Nigeria ranks 2nd in African domain name registration - ITREALMS

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Nigeria has been ranked the second in African Domain Name registration, according to a latest study, reports ITREALMS.

The study commissioned by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) in collaboration with PowerSoft Africa, indicated that Nigeria moved up to second place in the Africa Domain Name industry rating, just after South Africa.

Hyperspace secures 2nd patent for blockchain technology, cipherCHIP tap2verify - ITREALMS

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Hyperspace Technologies Limited has secured its second patent and trademarks for cipher CHIP tap2verify: A blockchain-integrated contactless product authentication & verification system.

 The Lagos-based Web3 startup specializes in next-level smart security infrastructure and key management systems.

Google seeks application for 2nd Launchpad Accelerator Africa - ITREALMS

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Google has opened applications for Class 2 of its Launchpad Accelerator Africa programme reports ITRealms.

Also, Google announced it is extending the program to include startups from a further 12 African countries.

This, ITRealms gathered, means it is now accepting applications from startups in 18 countries across the continent including Egypt, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Zimbabwe, Rwanda, Cameroon, Botswana, Sénégal, Ethiopia, Cote d’Ivoire, Algeria and the existing six - Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda . Interested startups can apply here: https://developers.google.com/startups/regional/

Applications for Class 2 will close on 8 July.  To qualify, startups have to be a technology startup, based in Sub-Saharan Africa, targeting the African market, and have raised seed funding. Google additionally considers the problem the startup is trying to solve, how it creates value for users, and how it addresses a real challenge for its home city, country or Africa broadly.

As applications for Class 2 will open at midnight tonight, Google Launchpad Accelerator Africa Class 1 is graduating today in Lagos.

“The three month programme has connected the 12 participating startups with more than 20 teams from Google as well as 40 mentors from nine countries including India, the UK, USA and Jamaica. Each has received $10 000 in an equity-free cash grant, and between them they have raised over $7 million. The startups have directly created 132 jobs and impacted 4.5 million users,” says Folagbade Olatunji-david, head of startup success and services, Launchpad Accelerator Africa, Google.

Launchpad Accelerator Africa was announced less than a year ago by Google CEO Sundar Pichai at Google for Nigeria on 27 July. In terms of his announcement, the Google Launchpad Accelerator Africa programme will provide African startups with over $3 million in equity-free support, working space, and access to expert advisers from Google, Silicon Valley, and Africa over the next three years. Participants receive travel and PR support during each three-month program.

“We are humbled to be part of the success stories of these 12 startups, and as individuals we have learned great lessons from their dedication, focus and drive. The companies will now go on to be part of the global Launchpad Alumni network, joining over 100 companies from 40 countries across 5 continents,” Olatunji-David declare.

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Rome to host 2nd global 5G event

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The Fifth Generation (5G) Infrastructure Association Europe has concluded plans to stage a two-day global conference in Rome, Italy, reports ITRealms.

According to the organisers, the conference tagged ‘Global 5G Event’ ITRealms gathered, is on its second year and would hold between November 9 and 10, this year.

The second global 5G event has as the theme, ‘Enabling the 5G Ecosphere and is organized with the support from the European Commission and in co-operation with IMT-2020 Promotion Group (China), 5G Forum (Japan), 5G Mobile Forum (South Korea), and 5G Americas (Americas).

Also, ITRealms gathered that the conference would hold in parallel, an exciting exhibition to showcase the latest 5G developments from industrial players as well as the latest results and demos from 17, 5G Public Private Partnership (PPP) projects.

Further, ITRealms gathered that the event would offer 5G early demos in addition to availing participants’ lively debates around spectrum, standards and deployment of 5G.

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