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Brightspeed Secures Multi-Million Fiber Network Financing

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August 14, 2024 – Internet Service Provider Brightspeed announced that it secured a multi-billion dollar financing deal that will reinforce its ability to successfully build out a fiber build plan.   Through the financing transaction, Brightspeed receives approximately $3.7

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USSD service boosts Nigerian mobile transaction options

Developing Telecoms

A reminder that in large parts of Africa internet connectivity is not always guaranteed comes from PalmPay, a financial platform with over 30 million users on its smartphone app in Nigeria.

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Brightspeed Secures Multi-Billion Fiber Network Financing

Broadband Breakfast

August 14, 2024 – Internet Service Provider Brightspeed announced that it secured a multi-billion dollar financing deal that will reinforce its ability to successfully build out a fiber build plan.   Through the financing transaction, Brightspeed receives approximately $3.7

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ISPs, Banks Still Want Looser Financing Rules for FCC Subsidy

Broadband Breakfast

WASHINGTON, August 21, 2024 – Internet service providers and banks continued to ask the Federal Communications Commission to loosen restrictions on where its subsidy participants can obtain a letter of credit.

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Internet Downtime: Calculating the Cost for Your Business

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February 15th, 2024 Internet Downtime: Calculating the Cost for Your Business In the digitally-driven business landscape, internet downtime can have a significant financial impact. Understanding the true cost of these outages and how to select a reliable internet service provider is crucial for businesses of all sizes.

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IOH and Google sign sovereign cloud deal 

Total Telecom

The expanded partnership will introduce Google Distributed Cloud (GDC) to various sectors across the country, allowing organisations to manage AI and data-heavy tasks while maintaining control over sensitive data. The collaboration will support industries such as public services, defence, healthcare, finance, energy, and manufacturing. GDC offers (..)

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Kaios and Mastercard to help SMEs in developing markets adopt digital payments

Developing Telecoms

KaiOS,  whose mobile operating system brings the internet to affordable devices, has announced a partnership with payment giant Mastercard to integrate a range of digital payments solutions for developing markets, beginning with Cote d’Ivoire and Nigeria.

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