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 […]
Broadband makes the difference, as the world reads aloud
As the world marked the second annual World Read Aloud Day, last week, Ericsson in conjunction with Airtel Ghana, exposed the power of broadband, enabling online, real time connection of students from three Ghanaian schools, to their counterparts in the USA, in a real life interactive reading exercise. The three schools are Opoku Ware in […]
New investors, Zen, locates Nigeria with 6 new mobile phones
Like the biblical thief in the night sage, Zen mobile crept in quietly into the high flying Nigerian mobile market at the weekend with 6 new models of mobile phones, creating a seeming revolution
Glo in No conditions tariff plan
Basking from the euphoria of over taking Airtel Nigeria in subscriber base according to NCC latest statistics, Second National Operator Globacom at the weekend gave its subscribers the opportunity of paying only 25 kobo per second for calls made to any network in Nigeria.
Report complaints to NCC if operators fail, Juwah tells subscribers
Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission, Dr. Eugene Juwah, has asked Nigerian telecom subscribers to report complaints directly to the Commission
Efficiency and cost to drive IT investments in CEMA – IDC
Manufacturers in the Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East, and Africa, or the CEMA region, must increase their spending on technology if they expect to support critical business applications and quality improvements in 2011.
Nokia retains regional leadership as LG struggles at 7th position
Even as shipments for world renowned mobile phone makers, Nokia, dropped 11% year_on_year to 19.6 million units, and its market share slipped to 33% in 4Q10 from 39% in 4Q09 in Western Europe, the giant still retains its market leadership.
ITU worries over declining female presence in ICT
The declining female participation in the information and communication technology industry came to the front burner last week as International Telecommunication Union
Vconnect, launches Nigeria’s local search engine
The essence of technology in the 21st century is to make virtually everything easy. Technology thus becomes useless when a people can only access foreign information and find it difficult to access local information to keep abreast of activities within.
CWG donates computers to Lagos NYSC
As part of its Corporate Social Responsibility, (CSR ) policy, towards supporting education and capacity building among youths Computer Warehouse Group has donated six computer systems to the Computer training and Job search center of the National Youth Service Corp, Lagos State Chapter.
Resourcery partners Cisco on Digital Signage Solutions
As media experiences become more immersive, requiring more and more interactivity, organizations need to understand the need for investment in cutting_edge technologies to give them competitive advantage.
