Author: ITPulse

  By Martin Ekpeke Nigeria’s Telecom House, Medallion Communications Limited has disclosed that it is presently hosting the highest number of operators both local and international, who are riding on its Data Centre infrastructure to provide telecom services to subscribers in Nigeria. The Chief Executive Officer of Medallion, Mr. Ikechukwu Nnamani disclosed this to ITPulse at the company’s corporate headquarters in Lagos, while x-raying the business activities of Medallion in 2018. According to Nnamani, despite some challenges, which he described as normal in business, 2018 has been a great year, especially for Medallion’s Data Centre business, which is the most…

  Technology has the capacity to help leapfrog our National development, but it takes a number of initiatives to make this a reality, especially for a country like Nigeria with so much human potentials. One of such initiative is Genesys Tech Hub by Tenece Professional Services, set up with the aim of developing software talents, as well as incubating and funding start-ups. It is in furtherance of this objective that Genesys Tech Hub kicked off an annual conference tagged Genesys Ignite which aims to bring together start-ups, academia, software developers, students, policy makers, tech enthusiasts etc. to the beautiful city…

  A Nigerian telecom subscriber, Laolu Alabi has narrated how the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) swiftly aided him to resolve a dispute he had with one of the Internet Service Providers in the country. Narrating his ordeal on the official Facebook page of the NCC, Alabi said the issue with the undisclosed Internet Service Providers lingered for a while without actually knowing how to deal with it, until a friend advised him to report to NCC. He disclosed that at first, he was reluctant to report to the NCC as advised but eventually did. Describing NCC as a breath of…

The Advertisers Association of Nigeria (ADVAN), has adjudged Airtel’s SmartRecharge advertising campaign as best Campaign of the Year at the 2018 Marketing Excellence Awards. At the award, which took place at Civic Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos last week, ADVAN said the campaign was creatively delivered through the art of storytelling, emphasizing that it became the talk of the town for promoting family bond in a relatable way that endears all Nigerians to the Airtel SmartRecharge brand. The award was received by the Vice President, Brands & Advertising, Airtel Nigeria, Enitan Denloye, and members of his team on behalf of Airtel.…

New regulation requirements by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) could make it difficult for some fintech companies to operate. In a draft policy document, CBN recognized products by fintech companies are “gaining acceptance” but argued their emergence would heighten existing risks in the financial system. To “address the emerging issues” such as risk management and capital adequacy, the policy proposal will require fintech startups to have minimum shareholder funds ranging from $275,000 to $14 million before obtaining licenses for their operations. It represents a significant barrier to entry for new fintech businesses which—like most startups—depend on revenue growth and…

  Hitherto Chief Operating Officer of iSON Technologies, Rahul Srivastava has been appointed the new Chief Executive Officer of the company, an award winning leader in technology services and consulting, providing end-to-end IT services and solutions across Africa, Asia and Middle East The new boss before joining iSON Technologies, has spent over 6 years at IBM during which he was responsible for Program Management, P&L and Customer Relationship management projects. His profile shows Rahul Srivastava has over the years and in various capacities, proven to be an accomplished and innovative leader, with a track record of successfully delivering top and…

  Global payment provider, Visa has been officially announced as the payment partner by the Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF) as a sponsor of the Total Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament in 2019 and 2021. This deal makes Visa the exclusive payment services provider at all venues during the Total AFCON tournaments in 2019 and 2021 and will be the preferred payment option for tickets bought both in-person and online. In addition, Visa will be the official partner of the player escort program, giving over 1,100 children the opportunity to lead their football heroes out at the Total AFCON…

  One of the world’s leading network and endpoint security providers, Sophos said it has added a new endpoint detection and response solution to its Portfolio.  Tagged Intercept X Advanced, the company said the solution has a new threat investigation and response capabilities with deep learning file analysis and on-demand access to sophoslabs intelligence database. Intercept X Advanced, according to company is powered by Sophos’ deep learning neutral network, which is trained on hundreds of millions of samples to look for suspicious attributes of malicious code to detect never-before-seen threats. “Intercept X with EDR provides organizations with broad, expert analysis…

  The Association of Licensed Telecom Operators of Nigeria has raised an alarm over the shutting down of over 70 telecommunications sites by the Kogi State Government on Saturday, leading to a total blackout of telecom services in the state and other neighbouring states. ALTON disclosed this in a press conference today in Lagos, complaining that communication services provided by the telecom operators to security agencies such as the Nigeria Police Force, the Armed Forces in addition and to other emergency and social services in Kogi and other neighboring states have been affected. . “ALTON is worried by the action…

  The Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) has concluded arrangement with the Dynamic Spectrum Alliance (DSA) to to jointly host a workshop on the TV White Space (TVWS) technology in Nigeria. According to a statement signed by Executive Secretary of ATCON, Ajibola Olude, the workshop which will be themed: “Facilitating Broadband Penetration in Nigeria Through TV White Space Technology.” The workshop is aimed at highlighting the importance of TVWS towards the attainment of the aspirations of the federal government under its National Broadband Plan, 2013-2018, and also determine the supporting policy and regulatory requirements in this regard. Quoting…