iWayAfrica, a pan-African telecoms service provider says it is spreading its wings to provide satellite broadband services across Sub-Saharan Africa. This followed a pact with Avanti Communications Group, a leading satellite operator and provider of satellite data communications services in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Avanti has signed a HYLAS 4 Master Distributor contract […]
FinTech companies pose no threat to banks, Ovia says
The upsurge in the entry of companies into the FinTech sector poses no threat to the banking sector, Jim Ovia, Chairman of Zenith Bank, a leading Nigerian financial institution says. Ovia believes that contrary to popular assumptions, FinTech is not a threat to the banking institutions but rather sees, he sees a strategic partnership to better […]
MainOne in $20m deal to extend cable to Cote D’Ivoire
MainOne, a connectivity and data centre solutions company says its investing $20m to expand its undersea cable footprint in West Africa after securing a licence in Cote D’Ivoire. The tech company says it has received the C1B license from Bruno Koné, the country’s Minister for Communication, Digital Economy and Postal Services to land its trans-Atlantic submarine cable and […]
Broadband Nigeria | MDXi, Avanti close $20m tech deal
MDXi, the Nigerian Data Centre company says it has closed a $20 million deal with British satellite operator, Avanti Communications Group Plc to deepen broadband penetration in Nigeria. Under the plan, Avanti will host and manage the satellite operator’s in-country gateway earth station and also ensure data from HYLAS 4 Ka-band satellite was delivered efficiently […]
