NCC wants to regulate how you use BBM, WhatsApp, Facebook, Skype and others

The present administration in Nigeria is showing a positive dispostion towards technological advancement and general innovations with its policies and moves. But every once in a while, they send this funny backward ripples that completely negate their message.

In a self-contradictory style, The Nigerian Communications Commision (NCC) has made a move to check Over-the-top(OTT) messaging applications- WhatsApp, Viber, BBM, Facebook, WeChat, etc

Over-the-top (OTT) messaging applications are third party servers that provide services like instant messaging, and most recently video, audio and even calls over the internet. And most times, they replace those services as traditionally offered by a mobile network operator.

Wi-Fi NOW: World's Premier Wi-Fi Event holding in Virginia(April 19th to 21st, 2016)

Wi-Fi NOW event series is about getting the right information, connecting with the right people, and – not least – staying inspired. 

We’re inviting the world’s most insightful Wi-Fi leaders to Washington DC from April 19th to 21st, 2016 as well as a host of carriers that are embracing Wi-Fi. And we’ll hear from small companies with big ideas as well as big companies making Wi-Fi happen today. 

See you there!

Source: Wi-Fi NOW

Speed growth of Wi-Fi Services:Cellular operators shoot themselves in both feet

I recently concluded a Wi-Fi research publication and was struck by a double irony. A key finding is that any customer using a smartphone is now almost entirely untethered to a single cellular operator. The smartphone customer is truly king (as they say).

Thanks to Wi-Fi, a smartphone customer can access data at home, in the office and many places in between from personal or commercial Wi-Fi hotspots (in fact, most of the places where data is actually needed). Wi-Fi is in many cases cheaper, faster and more available whilst indoors. In other words, a smartphone user for the most part does not need cellular data.