Author: ITPulse

The GSMA has highlighted four key enablers that are critical for mobile internet connectivity to flourish, warning that there is no silver bullet that will result in universal access. GSMA, which represents the interests of mobile network operators worldwide, is highlighting these enablers on the background of the four billion people across the world who are still offline, unable to benefit from the social and economic development opportunities of the internet. “Connecting everyone to the internet is in the world’s interest, as a platform to reduce poverty and improve livelihoods. The Mobile Industry has a critical role to play in…

The GSMA Mobile Connectivity Index has revealed that a proportion of Nigeria’s population is covered with 41 percent of 4G network, 76 percent of 3G networks and 89.8 percent of 2G networks. Nigeria scores 47.7 percent in the Index, which measures the performance of 150 countries, accounting for 98 percent of the world’s population, against the four key enablers of mobile internet connectivity. The Index noted that mobile download speeds in Nigeria is 16.5 percent, mobile upload speeds 14.7 percent while mobile latencies is 55.2 percent. Meanwhile, in terms of quality of supporting infrastructure such as electricity access and servers…

Comercio Limited, an ICT Solution Company, has sealed a partnership deal with eFortresses CloudeAssurance & HISPI for its flagship programme – International Cyber Security & Cloud Conference. Scheduled to hold at the Four Point by Sheraton, Oniru Beach Estate, Lagos on 4th of October, 2019, the international conference is tagged: ‘The Business of Cyber Security & Cloud in 21st Century Nigeria.’ Speaking to Journalists in Lagos, the Group Managing Director of Comercio Limited, Mrs. Aderonke Adeyegbe, disclosed that the conference will be anchored by the company’s business partners and global cyber security experts. She said the conference will attract experts…

Google is under an anti-trust probe over a new Internet Protocol that could give the tech giant an unfair competitive advantage, the media reported. The US House Judiciary Committee is investigating Google’s plans to implement DNS-over-HTTPS in Chrome, a new standard that aims to improve internet privacy and security by encryption, reports the Wall Street Journal. Google plans to begin testing the new protocol that aims to stop hackers’ ability to target websites with users of its Chrome browser next month. “House investigators are worried this would give the Internet giant an unfair advantage by denying access to users’ data,”…

The Chief Executive Officer of Medallion Communications Limited, Engr. Ikechukwu Nnamani, has urged Nigerian women and indeed others across the world have been urged to set up eCommerce related businesses. Nnamani, who made the call in a paper he delivered at the prestigious Oriental Hotel, during Nigeria Women Digital Agenda Forum in Lagos last week, noted that eCommerce related businesses, will offer women more flexibility, autonomy and ultimately, help them to manage home responsibilities alongside paid work. “Take full advantage of the digital age in creating a new class of service and revenue stream. Social media is more about commerce…

The Association of Telecom Companies of Nigeria (ATCON), has adduced reasons why it has collaborated with InstinctWave in the last three years to organize the Nigeria Tech Innovation and Telecom Awards. The umbrella body of all telecom companies in Nigeria, said the essence of the annual award is to motivate telecom players, who are members of ATCON to do more in terms of changing the narrative of the Nigerian telecoms sector. The President of ATCON, Engr. Olusola Teniola, disclosed this in his welcome speech on Saturday in Lagos at the Oriental Hotel, where about 50 telecom players were honoured with…

By Austin Okere The leadership challenge is clear. It will be impossible to achieve true social and economic development without effective Leadership and true Citizenship. How a leader deal with the circumstances of life tells you many things about his character. Crisis doesn’t necessarily make character, but it certainly does reveal it. What reveals character the most, however, is Power – Power, it is said, corrupts; and absolute power corrupts absolutely. According to the ancient Greeks, the founders of modern civilization, there are three kinds of people in any society; The first kind of people in any society are the…

A Nigerian, Dr. Oyedokun Oyewole, has been appointed as a member of the Advocacy Expert Group (AEG) of the International Council on Archives (ICA). Oyewole is the President and founder of the Records and Information Management Awareness Foundation (created in 2004); President, Chair and founder of the Board of the Institute of Information Management (created in 2010) and Chairman and founder of the International University of Information Management (created in 2018). He will join the ICA Advocacy Expert Group for the term 2019-2022 which is charged with promoting the importance of archives within society and promoting the ICA’s Universal Declaration on Archives (UDA); surveying,…

The 5th United Nations Solutions Summit will have the presence of Tech4Dev, a firm that developed a solution aimed at bridging the digital and technology knowledge divide between men and women. The solution, Women Techsters is the only Nigerian solution selected for the Summit, which is a catalytic gathering at the United Nations Headquarters during UN General Assembly Week. Women Techsters is empowering girls and women across Africa with varying degree of digital, deep tech, and soft skills required within the technology ecosystem. The goal is to train 5 million Africa women on coding skills by 2030. Selected for the…

In line with its ongoing West African expansion plans, MainOne today announced it has expanded its MDXi Data Centre facility in Accra Ghana. The company said the Data Centre, which will be based in Appolonia, 20 kilometers from the center of Accra, is expected to be ready for service in the fourth quarter of 2020. “We are pleased to announce the expansion of our data centre brand @MDX_i into Accra Ghana, in line with our ongoing West African expansion plans,” it announced via its Twitter handle @Mainoneservice. According to MainOne, the data centre will cater to the ever-increasing demand for…