Author: ITPulse

Medallion Communications Limited, owner of Nigeria’s largest and most connected data center has advocated that apart from Lagos and Abuja, there is a need to have two data centers in each state across Nigeria, arguing that this will enable the end customers to have the best experience of internet and Internet-based applications. The Chief Executive Officer of Medallion, Engr. Ikechukwu Nnamani, who made this advocacy at the Eko-Konnect Users Conference 2020, held in Lagos this week, noted that apart from helping end users have the best of Internet experience, building data center across Nigeria will also help local hosting and…

The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission  (NCC) Prof. Umar Danbatta, said the deployment of appropriate Information and Communications technology tolls has the effective power to combat insurgency and to contain other emergencies. Prof. Danbatta, who stated this at the Conference Room of NCC Head Office at the induction of the Commission into the membership of Forum of Spokespersons of Security and Response Agencies (FOSSRA), also noted that empirical knowledge of ICTs can help in tackling numerous challenges. “Nigeria must leverage and appropriately deploy telecoms and ICT resources in the fight against insurgency and to contain other emergencies,”…

Federal government-owned Galaxy Backbone has lamented the level of destruction on fibre optic cables during road construction and maintainers, saying it is taking steps to address the situation. The Information Technology and Shared Services Provider of the Federal Government stated this during a field trip to some of the construction sites in Nasarawa state, where some of the cables had been uprooted to allow the construction works to take place. Prof. Muhammad Abubakar, the Managing Director of Galaxy Backbone, who led the team, said though, the road construction was an important aspect of infrastructure development, the cables being uprooted are…

Chinese technology giant, ZTE and China Telecom have partnered to combat the further spread of the deadly Coronavirus, leveraging 5G network and other communications equipment to deploy remote diagnosis system. The system will be used to create a reliable indoor 5G network and support remote video consultations, which will enable remote diagnostics at other area hospitals, apart from the West China Hospital of Sichuan University. The two companies believe that using 5G to connect doctors with patients can mitigate the risks associated with treating deadly diseases without sacrificing the speed and quality of care. The high-quality, low-latency video enabled by…

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) said consumers in the telecommunications market have become so sophisticated that engaging them is now over and above the use of traditional media alone. The telecom regulator stated this while inaugurating a 12-member Committee, which has been saddled with the responsibility of harmonizing all its existing consumer outreach programmes. “As market and service complexity has grown and consumers become more sophisticated, there has also been an uptake in the use of non-traditional media to both engage with the Commission and to seek redress,” said Adeleke Adewolu, Executive Commissioner, Stakeholder Management at NCC at the inauguration…

In a world of 3D printing and manufacturing, artificial intelligence (AI), Cloud Computing Big Data and smart cities can a country compete without power? It is doubtful. A steady power supply is essential for the smooth running of any economy. It is the lifeblood of the digital economy. To connect and partake of the digital economy, people must first be switched on. Nigeria has been described severally as the largest economy in Africa, but limitations in the power sector constrain growth. Nigeria’s quest for a digital economy would struggle until it, as a matter of urgency, fixes the poor power…

By Martin Ekpeke Birthed in 2008, Quickteller has grown to become one of the biggest household names in the Nigerian and indeed African electronic payment ecosystem. In the last decade, the Interswitch’s online payments platform for consumers and businesses has transformed from just being a payment platform, where payments are made across various channels (ATMs, Web, POS) to what can be described as an enabler of comfort and convenience. ‘Everything is Possible’. Of the truth, everything is possible on the Quickteller platform; from providing seamless payment for goods and services, Airtime Recharge, Funds Transfer, Bill Payments and Western Union Transfer…

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has sealed a partnership deal with the Lagos Central Senatorial District that will engage 10 fresh graduates from the district on a 4-Week Work Experience Programme. According to the Controller Lagos Zonal Office of NCC, Henry Ojiokpota, the Work Experience Programme is a month-long exercise and is designed to empower youth with requisite work ethics, appropriate behaviour in an official environment and basic capacity building on telecommunication issues. Ojiokpota disclosed that the 10 participants have gone through a basic orientation programme, which he led with other heads of the unit at the zonal office, noting…

As the world marks Data Privacy Day 2020, a cybersecurity expert, Mr. Remi Afon has called on the Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari to assent to the Data Protection Bill, which was passed by the 8th National Assembly in May 2019. Afon, who is also the President of the Cyber Security Experts Association of Nigeria (CSEAN) believes the signing of the bill has become more necessary owing to the fact that the Muhammadu Buhari was a victim of data privacy violation by Cambridge Analytica during the 2015 presidential elections, when the firm allegedly worked with the Israeli intelligence firm, Black Cube…

Technology giant, Google today responded to the needs of entrepreneurs and technology startups in Africa by opening a developers’ space in Lagos, which is part of its Launchpad Accelerator Africa program. Google says the opening of the developer space is as a result of a commitment it made to African entrepreneurs In July 2017,  to start a space to house entrepreneur efforts in Nigeria. “Google is launching the Google Developers Space in Lagos today to provide that home, and space where entrepreneurs, developers, VCs and investors can connect and collaborate with each other,” said Google CEO Sundar Pichai. Pichai disclosed…