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 […]
Draft ICT Policy: Insufficient in outlook, deficient in prescriptions
A MERE glance at the draft ICT policy recently published by the Ministry of Communications Technology would reveal several gaps and inconsistencies. These flaws cast serious doubts about its potency and efficacy to sustain the gains already recorded in the sector, let alone providing the launch pad for the future progress of the industry.
German chancellor, Google boss to open CeBit 2012
Chairman of the Google Board of Directors, Eric Schmidt will join German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, and others at the official opening of CeBIT 2012 slated for March in Hanover, Germany.
NCC, stakeholders move to arrest spate of multiple taxes, levies
Closure of base stations across the nation by agents of state and local governments to enforce payment of sundry taxes and levies has again, attracted the attention of the telecoms regulatory authority, the Nigerian Communications Commission, (NCC) and service providers.
CDMA fortunes nosedive, as subscription down by 1,069,485 lines in 2011
Indications have emerged that the total number of active telephone lines on the networks of the Code Division Multiple Access, CDMA networks operating in Nigeria has dropped by 1,069,485 lines in 2011.
IT and e-government in NIgeria: The fuel subsidy crisis and related issues (2)
The shift towards knowledge-based jobs has accelerated the rise of the services sector, creating new opportunities. Time and distance from a business need no longer be the problems they once were.
