NCC raises alarm over call masking
By Juliet Umeh The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, has raised the alarm over the resurgence of call masking in the country’s telecommunications industry, warning that the practice threatens industry revenues, national security and the integrity of Nigeria’s telecommunications ecosystem. The telecom regulator described call masking as an act of economic sabotage capable of adversely affecting […]
Appzone repositions brand with team expansion
By Juliet Umeh The Board of Directors of sub-Saharan Africa financial technology company, Appzone Group, has appointed Efosa Aiyevbomwan and Omonuwa Olulano as Group Chief Marketing Officer and Group Chief Human Resources Officer, respectively to reposition its brand. The announcement comes as the company ramps up activities across Africa. With over 160 professionals and clients […]
Strategic thinking, innovative tools, key to organisational growth
By Juliet Umeh Stakeholders who participated in the Agile Practitioners of Nigeria and The Agile Advisor Africa’s conference have appealed to companies to adopt strategic agility, innovations and critical tools such as development and operations, DevOps, Enterprise Agility and Digital Change, amongst others, to be free from the business-as-usual mentality that impedes organisational growth. Speaking […]
Rack Centre achieves ISO 9001: 2015 certification
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 […]
Liquid Telecom expands capacity on Eutelsat to enable reliable internet access in remote Africa
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 […]
Nokia to cut up to 10,000 jobs by 2023
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 […]
