Author: ITPulse

The National Executive Council of the Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON), said the 5th edition of Telecom Executives and Regulators Forum is set to formulate policy and regulation for Over the Top Technolohies (OTTs). The Executive Secretary of ATCON, Mr. Ajibola Olude, who stated this in an email statement, added that other topical industry issues the forum will address are funding telecoms investment in Nigeria, the deficit in the Nigerian telecom infrastructure and the influx of cloned and fake phones and other telecoms devices in Nigeria. The statement noted that, Ms. Funke Opeke, while MD/CEO, MainOne, will speak…

Beryl Ehondor is a prolific creative writer, teacher and speaker with a child-like heart. She believes every person is a child in adult skin and thus writes to reach the child in them, to create a desirable society. Thus, exploring the power of folktale, the book, Ant & the Pig brilliantly attempts to answer why the Pig is the face of savings. “It also highlights rich African, yet ‘universal’ societal values of savings, delayed-gratification, respect, hard work, teamwork and gains of togetherness in families; core values today’s society needs to survive. This book is not only for little children, but…

Seamfix Nigeria has adduced reasons why it is taking data management sensitization campaign to some Non-Government Organisation (NGOs). The data solution management company, said sensitizations on data management will help the NGOs to make better use of data and address the challenges of data collection and analysis among them. The Executive Director, Seamfix Nigeria Limited, Mr. Chibuzor Onwurah, stated this ‎at one of the seminars organised for NGOs in Lagos. He noted ‎that NGOs make use of data with no knowledge of how to effectively collect and analyse those data. According to him, there are a lot of data around us, “yet…

FPG Technologies & Solutions Limited, one of Nigeria’s foremost IT Companies known for providing Mobile, Cloud, Infrastructure and IT Security solutions to various sectors of the Nigerian economy, is pleased to announce that it was awarded 2019 BOICT Award for Cyber Security Company of the Year award during the recent annual award ceremony held in Nigeria by Communications Media Limited, Publishers of Nigeria Communications Week, a leading Nigeria’s ICT Magazine. The BOICT awards distinguish organisation’s and individual’s contribution to ICT advancement in Nigeria and is considered by experts as the most significant ICT award held in Nigeria. FPG Technologies and…

Since MTN officially entered into the Nigerian Telecoms Market in 2001, the company has had a notorious history of flagrant disregard for extant Nigerian Laws. Here are many instances. (1) N330 BILLION FINE FOR UNREGISTERED LINES As part of efforts to check terrorism, kidnapping and other heinous crimes in the country, the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC issued a directive to all telecoms companies operating in the country to ensure that all active telephone lines in the country were registered. A fine of N200, 000 per telephone line was fixed as a penalty for non-compliance. While other telecom firms made significant…

The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta, yesterday stated that investment has become more compelling, given that the telecom industry is a capital intensive. Danbatta stated this, while taking a deep and predictive look at the financial health of the telecom industry at the maiden edition of the Nigerian Telecom Leadership Summit in Eko Hotel in Lagos. According to him, with the competition for foreign direct investments becoming more fiercer among various nations, it is believed that investment opportunities, challenges and prospects would form a critical part of Nigeria’s attempt to match with technology…

Some experts, yesterday urged the Federal Government to implement Executive Order in order to curb the lingering cases of multiple taxation, vandalism of telecom infrastructure by agencies of government in the country. The experts, who gathered in Lagos at the maiden edition of the Nigerian Telecom Leadership Summit, lamented and frowned at the draconian and extant laws being used by state governors and other agencies of government to spin revenue from telecom operators. They believe that the Executive Order will reverse the trend, where government agencies arbitrarily harrassed telecom operators in a bid to generate revenue for their states by…

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has promised to facilitate the laying of 120,000 kilometers optic fibre infrastructure by 2023, believing this will exponentially increase the contribution of telecom to GDP, which presently stands at 9.5 percent. The Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive of the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, Prof. Umar Danbatta, disclosed this at a valedictory press conference in honor of the outgoing Minister of Communications, Barr. Adebayo Shittu in Abuja. Danbatta, who revealed that data usage has quadrupled from 20 terabytes in 2015 to 85 today, stated that NCC has facilitated the expansion of the frontiers of access…

By Pieter Jansen Your products and services are successful in your home country. There’s nothing stopping you to enter foreign markets. If it works here, your neighbors must love it too! But then results disappoint. What went wrong? Is the message not clear, did you forget something important or is your target group not feeling it? No worries. We’ve listed 6 tips to bridge cultural differences and create a successful marketing campaign. 1. Look beyond language You’ve got a great EDM ready to send out. It’s just a matter of translating. Or not? Do you want to avoid unpleasant or…

Huawei Technologies has released an official statement on the recent suspension of its license to use Google’s services such asthe Play Store, Google Maps, Google Drive, Gmail, and YouTube, among others on its devices. In the statement from Huawei Nigeria media partner, Plexus Media Interlinks Limited, the information and communication technology provider, noted that it as an unparalleled leader in 5G, it is ready and willing to engage with the US government and come up with effective measures to ensure product security. It advised that restricting Huawei from doing business in the US will not make the US more secure…