Joshi explained that in order to provide the service, Google offered fibre carriers, the companies, which build software for Internet-connected hardware, and venues a cloud-based platform and devices, which make it easier for them to provide, manage and monetise the Station hotspots.

Monetize...b4 nko, Naija like money

Manage...how this one go possible nah??

SacredMustang:




Some people have just found a new home... the set of people include

1: BMC
2: Pörn addicts
3: ..... you know yourself.

There would be restrictions as to the kind of sites one can access.

Firefire:
GREEK GIFT!

I don't think so. Google is one western company that's actually interested in development in third world countries. In fact, their whole business model already incorporate helping people worldwide, not just in third world countries.

Nothing is free
Stay awoke

A real greek gift. EFCC on standby.

This is good..

Corruption won't allow this to manifest the way it should

Quite nice

Awuf dey run belle o

hian... in this country

Am nt rili hapi abt dis news cux my state is no where to be found there.

Am enjoying this free WiFi right now at the Landmark Event Centre V.I Lagos and it is very fast. Hope it continues after the Google for Nigeria event.

Kogiboy20:


How?

At my present location, there is excess data and surprisingly I don't know how to use it like I dreamt I would if I have access to unlimited data.

Ask those with daily free unlimited WiFi.
They end up not using even up to a gig per day

Kogiboy20:


How?

At my present location, there is excess data and surprisingly I don't know how to use it like I dreamt I would if I have access to unlimited data.

Ask those with daily free unlimited WiFi.
They end up not using even up to a gig per day.

madampresident:


You are wrong, yet so right.
It will work as long as they don't put a Nigerian in charge. An average Nigerian does not have any sense of duty.

No sense of duty at all! I was at a government hospital recently, and one of the staffs at the records office threaten not to bring up my file if I don't tip her, I just shaked my head and tip her #100

Free things no dey work in this country

I'm very sure they won't allow this to work in Nigeria. Someone's business will be affected

Some twisted mind have started planning something negative about this. Nothing good last in naija.

MakeNigeriaGrea:

Abi na. Na every day I go dey download and update my apps.

lol notin do u

relocation loading!!!!

actiondrilling:


Tech giant, Google will make available free Wi-Fi facilities in about 200 sites in Lagos and five other states in Nigeria between now and 2019.

Within this period, about 10 million Nigerians, including Internet Service Providers (ISPs) are expected to benefit immensely from this project. The other states are Kaduna; Port Harcourt (Rivers state); Ibadan (Oyo state); Enugu and Abuja.

The project, which comes as Google Station, is in partnership with 21st Century, a leading ISP in Nigeria. Four of the Stations, including Local Airport, Landmark; The Palms and Ikeja City Mall, went live on Wednesday.

Nigeria is the fifth country to launch Google Station, following India, Indonesia, Mexico and Thailand.


Google Station is a service that allows Google partners to roll out Wi-Fi hotspots in public places by providing software and advice on hardware to turn fibre connections into Wi-Fi.

Speaking with The Guardian and some five other select media houses on Wednesday, in Lagos, Google’s Vice-President, Product Management, Anjali Joshi, said the service, which is targeted primarily at countries, where the next-billion Internet users are set to come from, aimed to give users fast, secure, and easy-to-use Wi-Fi experience.

Joshi explained that in order to provide the service, Google offered fibre carriers, the companies, which build software for Internet-connected hardware, and venues a cloud-based platform and devices, which make it easier for them to provide, manage and monetise the Station hotspots.

She disclosed that the initiative is a long term project and that the security aspect has been fortified and encrypted to guard against any breaches.

Joshi said Google was doing this because the Internet has the potential to completely transform Africa. “Across the globe, countries which have invested in nurturing digital and innovation-based cultures not only enjoy extraordinary wealth (and job creation), but have also transformed the way people live and do business. That positive change can only happen, however, if everyone can access the Internet,” she stressed.

Speaking in the same vein, Google’s Country Director, Nigeria, Juliet Ehimuan-Chiazor, who said the move was to ensure that more Nigerians participate in the digital economy, noted that the technology firm hoped to roll out Station to as many public locations as possible, including markets, malls, bus stops, city centres, and cafés, universities so that people can have a consistent Wi-Fi experience during their daily routines.

On the choice of Nigeria now, Ehimuan-Chiazor said the country is an important market for Google and the largest market in Africa, saying that the target was to develop the technology ecosystem and later scaled to other part of Africa.

Silent on the amount gone into the investments, she disclosed that the initiative was targeted at a populated area, with the hope that by 2019 about 10 million Nigerians must have benefitted.

According to her, there are huge possibilities of the initiative helping the country to leapfrog the 30 per cent broadband target set by the Federal Government for this year, “knowing full well that a World Bank report claimed that there is direct correlation between broadband and GDP growth. That is a 10 per cent increase in broadband correlates to 1.38 per cent increase in GDP growth.

“Even beyond GDP growth, the Internet provides opportunities to pursue social and developmental objectives. So we expect this to fuel some changes, especially in creating jobs, helping the SMEs, among others.

“We have believed since the very beginning of Google that when more people have better, more dependable and secure access to the Internet, everyone in the entire Internet ecosystem benefits. Google Station will work to this mission by bringing more people fast, reliable, quality Wi-Fi to more places.”

http://www.akelicious.net/2018/07/10m-nigerians-to-get-free-wi-fi.html

This one nah to encourage yahoo yahoo

starofhyperion:
hmmm

You think I'm joking bro? They just want to use it to gather informations on you guys, only the guilable will fall for this crap.

Caring0:


You think I'm joking bro? They just want to use it to gather informations on you guys, only the guilable will fall for this crap.

Which information they wan gather for Nigeria? No valuable information. They have access to all your information already if they want?

What they want is your data! You'd be naive to think this is a charity, freewill gesture. No free lunch even in Freetown

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My question now is when will they start

Why are you pessimistic?

celestialAgent:
lol, they will soon crash their satellite just like they did to that of Facebook

Nothing works in Nigeria except corruption

Mpanyi:


Which information they wan gather for Nigeria? No valuable information. They have access to all your information already if they want?

I don't blame your ignorance, the average Nigerian is an illetrate.

tonio2wo:


Its not by Gods grace! its what's comes naturally to him. He doesn't like anything that makes d average Nigerian happy!

Bad people like you always see negative things .so ,how will you see a very good president like pmb ? Never !

Network providers will not like this.

crafteck:
Nigerians can't use open wifi without one person hacking other people

its a norm eri-where
Every hacker will start looking for the flaw
My cousin from Anambra will say as long as money de inside