Offers Satellite Broadband Internet Service “Yahclick” Promotion for 2 Months in Tanzania

apofeed — Wed, 01 Oct 2014 17:15:51 +0000

DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania, October 1, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Al Yah Satellite Communications Company, Yahsat (http://www.yahsat.ae), the Abu Dhabi based satellite operator, has announced its YahClick satellite broadband internet promotional offer in Tanzania for a period of two months, or until stocks last. Yahsat is offering a free satellite modem and dish for [...]

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A Bid for Broadband Dominance: Comcast Agrees to Buy Time Warner Cable for $45 Billion

Ade Adewale — Thu, 13 Feb 2014 20:05:15 +0000

Comcast has agreed to acquire Time Warner Cable Inc. for $45.2 billion in an all stock deal. The acquisition would effectively combine the two largest U.S. cable companies, leaving many consumers and US regulators with questions. The deal is somewhat…

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Panasonic Launches World’s First Intel Core i5 Powered Fanless, 7.0”, Windows 8.1 Pro Fully-Rugged Tablet

NewsProvider — Tue, 07 Jan 2014 15:20:26 +0000

Light, pocketable tablet ideal for mobile workforces and replacing ageing business PDA’s BRACKNELL, UK, 7TH JANUARY 2014 Panasonic today launched the world’s first fanless, 7”, Windows 8.1 Pro fully-rugged tablet powered by 4th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 vPro™ processor. With 7.0 inch tablets one of the fastest growing market sectors, Panasonic has combined the mobility [...]

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Etisalat Applauds Broadband, MNP Policies at NCC Telecoms Stakeholders’ Summit

Ade Adewale — Sat, 04 Jan 2014 11:52:38 +0000

Nigeria’s fastest growing and most innovative telecommunications company, Etisalat has commended the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the Federal Ministry of Communications Technology for policies implemented in 2013 that will help drive broadband penetration and strengthen competition and in the long run, shape the Nigerian telecoms industry. The company stated this at the maiden Telecoms [...]

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Sir Tim Berners-Lee and Google lead coalition for cheaper internet

Adewale A. — Thu, 12 Dec 2013 23:18:52 +0000

Cross-industry coalition aims to provide cheaper access in developing world, but analysts say service lacks support from ISPs

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Yahsat Expands Presence of its Satellite Broadband Internet Service “Yahclick” in Angola

Adewale A. — Wed, 14 Aug 2013 07:00:00 +0000

LUANDA, Angola, August 14, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Al Yah Satellite Communications Company, Yahsat (http://www.yahsat.ae), the Abu Dhabi based satellite operator, has further strengthened the availability of its flagship service YahClick, an affordable, high-speed satellite broadband Internet service, in the Republic of Angola through a new partnership with Global Telesat, the country’s established satellite [...]

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