Author: ITPulse

The Association of Telecom Companies of Nigeria (ATCON), has today elected the Chief Executive Officer of Medallion Communications Limited, Engr. Ikechukwu Nnmani as its new President. Engr. Nnamani, who was elected at the association’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) & National Executive Council Elections 2020, held at the Victoria Crown Plaza Hotel in Lagos, will take over from Engr. Olusola Teniola, who has served two tenures as the Presdient of ATCON. Speaking on his agenda for the association and the telecom industry after the electoral committee had declared him President-elect, Engr. Nnamani said he will focus the association’s advocacy towards the…

Pacer Ventures has committed a whooping $3million fund for early-stage startups in Africa that are solving some of the most critical problems on the continent, especially in the area of healthcare, financial inclusion, education and agriculture. Speaking on the funding, Managing General Partner at Pacer Ventures, Gbemi Akande, noted that Africa Africa is expected to account for up to 30% of global consumption of technology and technology-driven solutions within the same period. Thus, there is a need to support startups making meaningful impact on the countinent. “We see a huge opportunity to support early-stage founders making meaningful contributions to their…

The latest research from Counterpoint’s Smart Automotive service has aluded that three-quarters of all new 270 million cars that will be shipped in the next five years will be connected, even as half of all cars shipped in 2020 will be connected. Though, the data only represents the global passenger car shipments with embedded connectivity and does not include connectivity via smartphone, it noted that the global connected car market will experience a boom, with the US and China together accounting for two-thirds of all connected car shipments in Q2 2020. “The market saw a healthy growth of 18% YoY…

An e-commerce platform that empowers businesses to showcase their products and services online and get paid instantly, Paylink has sealed a partnership deal with the University of Ibadan (UI) in the Small and Medium-scale Enterprise Fair (UI SME Fair) which would hold at the International Conference Centre of the university on Thursday, November 12, 2020. The partnership, according to Paylink will help bring to fruition the dreams and aspirations of Nigerians, especially millions of Small Medium Enterprises spread across the country and ultimately, boost employment and grow the Nigerian economy. “As an organisation committed to the development of the Nigerian…

After enjoying a run of uninterrupted supply of personal computers (PCs), laptops and other digital devices for nearly a quarter of a century, the world is currently in the middle of a major supply chain crisis that has seen global manufacturers struggle to meet growing demand. The situation is exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic, a global health challenge that began in late 2019, spreading from Wuhan, China where it originated to virtually all corners of the globe. With the onset of the pandemic, supply of laptops, PCs and other hardware components had taken a huge bashing. Global data released two…

Excitement is sky-high among bargain-hungry shoppers as Konga Yakata, the Black Friday sales of Nigeria’s e-commerce giant is known, kicked off in the early hours of today, Wednesday, November 11, 2020. Already, thousands of eager shoppers expectedly kept vigil on the Konga website – www.konga.com to be the first to grab the special commencement deals. The 2020 edition of Konga Yakata runs from November 11 till December 12, 2020. Further spicing up the opening day of Konga Yakata 2020 is its coincidence with the globally celebrated Singles Day – a day of mega shopping frenzy which originated in China. Traffic…

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) said though the plan to deploy Fifth Generation (5G) network in Nigeria has not been concluded, a Draft Consultation Document has been published on its official website (www.ncc.gov.ng). According to a statement signed by its Director of Public Affairs, Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde, the Comission said the document defines the implementation plan for the deployment of 5G in Nigeria. It provides a background into the benefits of 5G technology and outlines the Commission’s plans and strategies for a successful implementation of 5G in Nigeria. The document presents guidelines for the relevant areas of the technology and…

Epazz, a leading cloud-based software company that specializes in providing customized cloud applications to the corporate world, higher-education institutions and the public sector has introduced a Vaccine Management Solution as part of Covid-19 compliance features. This is coming after the announcement by one of the leading pharmaceutical companies, Pfizer, that it has developed a vaccine with a promising result of 90 percent effectivity according to the company’s clinical results. According to the company, the vaccine management software will facilitate the tracking and management of employees’ immunization against the Coronavirus. It allows employees to indicate their vaccination history through the health…

Both the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the Executive Vice Chairman of the Commission, Prof. Umar Danbatta on Saturday at the Nigeria Technology Innovation and Telecoms Awards won award. While the NCC, as a corporate organisation received the “Outstanding Contribution to Driving Greater Broadband Penetration Award of the Year”, Danbatta was honoured with the “Broadband Oxygenator of the Year” for his remarkable role and commitment to the development of broadband infrastructure to support the country’s digital economy drive. The awards given to NCC and Danbatta were hinged on the increase in the contribution of the telecom sector to the Gross…

Galaxy Backbone (GBB), Nigeria’s foremost Shared Services Infrastructure & Network Connectivity organisation was on Saturday awarded the Public Sector Connectivity Services Provider of the Year at the year’s Nigeria Tech Innovation & Telecoms Awards (NTITA). Presenting the award to Galaxy backbone, InstinctWave, organizer of the annual award explained that Galaxy Backbone has played a critical role in accelerating digital transformation and adoption of modern technologies within a short time especially in the public sector. According to the organizer, this role has further strengthened the goal of the Digital Economy drive agenda spear-headed by the Minister of Communications & Digital Economy,…