Every time a million people stream the same football match, mobile networks waste bandwidth by sending a million separate copies of the same video. Broadcast towers solved this problem decades ago by sending one signal that any receiver in range can pick up. 5G Broadcast is the attempt to bring that one-to-many efficiency into the cellular world, so a single transmission can serve a whole neighborhood, stadium, or apartment block.
The idea is finally leaving the lab. Commercial receivers, government rollouts, and new reliability research all landed within the past year. Here's what the technology actually is, where the confusing terminology trips people up, and how close it really is to replacing cable.
Unicast versus Multicast
Normal mobile data is unicast, offering one...
Nigeria's social media growth industry runs on infrastructure most users never see. Behind every follower, like, or view delivered through an SMM panel sits a technical system deciding how that engagement actually gets sourced, processed, and delivered. For developers and resellers building on top of these platforms, understanding that infrastructure matters as much as the storefront itself.
Chickletboost, a Nigerian social media growth platform now also serving Ghana and Kenya, has built its infrastructure around a specific technical and philosophical choice, routing engagement through real, active users rather than automated bot networks, while still exposing that system through a fully-featured REST API developers can build on directly.
The Real Problem With Bot-Driven Infrastructure
Most SMM panels source engagement through automated bot networks,...
With airline tickets being the most expensive part of most travel, it is natural that saving on flights is a mission that many travelers would like to complete successfully. Maybe that's why this is the question I am asked most often: “How can you buy cheap flights?”
First of all, it must be said that there are no miracles. Today, flights are not as affordable as they used to be.
The truth is, with the introduction of exorbitant fuel supplements and the excessive increase in security charges and other penalties, it is becoming increasingly difficult to buy cheap flights. And even...
Initially, Instagram was a very popular social media platform with fun-loving kids. However, that has changed in recent times. Today, it has become a massive marketing tool. You will find celebrities holding sway here.
All sorts of brands have also embraced the tremendous opportunities that Instagram offers. For this reason, the desire by users to increase their list of followers is quite understandable.
Here are the basic tips for getting real Instagram followers fast. Learn more about it here.
Cross-Promoting Dedicated Hashtags
Instagram is a world of hashtags. In fact, it’s almost impossible to make any headway by ignoring hashtags. Because of this,...
The internet can be a fun place to see some drama and odd stories at times - stories that you would never see on the streets like some cops chasing a bank robber or some plunder case against a CEO of a famous monopolizing company. Instead, we see a classic feud of inhumane corporations belittling the common man due to some legal actions and “stealing” property.
Here are some of the most iconic times when the internet was under conflict between big wigs and the known personalities having a dark side.
1. The Closing of Limewire and Napster:
Before the age of...
You are most probably reading this article because you like to be on top of what’s new in technology. While it can be difficult to filter out the blogs that are actually relevant to your interest, we have made it easy by curating a list of the top 11 technology blogs in 2025 that keep tech lovers updated with the latest cutting-edge technological advances.
1. TechCrunch
If you’re interested in technology trends, then TechCrunch is the right place to go. With over 50,000 active users, TechCrunch is one of the most popular and reliable tech blogs to stay updated with the...
Every business must have a strong online marketing strategy. Several tactics have been proven to be effective in helping companies improve their performance.
These strategies include utilizing affiliate and associate programs, partnering with digital advertising platforms and marketplaces like Click2sell.co, Taboola, etc., using email marketing, paid pay per click ads (PPC), and others. Many companies are always on the lookout for the best digital marketing channels to promote their brands.
If you are looking for new channels to market your business or brand, Pinterest is a great option. A solid Pinterest marketing strategy can increase brand awareness and sales significantly.
Research...
Utility payment platform and app, BuyPower.ng has launched a new payment feature which allows users to borrow money to pay their electricity bills online (via the BuyPower.ng website ) or through their mobile app ( Google Play store or App store ). The new ‘pay with a kwikmoney loan’ feature aims to improve access to credit for current and potential users of the platform.
BuyPower.ng let users pay electricity bills for both prepaid and postpaid meters. While prepaid meters gets value in the form of tokens, which are converted to units, postpaid meters get receipts which can be tendered anywhere...
The ultimate goal of any business is not to make a profit, but to expand. Profit is the by-product. But as we say, it is easier said than done, especially if you are the owner of a small business. Life of a small business involves a number of phases where you feel there’s no way you will make it to the top.
This is why our stomach drops with the idea of taking risks. But what’s the point of starting a business in the first place, if you don’t have the courage to push it a notch higher and do...
Raksha Bandhan is the most auspicious occasion of the year when brothers all around the world are excited to show the pious emotions of the love for their sisters. They endeavor to do every possible thing that can make their sister feel special.
A sister is God’s gift, whose presence in a brother’s life is just remarkable. The way she treats her brother seems like the second version of the mother.
A brother feels complete with her presence. If you are blessed with a lovely sister, then you will better understand how much she matters in your life.
As Raksha Bandhan...
Do you spend most of your time doing various things online? These things might actually turn into productive work that will help you earn money.
That’s right - no need to look far because your everyday online routine can eventually become your source of income. Here are some examples:
Website management – are you maintaining your own website? You can do this for other clients too. There are many clients who are looking for someone to create or maintain their website. This is an easy work if you’re really used to setting up a new site by registering domains, finding...
Creating a community that loves your brand requires a lot of work. While there are many different outlets that your brand can utilize for advertising, images seem to be the most effective method.
Images tend to create an emotional response from the viewer that allows them to link what's in the image to your brand. However, you must employ image moderation to ensure that viewers are connecting the right concepts to your brand.
Images You Should Be Using
Your company should be using multiple different types of images to connect with your end-users. Each image outlet will allow you to reach different...
Although you may contend that the main purpose of a virtual private network is to aid you in protecting your online privacy, there are a lot of people who are leveraging a VPN service without exactly knowing what it does. Most people think that VPNs can only help them go to websites that are prohibited by the ISP (internet service provider) or the government.
However, they do not know that VPNs are capable of securing a network connection against different online threats and keep their web sessions anonymous. Because of the lack of knowledge, most people use a VPN without...
Instagram is the veritable social media powerhouse, with over 2.5 billion active subscribers. To give you some kind of perspective, 1 in 3 people in the world have an Instagram account.
Instagram has evolved over a period of time, and something that is currently trending is Instagram Stories. Stories are short video clips that only last for 24 hours.
This appeals to the sense of FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out) from the followers, which means that they are more likely to check it out. There are over 500 million people who post Stories regularly, according to Instagram.
What is an Instagram Story?
Ignoring...
The term proxy is not new to us. If you are an internet lover, you must have come across this word. So, what is the meaning of proxy? A proxy server or just “proxy” is a computer that operates as the intermediary or gateway between the internet and the client computer and provides indirect network services to a client.
A proxy may reside on the user’s local computer, or at different points between the destination servers and the user’s computer. Once configured, a proxy server will intercept all requests from the client, and give a response from its cache memory...
EZFarming, Nigerian-US agritech startup pioneering expansion of smallholder farms to commercial sizes through microlending and easy access to produce buyers worldwide, is the only Nigerian startup selected for the batch 25 of the 500 Startups accelerator programme in San Francisco, California.
The 500 startups accelerator programme provides $150,000 in funding, mentorship and hands-on training in a highly competitive accelerator programme, with attendees selected from different parts of the world.
Only a handful of startups from Egypt, Nigeria and other African companies have made it to the four-month accelerator programme in San Francisco, California, United States of America. Other startups in the...
So much has been said about email marketing that one might argue if there is anything left to discuss. Everyone knows that email remains the single most popular service in terms of instant communication, and everyone can conclude the potential the audience holds in terms of increasing the number of customers.
Curiously enough, an astonishingly high percentage of businesses don’t seem to fully comprehend the value of email in marketing. Although almost all of them send newsletters, the potential hidden behind sending other types of messages remains untapped.
Start your email marketing with Constant Contact and GetResponse, and you get a...
Since the end of the 2019 presidential election there has been a lot of chatter about INEC Server results, the backup of voting results that INEC had earlier planned to transmit to a central server.
Trouble began when the campaign office of the major opposition candidate alleged that they have documents they believed contain the electronically transmitted results of the 2019 presidential election. Of course, INEC have since denied the document.
However, you probably know all this by now and if you don't Google is your friend as a lot of media organizations have extensively covered that angle.
The purpose of this...
As digital communications evolve, pictures are no longer enough as we seem to be moving towards era of the explainer videos. It is said that the videos have the potential to convey numerous information that mere illustrations will not.
That is one of the significant reasons why visual impact is being used to a great extent improve customer retention.
The attention span of online readers is dropping and online marketers and publishers need something to keep them engaged. If you are ardent enough to engage your customers and keep their attention, you will be able to bring out the value of...
Netflix is now something of a household name. There is almost nowhere you mention this name that you won’t be met with knowing eyes all around. Such is the kind of power and brand awareness that comes with being the biggest streaming service in the world. Here we show you how to be streaming Netflix from anywhere in the world.
Although many people are just knowing the service of recent, it has been around for more than 22 years now.
Starting out in 1997, they have grown in leaps and bounds to get where they are today.
How did Netflix Start?
Many Nigerian...
Technology isn’t looking like it’s going to leave any field unchanged any time soon. Businesses thrive on transforming ideas into goods or services, and using technology has immensely helped business do so. Technology can increase the efficiency of a business and help it upgrade the products and services it offers. Therefore, it almost increases the profitability of any business venture.
Markets are becoming closer every day, and the less space between a market and another, the more competitive they are with each other. Local markets are now able to compete with international ones thanks to technology, specifically software.
This digital...
Gone are the days, when people used to pay plenty of money for individual channels in order to enjoy entertainment. There are plenty of apps like ThopTV, Cinema Apk and so on...which are similar to Morpheus TV APK in terms of offering features.
It is important to know and understand the various elements of the app in general because it helps in figuring out the right app to use on a regular basis.
Morpheus TV apk provides multiple TV channels from different parts of the world, which allows users to enjoy based on the necessity and requirement in an easy way....
Night browsing is very popular in Nigeria because it offers cheap browsing and provides internet surfers with ample time to search for information on...
Big Brother Naija (a.k.a. BBNaija) is a popular Reality TV show in Nigeria, South Africa, and across Africa, offered by MultiChoice on platforms such...
DStv Stream (formerly DStv Now, and often just called the DStv app) is MultiChoice's internet streaming service that lets you watch live TV, movies,...
