By Juliet Umeh Tier III carrier neutral data centre, Rack Centre, said it has achieved the ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System, QMS certification. The company said the certification challenges it to ensuring the highest levels of governance and quality management in its delivery of data centre colocation services. Managing Director, Dr Ayotunde Coker, said   “the […]

By Juliet Umeh Telecommunications Solutions Provider, Liquid Telecom, has renewed and expanded its Ku band capacity agreements on Eutelsat Communications to offer Africans reliable internet access. According to the partners, under this multi-year, multi- transponder agreement, Liquid Telecom will further leverage the unparalleled coverage of Sub-Saharan Africa of the 7° East orbital position to extend […]

Finnish telecoms equipment maker Nokia announced Tuesday it will slash up to 11 per cent of its workforce within two years as the firm looks to cut costs and focus on a few key areas in the face of tough competition over super-fast 5G networks. Announcing a 600-million-euro ($715-million) cost-cutting programme, it said it expects […]

Beijing has asked Chinese e-commerce titan Alibaba to divest its assets in the media sector out of concern over the company’s growing public influence, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday. Its founder Jack Ma, the ebullient and unconventional billionaire who officially retired from Alibaba in 2019 but remains a large shareholder, has been in authorities’ […]

Twitter users who used the word “Memphis” found themselves temporarily locked out of their accounts at the weekend because of a bizarre bug. Several users shared screenshots showing messages from Twitter saying their account was being limited for violating the platform’s rules, after they had tweeted a message which included the word “Memphis.” Twitter late […]

Shares in Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi surged more than 10 percent in Hong Kong on Monday after a US judge removed it from a blacklist that barred American companies from investing in it. The firm’s stock price has been hammered since mid-January when Donald Trump, in his last days in office, included it in a […]

Bitcoin passed the $60,000 mark for the first time on Saturday, with analysts saying the giant US stimulus package helped boost the world’s most popular virtual currency on its record-breaking run. The cryptocurrency hit $60,197 at 1234 GMT and continued to hover around $60,000, according to the website CoinMarketCap. Bitcoin has tripled in value over […]

A new strain of ransomware has emerged which exploits a security flaw in Microsoft Exchange servers, signalling potentially damaging consequences from a high-profile hack. Microsoft and other security researchers said the new ransomware dubbed “DearCry” was showing up in servers affected by the breach attributed to a Chinese hacker group. “We have detected and are […]

China denied on Friday it was planning to hit e-commerce giant Alibaba with a fine of almost $1 billion for allegedly flouting monopoly rules, as authorities put the screws on the firm as part of a crackdown on the technology sector. Officials are considering a hefty penalty that could top the $975 million paid by […]

Pakistan has blocked video-sharing app TikTok for a second time, after a court ordered the platform shut down over “unethical and immoral content”. Wildly popular among young Pakistanis, the Chinese-owned app was briefly banned last year on the same grounds by the ultra conservative Islamic country’s telecommunications agency. “Pakistan Telecom Authority(PTA) has issued directions to […]

By Emmanuel Elebeke Participants at a one day programme on technology development organised by Aura Technology Limited in collaboration with the National Board for Technology Incubation, NBTI, berated the pace of growth in Nigeria’s tech ecosystem saying the country  is still lagging behind technologically. According to them, the  slow pace of growth is not unconnected […]

By Prince Osuagwu The Blockchain Association of Nigeria, SiBAN,has called on the federal government to revisit the ban on cryptocurrency activities in Nigeria. The group said the need to critically look at the decision again becomes imperative considering that many people feel the decision was more out of fear than a proactive industry regulatory attempt. […]

At first glance, the fabric looks like a pretty if not especially original scarf, with turquoise, blue and orange stripes in an open weave. But this fabric can communicate. It’s wearable, foldable and washable, but it’s also a fully functioning display — capable of flashing messages or images, or even being used with a keyboard. […]

By Prince Osuagwu Chief Executive Officer of  Terragon, Mr. Elo Umeh has advised brands to adopt an omnichannel marketing strategy in order to deliver top-notch customer experience and gain customer loyalty. Terragon is Africa’s leading enterprise marketing Technology Company that employs the use of data and analytics to help companies connect at scale to their […]

By Juliet Umeh The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Airtel Nigeria, Mr. Segun Ogunsanya, has called on business leaders to cultivate qualities such as empathy, integrity, good communication skills and a strong sense of purpose if they must succeed and achieve results during turbulent times. Speaking  at a  recently concluded Advertisers Association of […]