West Africa: Bandwidth Cost to Drop As Cable Goes Live
As the West Africa Cable System goes live on May 11 in Nigeria and several other countries, the cost of internet services is set drop drastically.
Tech investors.
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Nigeria:
FG Considers New Guidelines for Telecoms Infrastructure
Daily Trust, 30 April 2012
The Federal Government is considering setting up new guidelines to adequately regulate the granting of Right-of-Way (RoW) to telecoms operators that will allow easy deployment of… Read more »
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Sierra Leone:
The Gambian Telecom Regulatory Authority Visits Information Minister
Concord, 16 March 2012
The Gambian Public Utility and Regulatory Authority has paid a courtesy call on the Minister of Information and Communications, Alhaji Ibrahim Ben Kargbo, at his Youyi building… Read more »
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Nigeria:
NigComSat 1r Commercial Launch - Matters Arising
This Day, 8 March 2012
As NigComSat-1R begins commercial activities, Amaka Eze looks at the prospects and challenges of the recently-launched replacement satellite, which is expected to boost… Read more »
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Ghana:
'Reserve Your Number' As Glo Inches Forward
Accra Mail, 24 January 2012
The much awaited entry of Glo Mobile Ghana Limited into Ghana's mobile telcos market last week opened up with activities starting with the 'Reserve Your Number' campaign. Read more »
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Sierra Leone:
Country Releases Timeline to Liberalize Gateway
Concord, 11 January 2012
To demonstrate its commitment to key regulatory and policy changes, the government of Sierra Leone has released a summarized road map and activities leading to the full… Read more »
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Sierra Leone:
Fibre Optic Cable Finally Lands in Salone
Concord, 20 October 2011
It was celebration yesterday as President Ernest Koroma received the much talked about submarine fibre optic able in Sierra Leone at the back of Atlantic Bar, Lumley Beach. Read more »
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West Africa:
Fibre-Optic Cable Goes Live in 2012
RNW Africa, 9 November 2011
A fibre-optic cable from France to South Africa will go online in the second half of 2012, bringing high-speed Internet links to a host of west African countries, France Telecom… Read more »