To find the world’s top-performing software company, you have to go somewhere that few would think to look for winning investments in the technology industry — Malaysia’s capital city of Kuala Lumpur. Better known as the home of state-owned energy giant Petroliam Nasional Bhd., it’s also
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Apple Inc is likely to quickly ramp up production of the Apple Watch after strong pre-orders outstripped limited supply, analysts said on Monday. Apple’s website lists shipping times in June for some models, and four to six weeks for others, suggesting the company is straining to meet demand. However, analysts said Apple could sell between […]
Competition is the name of the game in the business world; more so, on the mobile phone horizon in Nigeria as everywhere else. Nigeria’s National Carrier, Globacom, acquired the 700 MHz from the Nigerian Communications Commission. That gives it the capability to do LTE (Long Term Evolution), which is obviously the next big area, […]
The Lagos State Chamber for Commerce and Industries (LCCI) has named Managing Director, Kaymu, Evangeline Wiles, as one of the speakers in the upcoming ICT and Telecommunications expo, (ICTEL Expo 2015). The ICTEL Expo will attract the largest gathering of stakeholders in the ICT industry on four days of innovation, information and empowerment beginning […]
Sequel to fellowship programme slated to hold in Dublin, Ireland on October 2015, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has opened up the fellowship application for the 54 public meeting. The Fellowship Programme since its inception in 2007 has built a strong group of individuals who are vigorously participating in all of […]
Cyber threats have become the albatross holding telecoms, eCommerce and seven other organisations that depend on digital technology for their operations. Georgia Tech Information Security Center (GTISC), Emerging Cyber Threats Report 2015 stated that cybercriminals continue to successfully abuse the trust of users, while the Internet of Things (IOT) poses problems for the
African Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are said to be under growing pressure to use technology in more complex ways to meet the expectations of their customers, reduce costs, and stay ahead of growing regulatory and tax compliance demands. General Manager for Sage Pastel Accounting, Daryl Blundell who made this assertion, noted that it is more […]
Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NIRA) says it has registered and renewed 3234 domain names for the month of March 2015. NiRA made this known in the released Domain name report on the number of domain name registration on .ng for the Month of March 2015, adding that there was increase in the registration, renewal and […]
Etisalat Nigeria, Nigeria’s most innovative telecommunications company, recently launched a state-of-the-art experience centre popularly called “Cliqhub” on the campus grounds of Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria. Cliqhub is a full-fledged Etisalat Experience Centre located in major Nigerian Universities to serve as a youthful touch point for the university community to
The National Broadband Council led by the Minister Of Communications Technology, Dr Omobola Johnson, have approved the building of fibre optic cable landing points in four coastal states to be funded by the Universal Service Provision Fund (USPF) which will assist in widespread diffusion of high capacity internet bandwidths around the country. The Federal Government […]
LG Electronics said it has commenced the global launch of its new mid-range smartphone starting from South America to be followed by Europe, Asia, Middle East Africa and North America. The LG’s premium which is an affordable series comprised of Magna, Spirit, Leon and Joy that was first unveiled at Mobile World Congress (MWC) in […]
Gilat Satcom has unveiled the launch of its ‘Village Island’ portfolio, which will enable rural villages and remote communities in Africa where Average revenue per units (ARPUs) are low to take control of their digital futures. According to the company, Village Island has been developed to provide internet, Voice over IP (VoIP) and Internet Protocol […]
The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has unveiled the Information Communications Technology (ICT) Expo tagged ‘ICTEL EXPO’ which is scheduled to hold at the Federal Palace Hotel, Lagos between 15th and 18th of April, 2015. ICTEL EXPO 2015 themed “Connecting Businesses, Creating Opportunities” offers four days of inspiration, innovation and information,
ZTE Corporation has selected Mitsumi Distribution as its strategic distribution partner for Africa with the agreement expected to cover Nigeria, Kenya, Zambia, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Uganda, Ghana, Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Ivory Coast, Mauritius, Namibia, Tunisia, Cameroon, Madagascar, Burundi, Zimbabwe and Botswana. The companies have agreed to co-invest in
Despite the fiery competition among mobile telecommunication operators in their quest to garner more subscribers in the Nigeria market, consumers are still bent on using more than one service provider to meet their communication needs, which according to an Accenture 2015 Digital Consumer Survey is not a popular trend globally. According to the Accenture 2015 […]
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is considering introducing a new pricing regime for effective cost-based transmission cable pricing for the telecoms sector in the country. NCC aims to have full control of the market and protect smaller telecoms operators from dominant ones who take undue advantage of their small size to introduce arbitrary charges on […]
The eNigeria2014 has come and gone but the memory will certainly linger for a long time to come. We are happy to have participated at the forum and we feel proud that such wonderful discoveries could come out of Nigeria’s Nazareth. However, we noticed that even though NITDA has done well in the area of […]
Microsoft said it is out to raise the hope of unemployed youths across Africa, especially in Nigeria through the use of its flagship platform cloudprenuer. Director, Small, Midmarket Solutions and Partners for Microsoft Nigeria Limited, Wemimo Adeniyi, made this known at a press conference in Lagos recently, adding that was high time to empower the […]
National Broadcasting Commission, (NBC) has engaged the services of Inview Technologies Limited, a UK based Software Company for the provision of a national Common Set-Top-Box system. The NBC made this known sequel to the signing of a memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Commission and the software company. According to NBC, the agreement, will see […]
Ericsson and increasing number of mobile network operators, equipment vendors, research organizations and even government at the 2015 Mobile World Congress, (MWC) held in Barcelona, Spain, showcased brilliant solutions, especially in preparation for next generation technology called 5G in 2020. Industry watchers have predicted that 5G will do a lot better than 4G in terms
