Technology

NIGCOMSAT-2A, 2B: $2bn satellites may trigger broadcast, broadband boom in 2028

By Prince Osuagwu, Hi-Tech EditorIf the timeline set by the Nigerian Communications Satellite Limited, NIGCOMSAT, for the deployment of its two new communications satellites remains on course, Nigeria’s broadcast and broadband sectors could be heading for a major capacity boom by 2028. That prospect received a major boost at the weekend after the Federal Executive […]
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BlackBerry may go back to QWERTY keyboard technology

Who knows! The Z10 brand may be the first and last of Blackberry smartphone to spot an all-touch screen face. This is going by the body language of the new Chairman and interim CEO of the company Mr John Chen. Chen who took over from Thorsten Heins last year, seems to favour the iconic physical keyboard of the Blackberry smartphone.

63% of adult Nigerians use more than one phone —Survey

The results of the annual special edition of the telecoms polls released by NOIPolls Limited has revealed that most adult Nigerians who use more than one phone, actually find it inconveniencing. The choice however, according to the report, was to avoid the perennial poor quality of telecom services.

New Horizons introduces biometric certification in W/Africa

Following the recent adoption of biometric technologies by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, for all banks in Nigeria and also the National Identity Management Commission, NIMC, for the development of highly skilled and certified IT professionals who will manage the issues that will arise in the usage of biometrics technologies, New Horizons, an IT training company, has introduced biometrics certifications into the market.

“1% use of genuine software can contribute $73b to global economy

Although the fight against software piracy has not yielded the expected result by different economies, latest finding by the Business Software Alliance, BSA, has revealed that increasing the use of genuine software by 1% contributes $73 billion to the global economy as opposed to $20 billion from pirated software, a whopping gap of $53 billion.

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