The Chairman of ZoomMobile, Nigeria’s frontline indigenous telecommunications services provider, Sir Annie Okonkwo has been confirmed as the Chairperson for the 2010 Broadband forum organized by Titans of Tech.

He stood for a long time looking beyond the audience. Quite a few watched if the tears were going to drop. But Engr Ernest Ndukwe is a very strong and resolute man. He had spent ten years less two days at the NCC and in a few hours he would have spent his final moments at the imposing NCC building in Abuja.

ZAIN Group (Mobile Telecommunications Company of Kuwait ) may have decided to sell its Africa operations as a result of growing financial difficulties, if indications are anything to go by.

In July 2010, the Imagine Cup, the world’s premiere student technology competition created by Microsoft will take place in Poland. Microsoft Nigeria is actively encouraging schools and students across Nigeria to compete for a place in the final.

The Chairman of ZoomMobile, Nigeria’s frontline indigenous telecommunications services provider, Sir Annie Okonkwo has been confirmed as the Chairperson for the 2010 Broadband forum organized by Titans of Tech.

Few days to the completion of his two-term tenure as Executive Vice Chairman/CEO of the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, Engr. Ernest Ndukwe, there emotions in the Nigerian telecommunications industry even as he handed over to Engr. Stephen Bello, Executive Commissioner and most senior staff of the regulatory agency.

South Africa will early next week, host IT practitioners from across the world in this year’s Africa’s only satellite exhibition conference; SatCom 2010.

By the time Chris Uwaje’s book launch last Tuesday was drawing to a close, stakeholders in the Nigerian IT industry at the event were worried over digital colonization of Nigeria and the rest of Africa by the developed nations, saying that except something is done urgently, the nation may be completely digitally colonized by the foreign nations, especially the Asian countries.

Ahead of 2010 NITEX exhibition series, the President o Nigerian Computer Society, Prof. Charles Uwadia has said that the capacity building event is expected to promote and showcase the abundant skills and expertise available locally in different facets of Nigerian IT industry.

Fixed wireless phone operator, Multi-Links Telkom has launched self care service portal geared towards customer satisfaction, effectiveness and efficiency.

WHEN the news first hit the airwaves several weeks ago that Zain Nigeria might be up for sale, the feeling by most Nigerians, least of all subscribers to the 0802 number plan, was one of incredulity.

In a related development, the company, also received the commen dation of the Enugu Chamber of Commerce, Industry Mines and Agriculture for its unflinching support and participation in the yearly trade festival. The Enugu State Government also praised the company for its developmental efforts.

It was a carnival of sort around Ogba, Lagos, last week when a housewife, Mrs Eleanor Taiwo, was presented with a brand new Kia Rio she won in the Glo BID2WIN promo at her Olufemi Ogunshola Street residence.

Executive Chairman of Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Engr. Ernest Ndukwe, last week said that the development of broadband in Africa will help the continent to attain speedy human resources development.

MTN Nigeria, last week leveraged on end to end communications solutions expertise of Ericsson Nigeria, to launch one of the largest switches in the world. MTN says the development was in a move to improve quality of service and significantly improve customer experience on the network.