Insecurity threatening over $80b investment in telecom sector
By Prince Osuagwu, Hi-Tech Editor Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, says investment in the telecommunications sector has risen to over $80 billion. The Nigeria Bureau of Statistics NBS also explained that foreign capital investment in the sector rose by 725 percent in 2019 from the $114.43 million recorded in 2018; which was the lowest annual investment […]
US based company holds workshop on digital broadcasting
A United State based broadcast engineering and capacity building company, Solsan Communication Ventures Limited in collaboration with Broadcasting Organizations of Nigeria (BON) has announced plans to hold a three day Broadcast media workshop at Tinapa
Resort, Cross River State.
ConSol celebrates contact centre week, set to train career operators
STILL basking in the euphoria of its ranking as the leading outsourced contact centre service provider in Nigeria, Contact Solutions Limited (ConSol) last week, celebrated the first International Contact Centre Week in Nigeria.
ATCON plans big for ComBIT 2009
The Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) in conjunction with ALTEC Africa have concluded plans to hold the 2009 Communication and Business Information and Technology (ComBIT) Africa Exhibition.
Why we ‘re interested in Nitel — GLO, MTN
The two operating GSM companies in Nigeria, Globacom and MTN that have indicated interest in buying the ailing National carrier Nitel, have explained why they are interested in the bid process.
Starcomms’ Ramadan rate slash excites phone users
CDMA operator, Starcomms has announced that its Ramadan promo which reduces calls for its subscribers to N1 per minute during the season, has excited many subscribers on its network.
NEC launches next generation general packet transport device
Corporation has announced the launch of sales for the MN5000 Series, a next generation packet transport device that uses MPLS-TP transmission to enable carrier networks to migrate to packet based networks, such as IP and Ethernet, with existing ATM, Asynchronous Transfer Mode and TDM, Time Division Multiplexing transmission technologies.
Businessmen to harness power of technology at SAP World Tour ’09
The new Orient Hotels, Lagos, would be agog between today and tomorrow as SAP West Africa World Tour begins. The event, sponsored by a group of companies, including Serve Consulting, IBM ,CWG, Britehouse, EOH, C2G , Egbeniran & Co. and Accenture , features a welcome address by SAP Africa ’s managing director, Pfungwa Serima, is a global road show, taking place in more than 70 cities spread over 50 countries.
Adebayo Chairs, Uwaje talks security at Telecom & Device forum,
Chairman, Association of Licesed Telecommunications Operators in Nigeria, ALTON, Engr Gbenga Adebayo has been announced as the chairman of the Telecom/Device forum to hold in Lagos next month.
…as Ndukwe delivers keynote address
Ernest Ndukwe, executive vice chairman and chief executive officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), will deliver the keynote address at this year’s Telecom/Device Forum as industry support for the event continues to grow.
Reflections as NCC ranks Visafone 4th largest mobile operator
THE turn of the new millennium came with a revolution in technology especially in these part of the world. The Y2K saw the deployment of computers, the internet, mobile telephones etc as indispensable part of the daily activities of individuals and organizations.
