Nigerian economy hit hard by Internet outages

Anonymous Sudan has claimed responsibility for a DDoS attack that impacted cellphone providers in Uganda this week.

This is the second such incident in as many months, the last disruption prompted authorities to compel the mobile operator to compensate clients.

The goal is for all users in the East African country of 14 million to have access to a 4G-enabled phone.

The Communications Authority says this represents a 13.3% increase from the 449,794 users recorded by the authorities in June.

The regulator has also asked Airtel to implement immediate measures to prevent such disruptions and to present to ZICTA a long-term network plan.

All service subscription applications, including Airtel Money, were unavailable since late Saturday and throughout much of Sunday.

By increasing coverage, the telcos say they are enhancing Kenya's internet network, empowering customers to start exploring the possibilities of 5G.

MVNOs are expected to provide competitive alternatives in the telecoms industry, reduce subscribers' phone and data expenses, and improve rural connectivity.

According to the terms of the agreement, MediaTek will launch T750-powered Customer Premises Equipment to improve internet access.

507,621 mobile subscriptions were lost month on month in August, although Internet usage increased by 6.61 percent to 655,879.86 from 615,207.39 in July 2023.

The telecom companies met earlier this week to discuss the details of the breakthrough collaboration by the Tanzanian telecom heavyweights.