Anywhere MTN is mentioned in Africa, the common link is actually telecommunications. However, closer probe into its activities would reveal an African company using telecommunications to expand footprints into other sectors of the economy.

For the love of securing internet users across the world, Symantec says it has signed a Memorandum of Association, MoU with the International Telecommunications Union, ITU, to use its security intelligence, in the form of its quarterly Internet Security Threat Reports, to increase understanding of cyber security risks.

Africa in general, has the lowest broadband penetration in the world. Mobile penetration stands at just over 40%. As Africa continues to develop at a rather brisk pace, bandwidth requirements for everything from broadcast to broadband are going to grow exponentially. Now the underlying demographics suggest strongly that long-term overcapacity predictions are overdone.

One of the most profound problems facing every individual in this nation right now, whether we we want to accept it or not, is security. Those of us who live in Jos and environs, in Borno and Bauchi, Kano, Kaduna, Abuja and in the Niger Delta probably know more about being secure than those in other parts of the country.

As the world marked the transition to Internet Protocol Version Six (IPv6) recently, the management of MainOne Cable Company has announced that its IP-NGN service is fully compliant with IPv4 and IPv6.

As part of its Celebration of Service, designed to allow employees, retirees, clients and business partners, to donate their time and expertise during the company’s Centennial year,

Visafone Communications limited has introduced a new tariff plan tagged: Visa Talk, Talk, Talk, with a view to providing subscribers with low and attractive call tariff.

One of Africa’s provider of ICT solutions, Resourcery Plc, has appointed Mr. Tayo Amusan as its new chairman. Mr. Amusan has been on the Board of Directors of Resourcery Plc since 2009, and was presented to the company’s shareholders at its recent annual general meeting.

As more bombings go on nationwide, and in the aftermath of last week’s suicide bombing of the Nigeria Police Force headquarter in Abuja, the Executive Chairman, Technology Development Company Limited, Dr. Emmanuel Ekuwem has said non-adoption of advanced technologies that would enhance effective security surveillance, monitoring and policing across the nation, among others is part of the reason for the growing acts of insecurity in Nigeria.

In an apparent move to confront all forms of security threats in the nations’ economy, Lagos based IT training institute, New Horizons in collaboration with a United States based EC-Council are working in concert to host a one-day Information Technology (IT) security and electronic commerce seminar in Nigeria.