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,...
Airtel has revamped its data plans to be more competitive in the market place. Airtel Smartphone data plan, which used to offer 1GB now offers 50% more data at 1.5GB. The internet data bundles have been priced for competitiveness in the market place and offer 30-day 24/7 internet access limited to their respective data caps. The Airtel 1.5GB Data plan is priced at 1,000 Naira.
What makes Airtel 1.5GB internet plan very attractive?
The Airtel 1GB internet, also called the Airtel Smartphone browsing plan, offers 30-day 24/7 internet access limited to 1.5GB for N1,000. Airtel Smartphone internet plan strikes the right...
Like we reported in our last report, there were no price changes in cost of internet access in Nigeria in the fourth quarter of 2010. The same however cannot be said of the first quarter of 2011 as network operators introduced new internet packages and revamped others to remain competitive in the market place.
Airtel and Etisalat were the most impressive in the quarter, introducing some very impressive internet bundles that will strengthen their positions in the market. Glo also introduced some new internet access bundles for high data users offering some of the best deals as far as internet...
Foreign Exchange Trading or Forex trading involves the systematic buying and selling of foreign currencies for profit making purpose. Forex trading used to be the exclusive reserve of the rich and financial institutions, but today with the advent of the internet and easy account funding services like e currencies and credit/debit cards, ordinary people with as little as $100 or even $1, are now making money trading forex online. The forex market is the largest financial market in the world worth over $4 trillion daily.
Forex is traded through a Forex broker. Trading forex online is possible because brokers...
Glo Mobile has launched 4G mobile technology LTE in Nigeria. This makes Glo Mobile the first network to go beyond 3.5G mobile technology in Nigeria. Glo 4G will bring high-speed data services to Nigerians.
See Glo Data Plans.
With Glo 4G video downloads, software downloads (like software updates for mobile phones), and video streaming will be faster. Glo 4G will also make services like interactive TV, mobile TV, multi-player online gaming, and video on demand possible or better in Nigeria. According to the Glo COO, Mr. Mohamed Jameel, the 4G service has been deployed in over 100 sites in Lagos alone.
Glo...
There appears to be no movement in cost of internet access in Nigeria since our last report in November. Most of the networks we follow still have the same set of internet bundles all at the same price. Probably networks are still analysing the impact of recent price changes of their internet bundles and that of their competitors. GSM network seems to lead in terms of cost effectiveness and choice.
Cheap Internet Access
Like we stated in the November 2010 report, all GSM operators now offer a monthly internet bundles priced at N1,000. While MTN, Airtel (former Zain), and Etisalat offer...
Greeting cards enable you to show how you feel to your loved ones. With Greeting cards, you can show friends and family that you truly care. Traditional greeting cards are written in print, but what if you can send a greeting card containing your personal greeting message recorded in your own voice to your loved ones, so that they can play it over and over again.
That is the innovation that the Voice Your Feelings service is bringing to the greeting cards industry. So those Christmas greetings, New Year greetings, birthday greetings, Valentine messages, and even invitation cards for your...
Blogs enable anyone with internet access to share their thoughts and opinions online. A blog (short for weblog) is an online journal that enables people to share their views online and interact with visitors via comments. This article share how to make money blogging.
Blogging is the act of writing, promoting and maintaining a weblog. While there are many blogs with no financial interest, the so-called pure blogs, a number of bloggers are motivated to start blogging because of the possibility of making money.
Blogging for money is a trend that is on the increase worldwide. Here we share a brief...
Do you want to save data cost when browsing on your mobile phone? The answer is installing a more efficient browser on your mobile phone and no mobile phone browser is as efficient as the Opera Mini and Opera Mobile browsers.
You may also be interested in Opera's epayment solution called OPay.
Built-in mobile browsers from OEMs are usually inefficient and consume lots of bandwidth and cost. Just browsing two or three pages on those OEM mobile browsers and up to 2MB may have gone down the drain.
Opera mini and Opera Mobile compresses web pages at their high-speed servers before rendering...
MTN has updated the prices of its data plans. MTN Data Plans in Nigeria now start at ₦1,500 for monthly data plans. With MTN, you can choose cheap browsing plans for entry-level users and mobile phone browsing or high-capacity browsing bundles for streaming and other broadband services on 4G and 5G devices. MTN unlimited data plans are available via FiberX (fiber-optics) in major cities across Nigeria. MTN Data Bundles are suitable for businesses and individuals with low, medium, and high data usage.
MTN Data Plan Code has been updated from 131 to 312. To subscribe to MTN Data Plans in...
Google has launched its own eBook Store. Google eBooks boasts of the largest collection of eBooks in the world with over three million titles already including hundreds of thousands for sale.
Google eBooks is all about choice, your books are stored in the 'cloud' so you can read it anywhere you go with almost any device with an internet connection. You can also shop for Google eBooks from independent booksellers, giving you the choice to buy books online wherever you want.
Google eBooks can be read across multiple devices. It is currently fully available in the United States with limited offering...
To enjoy cost effective internet, you need to activate a data plan for your internet browsing. If not you will be browsing at pay as you go, which is billed on per megabyte or per minute bases. Internet browsing on pay as you go is very expensive, so going for bundled internet access is recommended. Here, you can compare data plans and internet packages in Nigeria.
Here we have provided information on Internet browsing activation codes for various data plans offered by networks in Nigeria. The aim is to provide easy access to activation codes for internet browsing bundles across...
Online services are easier and more convenient to access. Most Nigerian airlines now offer online platforms that enable travelers to conveniently book flights and manage other airline services.
The Online flight booking platforms vary in the features they offer. While some offer only basic flight booking, others go beyond that, allowing online booking and online rescheduling of flights as well as e-payment, e-ticketing, and online check-in.
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Leading Nigerian airlines like Arik Air, Aero Air, Air Peace, Med-View Airline, FirstNation airways, and Dana Air all offer some level of online airline...
A lot of movement have been seen in internet access cost in Nigeria since our last report three months ago in August. The GSM companies (specifically MTN and Glo) seems to be most active in this area with all GSM networks now offering affordable N1,000 monthly internet bundles. We have also seen cost fall in the high data segment with Glo and MTN now offering more bandwidth even at a lower price.
Best Data Plans
Cheap Internet Access
As at August, 2010 only Zain and Etisalat were offering affordable 24/7 internet at N1,000 per month. Glo and MTN has since introduced their...
Having used Google Baraza for a while now, I guess I am in a good position to share some of my experience and tips on using the service. Google Baraza is a question and answer service developed by Google for Africa.
It is a community where members turn on each other for answers to questions in almost any topic. It is a response by Google to the low level of African content on the internet. Africans have responded from Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, South Africa and the rest of the continent, helping each other out with questions organic search failed to...
Google Baraza is a question and answer service developed by Google for Africa. It allows members get expert advice on any topic from other members. Google Baraza may appear similar in purpose to Yahoo answers, but Google Baraza appears more social and has a reward system that I think will likely offer better results to members. Members are rewarded with points when they answer questions. Baraza means 'taskforce' or 'council' in Swahili.
Understanding the Google Baraza model
Google Baraza is a community where members turn on each other for answers to questions in almost any topic. However, in Baraza answers do...
₦1000 is the cheapest price for a monthly data plan on MTN in Nigeria. For 1000 NGN, MTN offers a 24/7 30-day 1.2GB internet browsing data bundle, as part of its offerings for affordable 24/7 internet access. However, Glo Mobile offers the most generous, ₦1000 monthly internet browsing bundle. This data plan began life a long time ago with a 100MB data allowance, then going to 200MB, and 260MB, before this big increase to 1.5GB and now 1.2GB.
MTN also has a weekly internet browsing bundle (limited to 7GB) going for 2000 Naira and a daily internet browsing plan (limited...
For over three years NaijaTechGuide has been committed to its objective of providing information on technology, technology gadgets, and online services. The Nigeria Technology Guide today boasts of over 600 high quality articles on different gadgets, making it a growing voice for technology information in Nigeria.
However, due to the experience, passion, and knowledge of the publishers most articles focus on electronic gadgets and IT, alienating people in love with other technologies.
To bridge this gap and in furtherance of our objective, we are happy to announce, the Nigeria Technology Forum, which is an online community for technology lovers in Nigeria...
Enugu List, an online directory dedicated to the city of Enugu, South Eastern Nigeria has added a forum to the website. According to the press release, the forum is another step by Enugu List towards achieving its goal of making information about Enugu easily accessible online. Here is the full press release. To visit the Enugu List Forum point your browser to the EnuguList Forum.
Enugu, Nigeria - Today Enugu List is adding a forum to its online directory. This is another step by Enugu List towards achieving its aim of making information about Enugu easily accessible on the internet....
Previously known as the Glo Always Micro, this Glo 3.9GB Data plan is a cheap internet bundle, from Glo Mobile. The Glo data plan now offers a 3.9GB 30-day internet browsing plan, which goes for ₦1,000 per month. It has always been the go-to cheap internet plan. From a humble 100MB, this plan went to 150MB, 200MB, 260MB, 350MB, 1GB, 2GB, 2.9GB, and now to 3.9GB consolidating its position as the best internet browsing bundle money can buy at 1,000 Naira in Nigeria.
Glo 3.9GB Internet Browsing bundle is our recommended browsing plan if your data usage is below 3.9GB...
NECO Registration for SSCE exams for external students (GCE) for November/December 2013 has started. The scratch card for NECO GCE 2013 costs 9,250 Naira. Registration is done online. Meanwhile NECO June/July 2013 Result has been released.
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NECO Registration website is at www.mynecoexams.com/novdec/ for Nov/Dec GCE exams...
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,...
