Thursday, 28th March 2024
To guardian.ng
Search

GSMA

21 Mar
In a new report backed by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, global mobile money transactions grew 14 per cent last year to reach $1.4 trillion. The GSMA's State of the Industry Report on Mobile Money came out the same day Ericsson
27 Feb
International Telecommunications Union (ITU) has disclosed that fresh $9 billion has been committed to further bridge the global connectivity gaps.
14 Feb
The deployment of mobile broadband in Nigeria may have cut the level of extreme poverty by 1.5 per cent.
1 Nov
Telecoms operators in Nigeria and other parts of the region are expected to spend $75 billion on their networks from 2023 to 2030, mostly on 4G technology.
31 Oct
The mobile sub-sector in Nigeria and other parts of sub-Saharan Africa added $170 billion to the region’s economy in 2022. This is even as the sub-sector made a substantial contribution to the funding of the public sector...
16 Oct
Subscribers have demanded improved Fifth-Generation (5G) network service. According to Swedish technology firm, Ericsson, in its latest ConsumerLab report, it found out that one in five 5G adopters is willing to pay a premium for a differentiated quality of service, highlighting another potential business case to help operators cash-in on the network technology. In total,…
28 Sep 2023
The Federal Government (FG) is looking forward to partnering with the Global System for Mobile Communications (GSMA) in a bid to drive economic growth in Nigeria.
mobile
27 Sep 2023
Mobile connectivity has helped in fueling the attainment of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) across the globe.
30 Aug 2023
HYDRA-headed challenges, including affordability and usability, have unconnected 61 per cent of people in Africa from mobile Internet services.This is seen as a huge threat to efforts to digitise economies in the region, including Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya, Egypt and others.
29 Jun 2023
A dozen mobile operator signed up to device re-use and recycling targets set by the GSMA as the industry association estimates that $8 billion worth of valuable materials were stuck in abandoned handsets across the globe.

Latest

25 mins ago
Chinese consumer tech giant Xiaomi will launch its first-ever EV at a press conference in Beijing Thursday, injecting itself into a fiercely competitive sector in the world's largest car market.
34 mins ago
The bodies of two construction workers were found in the cold waters of Baltimore harbor Wednesday, trapped in their red pick-up truck after a giant cargo ship slammed into the bridge they had been filling potholes on, causing a thunderous collapse.
1 hour ago
Nobel Prize winner Daniel Kahneman, who pioneered theories in behavioural economics that heavily influenced the discipline, has died at age 90, his employer confirmed Wednesday.
1 hour ago
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says the All-commodity group import index on average increased by 0.79 per cent in Q4 2023.
1 hour ago
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) said it discovered a deceptive claim about the weight of a bag of rice at the Garki Modern Market in Abuja. Ag. Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of FCCPC, Dr. Adamu Abdullahi, disclosed this in a statement on Friday after the Commission conducted a targeted enforcement operation…
1 hour ago
Nigerian singer, Yemi Alade, has debunked a claim credited to her that she was not getting awards because she refused to give in to sexual demands from organisers. “So yall gonna start creating false stories every time you get bored; SMH, stupidity at its peak, very unintelligent write-up," Yemi Alade said in an Instagram reel…
1 hour ago
The Bidens' dogs grabbed headlines with their bad behavior, but "First Feline" Willow is getting a book all to herself.
2 hours ago
American Musician, Taylor Swift, has joined the club of world billionaires, according to Hurun’s world richest people's list. The report revealed that “At 34, Taylor Swift joins the billionaire club with US$1.2 billion, not from typical celebrity side hustles, but uniquely through her music. "Over half her fortune stems from royalties and touring, including US$190…
2 hours ago
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has deployed 35,000 personnel to provide security nationwide as Christians celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
2 hours ago
Six members of the Enugu State House of Assembly elected on the platform of the Labour Party have formerly announced their defection to the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Those who defected include the Chief Whip of the house and member representing Igboeze North I, Ejike Eze; the leader of the house and member representing…