Author: ITPulse

Communication Week Media, the organizer of this year’s Beacon of Information and Communications Technology Awards has rated Medallion Data Centres Limited (MDCL) as the Most Interconnected Data centre of the year 2022 in West Africa. According to the organizer, MDCL presently is the number one go-to facility for a fast, efficient and cost-effective data centre that renders connectivity services when the time to market and affordability is essential. “As we speak, MDCL is the most connected data centre facility in West Africa as it is a chosen hosting company of choice for the major value-added service providers and premium rated…

Tradefada, a One-Stop Cryptocurrency exchange platform on Saturday 28th of May won the ‘Blockchain Services Platform Provider of the Year (Crypto)’ award at the Beacon of ICT Awards, organized by Communication Week Media Limited, publishers of Nigeria CommunicationsWeek. Announcing Tradefada as the winner, the organizer said the company pulled the highest votes to emerge in the category, stressing that the award was keenly contested by four other companies. “We are pleased to have the honour to announce Tradefada as a winner of this year’s Beacon of ICT Awards having gathered the highest votes in the ‘Blockchain Services Platform Provider of…

Global communications company Infobip, on Saturday 28th of May, received the Business Efficiency Solutions Provider of the Year award, at the 13th annual Beacon of ICT Awards held in Lagos. This is coming after it received ICT Award for Best Communication Solution Provider last year in last year’s edition of BoICT Awards. Also, Infobip was recognised by the Nigeria Tech Innovation and Telecom Awards (NTITA) as the Innovative Cloud Communication Partner of the Year for 2021. These accolades are a testament to the company’s improved brand perception and visibility in the region. Speaking after receiving the award on Saturday night,…

An overview Big data has revolutionized the way businesses operate, and the media industry is no exception. The vast amount of data generated from various sources such as social media, online streaming platforms, and other digital channels provide a wealth of information about audience preferences and behaviours. By analysing this data, media companies can gain insights into the viewership patterns and demographics of their audience, which can inform content creation, advertising strategies, and more. Big data in media analytics encompasses several areas, including TV and film analytics. For TV analytics, companies collect data on viewership patterns and preferences of specific…

At the recently ASUS Commercial Business Summit in Istanbul, Turkey, more than 200 key retail partners and distributors attended to experience the latest education and enterprise solutions, where the device manufacturer also announced its commercial business strategy. Some of the key points from the Summit, include the new commercial market, where ASUS enters EMEA commercial business with an aim to build a strong market share and exclusive customer project base. It also introduced innovative, reliable and durable ASUS laptops, desktops, LCD monitors and server solutions. In addition, the product lineup focuses on covering SMB, education, healthcare, hospitality, manufacturing, and creator…

Ndukwe Kalu Foundation (NKF), a non-for-profit organization aimed at promoting knowledge in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and proper use of the internet among the youth, has called for improved and equal physical and online protection of children. The Foundation, speaking on the occasion of Children’s Day 2022, observes that the exponential growth of technology has created tremendous opportunities for children and young people globally; as it enables them to learn, share and communicate expressing themselves freely without inhibition or borders. According to Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) statistics, as of March 2022, Nigeria has 145.9 million Internet users out of…

The Pan African Digital Initiatives Summit and Exhibition (PADISE), tagged as the most important technology innovation event in 2022, is set to hold Thursday and Friday, July 21 and 22, 2022 at the Oriental Hotels, Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria. This August event seeks to explore the potential and ways to tackle insecurity and terrorism both digital and territorial using existing and emerging technologies. It has the theme: “Leveraging Right Policies & Technologies in Taming Insecurity & Cyber-Threats” Don Pedro Aganbi, Project Coordinator, of the initiative speaking to newsmen in Lagos weekend explained that the PADISE was established as a platform where…

As long as we have smartphones with us, we won’t stop taking photos and videos of memories we want to cherish forever. That’s why in this day and age, it’s essential to have a way of saving these digital memories in a space that’s private, secured, and easily accessible. So when Google Photos decided to stop providing its free cloud photo service, it was a sign that things are about to change. And the ‘change,’ means paying a monthly subscription fee for around 100GB of storage just for storing photos and videos. The service may look reasonable for regular users,…

The Chief Executive Officer of Medallion Data Centres Limited, Engr. Ikechukwu Nnamani has been penciled down to unveil the latest industry book: Sagacity of a digital revolution, authored by Remmy Nweke on June 9th, 2022 in Lagos. Engr. Nnamani, who is also the Chairman of the Association of Telecom Companies of Nigeria (ATCON),  will also be chairman of the 2022 Nigeria DigitalSENSE Forum on Internet Governance for Development (IG4D), being put together by ITREALMS Media group. Disclosing this, the Lead Consulting Strategist at DigitalSENSE Africa and Group Executive Editor of ITREALMS Media group, Mr. Remmy Nweke, said Engr. Nnamani has…

Operators of electronic payments in Nigeria have blamed the decline in transactions across all electronic payment channels on the present economic situation of the country. Speaking to Vanguard Newspaper, the National President, Association of Mobile Money and Bank agents,   Mr. Olojo Victor believes that Nigerians now have limited power to carry out financial transactions leveraging the various e-channels. “The exchange rate and ease of doing business are also affecting transactions. When you have money and businesses are thriving, money moves across the economy,” he said, adding that the decline has nothing to do with a lack of agents, as Nigeria…