Author: ITPulse

Digital Economy Media Support Volunteers Network (DEMS Volunteers Network), has urged the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Pantami, to review the current ban on new registration or renewal of Subscriber Identification Module (SIM)/ The non-governmental group of media practitioners believes that through an audit of the Subscriber Registration Database is still ongoing, the directive is crippling both the telecom operators, subscribers and the Small and Medium Enterprises, whose businesses are enabled by telecom. In a press statement issued today, the Ag. Director-General of DEMS Volunteers, Prince Stan Okenwa said his organisation recognised the genuine interest of the…

Sophos, a global leader in next-generation cybersecurity, today announced its plans to provide Sophos Intercept X endpoint protection for 5G PCs powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon compute platform from Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. The combination of Sophos Intercept X with Snapdragon compute platforms will provide users next-generation security through an always-on, always connected PC environment. Snapdragon compute platforms enabling 5G connectivity to build on smartphone technology to deliver premium performance and efficiency to 4G and 5G cellular-connected thin and light fanless laptops. Sophos Intercept X is designed to protect advanced computing systems and endpoints, stopping the latest cybersecurity threats with deep learning AI and…

Despite representing a meager 1 percent of video games industry revenue in 2020, Cloud gaming is set to fundamentally disrupt the distribution, consumption and monetization of gaming in the next ten years. According to GlobalData, Cloud gaming will grow at a compound annual growth rate of 40 percent to 2030, as it has the potential to disrupt the industry, having a huge impact on how games are distributed, consumed and monetized. “In ten years, traditional PC and console games will have been replaced by games hosted in the cloud and accessed via thin-client PCs, consoles, or mobiles. This may be…

The Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON), has announced the link to register for the maiden edition of the Virtual Structured Engagement with Key Stakeholders in the Nigerian Telecom & ICT Sector on the New National Broadband Plan 2020-2025. The Executive Secretary of ATCON, Mr. Ajibola Olude, who provided the link, also said the theme of the virtual event scheduled for Thursday, March 25, 2021, is ‘Realizing the new set target of 70% of Broadband Penetration’. The Registration link: tinyurl.com/39tpogt5 Meanwhile, Dr. Isa Pantami, Minister of Communications and Digital Economy is expected to deliver a Keynote Address at the event with…

The future-proof Nokia 8.3 5G has become the first Nokia smartphone to upgrade to Android 11, which will have updates across a variety of price segments for up to three years, as upgrade commences in select markets, including Nigeria. Launched with the promise of three years’ worth of security updates and two years of OS upgrades, the Nokia 8.3 5G ensures that Nokia smartphones stay safe, secure and up to date for consumers. The upgrade to Android 11 marks the first OS upgrade of the handset and substantiates HMD Global’s commitment to its Android promise. ‘’Our team’s dedication to bringing…

A recent survey by Kaspersky has revealed that 48 percent of Nigerian parents claim that cyberbullying is a top concern when it comes to worries about their children in this modern time when various digital threats are on the stage. Tagged “Responsible Digital Parenting” survey,¹ it says cyberbullying has already caused 49 percent decrease in social activity or social isolation, 47 percent decreased in self-esteem, 36 percent negative impact on a child’s performance at school, 34 percent depression, 19 percent ongoing stress and 16 percent insomnia on the children. It also noted that 24 percent of children in Nigeria have…

Following the retirement of Ms. Irene Charnley and Mr. Mohammad Wajih Sharbatly from the Group’s Board of Directors, Smile Telecoms Holdings Limited has announced significant changes in the leadership of the Group’s board and management. According to the Pan-African telecommunications group with operations in Nigeria, Uganda, Tanzania, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, this new appointment will reinforce the Group in the coming era of Telecoms transformation. Smile had announced the retirement of Ms. Irene Charnley, Founder of Smile and Mr. Mohammed Wajih Sharbatly, Co-Founder of Smile from the Group’s Board and all boards of the operating companies, effective…

The Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Mal. Kashifu Inuwa, has a case for the transportation industry to align with the present global digital transformation. The NITDA DG, who made this case when he received the DG/CEO of the Nigerian Institute of Transport Technology (NITT), Dr. Bayero Salih Farah, and his team on a courtesy visit to NITDA Corporate Headquarters in Abuja, noted that digital transformation is the next generation for the transportation industry in Nigeria. He asserted that it is critical to align transportation with the global digital transformation, stressing that the emerging technology creates avenues…

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has dispelled the report in some quarters that it has allocated 383 million new phone numbers allocation to telecom operators in the first quarter of 2021. The telecom regulator noted that the report published by the media outfit with the headline: “NCC allocates 383 million new telephone numbers to operators,” purported that the Commission allocated 383 million new telephone lines to telecoms service providers in the first quarter of 2021 alone. The Commission says this is not true, as the true position is that what was posted on the website on Friday 19th, February, 2021,…

The fourth-quarter report on Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) released yesterday by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), indicates that the Information and Communications Technology sector of the Nigerian economy grew by 14.70 percent in the last quarter of 2020. This makes the ICT sector the fastest-growing sector of the Nigerian economy in the last quarter and the only sector to have grown by double digits in the entire year 20020. The sector grew at a rate more than 4 times the Agriculture sector, which was the next fastest-growing sector of Q4 2020, with a growth rate of 3.42percent. The…