Telecom operators seek stronger infrastructure protection to sustain Nigeria’s digital growth
By Juliet Umeh & Islamiyyah Adekanbi For more than two dec-ades, Nigeria’s telecommunications operators have powered one of the country’s biggest economic success stories, connecting millions of people, driving financial inclusion and providing the digital infrastructure that supports banking, education, healthcare, commerce and governance. However, they have come out to demand stronger government support, policy […]
Two MTN subscribers spoil for war over bills
An alleged spurious telephone bill is setting Nigeria’s largest telecom operator, MTN, on war part with two of its business package subscribers, Messrs Umana Okon Umana, and Senator Anietie Okon.
Digital Internet/FM station debuts in Ilorin
An internet radio station with plans to stream radio broadcast at royalfm website and also on wavelength 95.1 KHz in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital is set to come on stream.
Juwah seeks tariff cut from Nigerian operators at Mobile World Congress
Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, Dr. Eugene Juwah, made several rounds at the various sessions of the GSMA Mobile World Congress which ended in Barcelona Spain at the weekend with a call on major operators and vendors in Nigeria to improve on their current investments in the various networks so as to achieve better quality of service and price reduction.
Imoke to chair ISPON President’s 2011 dinner
Governor of Cross Rivers State, Senator Liyel Imoke has been announced to be the chairman of the annual President’s Dinner of the Institute of Software Practitioners of Nigeria, ISPON, scheduled to hold on Friday, 25th of February, 2011 at the Annex Exployere Restaurant of Federal Palace Hotel (NEW WING), Lagos.
The other side of broadband(2)
Broadband is also classified as the opportunity, ability and capability to engage the historical momentum of global information system and content transformation processes.
Prices of desktops, laptops plunge further
Price monitoring inside the nation’s IT market over the weekend have yet again given indications that the downward plunge witnessed in the last few weeks in prices of computers and laptops may not end soon as latest information from published price listings inside the market show that the price of mini laptops have yet again dropped further; from forty five thousand to forty thousand naira.
Rollout of LTE networks, new cloud based services will herald new era for mobile innovation
The rollout of LTE networks and new cloud based services this year will mark the start of a new era for mobile innovation this was said with optimism that by the Chief Executive Officer of Google, Eric Schmidt during his speech at the ongoing MWC that will end tomorrow in Barcelona, Spain,
ITU predicts worse network congestion
As if the Secretary General of International Telecommunications Union, ITU, Dr Hamadoun Touré, was referring to Nigeria, where the past few weeks recorded massive collapse of almost all telecom networks, governments need to take urgent action now to support mobile broadband growth.
ATM fraud: Biometric machines to the rescue
IT was in the immediate post-banking consolidation period; most banks began offering services that were known and enjoyed only in foreign climes. One such service was the deployment of Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) by banks nationwide.
NCC’s fresh plans to deploy fibre across country
T he Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, Dr Eugene Juwah, with a team of officials including the Executive Commissioner, Stakeholders Management, Mr. Okey Itanyi, and a host of others, last weekend, stormed Vanguard premises on a courtesy visit, where the team unveiled some of its agenda to lift the nation to the threshold of strong telecommunication countries of the world.
