Author: ITPulse

  The Association of Licenced Telecom Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) has clarified the purported report that it had a face-off with the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), with regards to taxes charged on telecom masts in the country. ALTON said the report in the media is misleading as it did not reflect the true position of the meeting it had with the management of NCAA on Tuesday, 12th February 2019 at the Aviation House, Ikeja, Lagos.  “There was no face-off between NCAA and ALTON and its members, though we need clarification on the charges and this led to the agreement…

  The telecommunication industry is the best customer centric sector, where issues pertaining to subscribers are taking very seriously by both the operators and the regulator, the Association of Licensed Telecom Operators of Nigeria says. This is coming from the perception that most of the regulatory bodies in Nigeria have left their regulatory functions and now turn to revenue generating bodies, thus, multiple taxation and regulation on the telecom industry. “Despite all challenges, there has not for once be an outage compare to other sectors, where you are put on estimated bills and inconsistence in flight schedules that has made…

  A new report by the GSMA’s 2019 Mobile Gender Gap has revealed that 80percent of women in low and middle income countries, represented 250 million have become connected to mobile devices since 2014, giving more than half of them access to the Internet. The report, which also predicted a $140 billion commercial opportunity for the mobile industry over the next 5 years as a result of the gradual closure of the mobile gender gap, however disclosed that despite the growth in connectivity, the gender gap in mobile ownership is not closing. It argues that women remain 10 per cent…

Ericsson has further strengthened its 5G platform with a broad range of product launch, which include radio access and transport areas, as well as service orchestration, making the platform more dynamic and flexible, enabling service providers to smoothly evolve their networks and deploy 5G at scale. “We have further strengthened our 5G platform with a broad range of product launches, adding to previous introductions such as the unique Ericsson Spectrum Sharing, to facilitate an efficient, flexible and smooth evolution to 5G networks. Building upon an early focus on IoT, Ericsson’s 5G Platform now also serves as the most complete platform…

  The Director-General of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), Engr. Aliyu Aziz has rolled out why it was important to launch the new digital identity ecosystem in Nigeria. The DG, while making a presentation in Abuja at the January, 2019 lunch time reform seminar organised by the Bureau of Public Service Reforms (BPSR), explained that the new digital identity ecosystem facilitates the collection of citizens’ biometric data nationwide within the shortest time possible. “The purpose of the ecosystem is to leverage existing capabilities and enrolment facilities of government agencies, partners and private sector organisations in Nigeria, as opposed to…

In the next three years, the smart feature phone ecosystem will experience a staggering $28 billion business opportunity,  global industry analysis firm, Counterpoint Research has revealed. This opportunity will come to significantly increase access to information and communications technology and to provide universal and affordable access to the Internet in the least developed countries by 2020, where available records indicate that 34percent of the global population are not yet subscribed to mobile services and close to 57percent do not use mobile internet services. The smart feature phone that is powered by optimized software platforms that support internet applications and internet…

  KaiOS Technologies has announced the extension of its affordable smart feature phones to more partners in six African countries. This is coming after it announced in November last year that the 3G smart feature phone, which will retail between $20-$25 will initially be available from MTN in Nigeria and South Africa, followed very shortly by the other MTN operations in the continent as well as the Middle East. The six new partners to deliver affordable smart feature phones running on KaiOS in Africa are Bomare in Algeria, Accent in Morocco, Condor in Algeria, Eric Beare Associates – Hong Kong…

  The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has declared there is no time it appointed agent for the purpose of issuing a license to telecommunications service providers, advising that providers should process their license directly with the Commission at its head office in Abuja or any of the zonal offices situated in Lagos, Ibadan, Enugu, Port Harcourt and Kano. “You can process your telecommunications service license directly with the Commission at its head office in Abuja or any of the zonal offices situated in Lagos, Ibadan, Enugu, Port Harcourt and Kano. NCC has not appointed any agent for the purpose of…

By Austin Okere As the workplace is becoming more millennial, a new cultural trend is emerging that challenges the traditional ethos that have held sway since the days of Adam Smith. The Enterprise as we have hitherto known, is defined by her purpose, values, culture and vision. These are essentially the reason d’être and form the basis of the tradition of the company. As the company is not able to direct her own affairs, this function is entrusted by the promoters of the business, being the Shareholders to Custodians, being Directors, who in turn appoint Managers to run the daily…

By Ejiro Obodo Branch networks in premier business districts, traditionally believed to measure the stature of financial providers are being replaced with internet banking, payment apps and short-code banking. Technology has enabled non-traditional financial players upend branch networks typically dominated by large financial providers; with newer, nimbler entrants such as Interswitch and Paystack processing more online transactions than Nigeria’s biggest banks. A report by the Nigerian Interbank Settlement System (NIBBS) indicates that Nigeria’s ePayment services recorded N38.5 trillion transactions in the first half of 2018, a 38.4 percent increase from N27.8 trillion in the corresponding period of 2017. NIBSS Instant…