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 […]
Microsoft open door seminar attracts over 300 IT Professionals
Over 300 hundreds IT Professionals, partners, developers gathered in Lagos on Tuesday during Microsoft Open Door seminar to discuss the software giant’s latest technologies available in the global IT market.
WAFICT 2011: ‘Broadband’ll power telecoms growth in the next decade’
THE 3rd West African Information & Communications Technology Congress (WAFICT 2011) which held in Lagos last week turned out to be a forum where key stakeholders in the nation’s telecommunications sector made case for the ubiquity of broadband, describing it as the next frontier that will power growth in the sector in the next decade.
Making the ICT sector work
THIS column last week focused giant strides in IT made by India, a colonial sibling of Nigeria, which launched the world’s cheapest tablet PC at $35, branded Aakash, a fortnight ago.
Collaboration’ll drive ICT growth, says Onuegbu
For the Information and Communication industry in Nigeria to move forward, stakeholders in the sector must come together to collaborate.
Huawei launches dual SIM Android phones in Nigeria
Nigeria’s burgeoning mobile sector attracted yet another additional investor last week as Huawei Technologies Ltd, announced the introduction of series of mobile devices into the highly competitive Nigerian mobile phone market.
