Frank Eleanya
Senior reporter at @techcabal 🥷 ex-BusinessDay. coverage areas: Telecom, Big Tech, Infrastructure, and Business.
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6 days ago |
techcabal.com | Frank Eleanya
Struggling telecom operator 9mobile is rapidly losing subscribers as it awaits regulatory approval for a national roaming deal with MTN Nigeria. The deal, which could grant 9mobile access to MTN’s extensive infrastructure to improve its network coverage and service quality—a sore point for many subscribers—is progressing more slowly than expected.
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1 week ago |
techcabal.com | Frank Eleanya
When Legend Internet Plc rang the bell on the trading floor of the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) on April 24, 2025, it made history as the country’s first and only internet service provider (ISP) to go public. Unlike many IPOs, Legend Internet was listed by introduction, meaning no new shares were sold at the time of listing. Instead, the company made two billion ordinary shares available at ₦5.64 each, instantly adding ₦11.28 billion ($8.68 million) to the NGX’s market capitalisation.
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1 week ago |
techcabal.com | Frank Eleanya
Kashifu Inuwa, Director-General of Nigeria’s National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), believes that Africa’s best bet in the global AI race lies not in catching up on massive infrastructure, but in building talent and developing small language models (SLMs) tailored to local realities. For him, small language models offer Africa a unique chance to leapfrog infrastructure-heavy barriers that have historically limited its participation in global tech revolutions.
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1 week ago |
techcabal.com | Frank Eleanya
Airtel Africa has partnered with SpaceX to bring Starlink’s high-speed satellite internet to its customers across the continent. Announced on Monday, the deal marks a major step forward in bringing internet access to subscribers, especially remote and underserved communities. The rollout will begin in nine countries: Nigeria, Chad, Kenya, Zambia, Malawi, Rwanda, Niger, Madagascar, and the Democratic Republic of Congo, targeting regions where connectivity gaps are most severe.
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2 weeks ago |
techcabal.com | Frank Eleanya
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has announced plans to revise the Nigerian Communications Act (NCA) of 2003 in a move to modernise the country’s legal framework for innovation and telecommunications. The revision is intended to align the Act with current realities and anticipate future needs as Nigeria accelerates its push towards becoming a leading digital economy.
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Visa’s bet signals a critical phase in its Africa playbook, where it is investing in newer, faster payment infrastructure to compete with homegrown systems. https://t.co/UMm82qje64
RT @TechCabal: Niger State has officially waived right-of-way (RoW) fees for fibre optic infrastructure, becoming the twelfth Nigerian stat…
Niger State has become the twelfth Nigerian state to implement zero right-of-way policy to incentivise telecom operators and expand internet access. https://t.co/5WAIXMYjUb