At an event in Lagos on Tuesday (May 10), Facebook announced its deal with Airtel Africa, the parent company of Airtel Nigeria to debut Free Basics in Nigeria. The service allows Nigerians access to up to 83 basic mobile websites and services on their mobile devices for free on the Airtel network. Services and websites […]
After getting so much sticks for for violating net neutrality rules especially in India, Facebook has caved in a little by making significant improvements to the Internet.org services and also giving it a new name – ‘Free Basics‘. Facebook has opened up the Internet.org platform to all developers, this means any developer can add their […]
Facebook has opened a new business office in Johannesburg, South Africa which would mark the company’s first ever on the African Continent. The company would partner with telecom operators, government bodies, agencies and other stake holders to deliver localised content for users and also advertisers. The Facebook Africa office which would serve as a sales […]
Facebook has announced it has opened the Internet.org platform to developers to provide more content and useful services. The internet.org platform by facebook was established to provide connectivity to the over 5 billion people in the world still without connectivity. Developers willing to join must align with the set down guidelines and principles which the […]
Facebook has announced that the Internet.Org app would be launched in Nigeria by May. The Internet.org is a Facebook initiative with a 5 year plan to bring about 5 Billion people online in areas where the Internet is inaccessible. Speaking during a panel session at the ongoing Mobile West Africa 2015 Conference, Head of Public […]
Facebook and Mark Zuckerberg’s quest to bring cheap, affordable and accessible internet to remote and areas which are not yet online. Just over a year ago, the Internet.Org intiative was announced to push the initiative further. And over a year after the company is going further by announcing the Internet.Org app which will bring free […]