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,...
The weekend is a time for everyone to catch up with family and friends and spend time in the outdoors, as it is not something we can do during the work week. However, as a young woman without much that can motivate me, I see weekends quite differently.
As the weather starts to heat up and the days get longer, I spend less of my time hibernating and instead I’m retreating to my lair to binge watch TV shows I had no doubt seen at least ten times already.
Having realised that this routine sounds slightly depressing, I decided to make...
Do you want to watch content and explore opportunities that are restricted in your country or bypass government censorship? A VPN is what you need. A Virtual Private Network (VPN) decreases your exposure to online threats and gives you more access to global opportunities. The best VPN services will hide your location and encrypt your traffic, making you invisible to prying eyes on the internet.
Aside from staying safe online, there are other reasons you might need a VPN. One is privacy and anonymity online, and the other is bypassing Geo-Restrictions on streaming services like Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, and...
Snaptube is a free Android app that lets you easily download videos and music from social media sites such as Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and X.
Have you ever loved a video on Facebook or Instagram and wished you could save it to your smartphone for private consumption or sharing with your friends later? The Snaptube app might just be the app you have been looking for.
We have been hearing a lot about this app for a while now, so we decided to download it and try it out. We will be sharing our experience here.
How to Download Snaptube APK
Snaptube is...
Are you a small business owner? Do you have a website for the business? According to research done by the research firm Clutch, 46% of companies don’t have a site. They argue that it’s either too expensive or not relevant to their line of business.
Regardless of whether your company has four employees or less, you still need a website. Here are some of the reasons why you need one:
1. There are more internet users
As of October 2018, according to Statista, there were 4.2 billion active internet users; with 3.4 billion being social media users. Therefore, there is a need...
Telegram is an application created in 2013 by the Durov brothers and is the alternative to WhatsApp. Since its inception, the application has continued to grow and is estimated to reach 100 million monthly active users.
Of course, it is very little when we make a comparison with WhatsApp that has 1,000 million active users every month.
Still, Telegram is the preferred instant messaging platform for many because of its security features and its availability on most platforms. The telegram has always proven to be one step ahead in terms of functionality compared to WhatsApp.
How for example: implement such striking features...
So many times the website of a business is the very first interaction potential customers will have with the brand. If they have to battle with web pages that take forever and a day to load or a layout that does not make sense at all, the chances are pretty good that the visitors will remember the brand for all the wrong reasons. Bearing this in mind, it is then needless to say that the job of website designer should never be underestimated.
However, there are still too many website designers that fail to take their job seriously and do...
It is safe to say that most of us have been through the painful waiting for a webpage that takes forever to load. What’s more, we have probably avoided visiting that website ever again.
Such reaction is completely understandable. However, it is not only excessively long waiting times that can be detrimental to a website. On the contrary, an infographic made by the Hosting Tribunal points out that as little as a 0.1 second change in page loading time can affect a website’s popularity.
In a perfect world, all webpages would load instantly. As this is not yet possible, however, we...
Promo codes or promotional codes are actually a very powerful way of promoting your brand and grabbing the attention of your customers. It is considered to be one of the most effective marketing strategies of today.
But, do you actually know how promo codes actually work? Or how they are created? If not then you have come to the right place because today we are going to be discussing every important detail about promo codes.
Brands also make use of Free printing promo codes to provide various offers to their customers.
What are Promo Codes?
A promo code is made up of random...
Nowadays, internet marketing is a big thing. Since we stepped into the digital era, it has become extremely important for marketers to promote their business online.
Internet marketing is known to have several added advantages over traditional forms of marketing, which has led most businesses to focus more on online marketing.
However, since internet marketing is relatively new, many businesses are not familiar with how to go about it. Therefore, we decided to come up with some effective tips that can help you take your internet marketing to the next level.
You can also read through more internet marketing strategies and other...
There’s no denying that WordPress comprises a large part of our Internet usage. With so many people running blogs now, around 20 million websites are connected to this platform in some manner. WordPress might have simply started out as an open-source platform for blogging, but it is now a major content management system (CMS).
However, when you use this CMS, you must also consider certain practices in order to secure your business. You can exercise more control when you use WordPress on AWS or Amazon Web Services, but you must retain it.
Not sure why this is relevant or how to...
Great news, it is finally here!
Mighty Data, the king of cheap internet data in Nigeria has just launched an App for purchasing cheap data plans on any network of choice. Using the Mighty Data Top-Up app, all our customers like you can get your data bundles easier, faster and more conveniently. The app is available for download right now on the Google Play Store. Just follow the link below:
The name of the App once again is: ‘Mighty Data Top-Up’ and below is what you see when you launch the app.
Using the Mighty Data Top-Up app, you can purchase your...
The Nigerian Naira is a volatile currency, made even more so by rise and fall of crude oil prices. Within the country, there is also a dollar shortage, so while tourists and businessmen visiting are encouraged to use their dollars, it is very difficult if not impossible for them to be able to exchange back for dollars.
To assist in its liquidity at the end of October 2018, the Central Bank of Nigeria allocated $100 billion to authorised forex dealers. This is not the first time the bank has intervened and CBN promises it will not be their last, as...
You may have already come across numerous articles recommending the best VPNs for all your internet needs and requirements.
What these articles fail to do is to give you an in-depth explanation as to how VPNs can actually help you, and in what cases in particular.
Seeing how Black Friday is around the corner, you may know it is necessary to use a VPN, but how will it actually help you at all? If you want to learn more about it, read on.
You may also be interested in the Best Black Friday VPN Deals.
What is a VPN?
VPNs are tools that allow...
Are you curious about the latest techniques and trends surrounding the paid and organic search marketing industry? If the answer is yes, you’ll be delighted to know that there are a plethora of SEO conferences held every year and around the world to give you the tools you need to be successful in your search marketing venture.
6 Popular Conferences That Cover Topics Related To Latest Paid and Organic Search Marketing Strategies
There are many SEO conferences and events around the world that you can partake in to learn what the latest strategies are to ensure you and your clients are...
London 16 November 2018 – Testament to the growing influence and importance of the entire digital ecosystem on everyday life across the planet, the 21st edition of AfricaCom held in Cape Town 13 – 15 November 2018, attracted close to 14 000 record-breaking attendees this year with the most diverse and informed, audience ever.
Commenting on the success of this year’s event, Tom Cuthell, Event Director at KNect365, organiser of AfricaCom, said:
"The buzz around the entire AfricaCom precinct was tangible this week, as those attending and participating in shaping Africa’s digital future appear to agree the time has now come for...
There are some tricks to create an attractive business promotion. One of them is by using a promotional video.
Promotional videos are considered an effective way to promote products or services because it looks real and people get involve emotionally while watching the video.
Indeed, you have to make sure that the promotional video is interesting enough to watch.
The tips below will show you how to create an effective and attractive promotional video so people will see it and win the competition. Remember! You are not the only one who is promoting products and services with promotional videos.
Set the Goal you...
It was founded about eight years back in October 2010 by two friends named Mike Krieger and Kevin Systrom. It didn't have much following in its early days, but sooner than later it caught eyes of young minds of the generation to upload pictures, share stories, and so much more.
After the initial phase, it just grew very fast to become the second-best social media application after Facebook to leave behind Yahoo, Whatsapp, and others in the market.
As per official statement, the firm was said to be valued at $16 Billion before Facebook acquired them.
One interesting fact about Instagram that...
Since the existence of Instagram, its main reputation it has is one for pretty pictures and visual aesthetics, like sunsets and interesting quotes. This is good, but it has made many enterprises shy away from using the platform for business-related issues. You would probably not think that the most interesting meme or GIF you found would increase your sales, to be honest.
But the good news is that Instagram continues to evolve, because there is a constant addition of new features that make it easier for more users to interact at greater levels within it. This is among the reasons...
Every human being has the desire to be private. This need for privacy does not only occur when you are meeting physically with somebody but also on the internet.
In the early days of Facebook, no one could see someone’s activities online; like let’s say posting a photo and suddenly everyone notices.
The now social media giant company was a mere dorm project at Harvard by the then sophomore, Mark Zuckerberg and his college buddies. Facebook operated like a directory where Harvard students could easily know and find which dormitory their college mates slept.
Thanks to his passion for coding, the young...
Websites have come a long way from the atrocious designs of the 90s. It’s amazing how quickly an entire industry of internet marketing has taken off in just a few short decades.
Unfortunately, it can be overwhelming too.
There are tons of things businesses should be doing on a day-to-day basis, and keeping up with all the latest internet trends can feel impossible. That’s no excuse for maintaining a dinosaur website that doesn’t attract or keep visitors!
Enhance your bottom line, and bring your web presence into the 21st Century with these five tips.
Build an App
Apps have taken over the world. Unfortunately,...
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,...
