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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-Million 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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Ting Internet Makes Deep Staff Cuts

Broadband Breakfast

3, 2024 – Ting Internet, a fiber Internet Service Provider available in several U.S. communities, announced deep staff cuts last week in an effort to shore up the company's finances. provides 2 Gig internet for $89 a month in various U.S. WASHINGTON, Nov. " Ting, based in Charlottesville, Va.,

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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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HS2 project could boost rural broadband, new analysis reveals 

Total Telecom

The development could transform internet speeds for thousands of homes and businesses across 538 postcodes in rural areas, including Buckinghamshire, West Northamptonshire, Warwickshire, and Staffordshire. Join the conversation around the UK’s connectivity landscape at this year’s Connected Britain, 11-12 September in London.

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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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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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