

West African stakeholders embrace universality of Internet
Stakeholders in the information and communications technology (ICT) sector in West Africa have agreed to embrace the universality of the...


5G Is Coming, and It’s Fortified With Fiber
Countless new wireless transmitters will relay all that data to your phone, and many will connect to the internet through endless miles...


Smartcity Project: Lagos installs Over 3,000km Fibre Optic Cable
Lagos State Government said it has installed a 3,000 kilometre of Fibre Metro Network connection within the year 2020 across the state as...


The Nigerian Telecommunication Sector - Challenges and Cautious Optimism
Background of the Telecom Sector The Nigerian telecommunication sector is the largest segment of the Information and Communication...


What is Fiber Optics and How it Works
The medium and the technology which is associated with the transmission of information as light pulses along a glass or plastic fiber is...


Broadband Penetration Still in Need of a Leg-up, Internet Subscription Stood At 148.1m in Feb 2021
The latest data released by the NCC, the industry regulator, show that internet subscriptions stood at 148.1 million in February...


Nigeria is Developing a Policy for the Commercial Deployment of 5G
Following successful demos in six locations, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has started working on a policy for the...


Using Google’s 10,000-km-Long Underwater Fiber-Optic Cable as a Seafloor Seismic Sensor
Using “Curie” — Google’s 10,000-kilometer-long underwater fiber-optic cable connecting Los Angeles, California and Valparaiso, Chile —...


Three Basic Components of a Fiber Optic Cable
There are lots of choices when it comes to fiber optic cables like LC multimode fiber patch cord, or LC multimode duplex fiber optic path...


What is the Internet of Things?
In a wide sense, the term “IoT” covers everything that is related to internet. Most especially, it is used for items that do talk to each...