Author: ITPulse

  Pay TV provider, TSTV has announced a relaunch of its service into the Nigerian Pay TV market. This time, TSTV, which went under as a result of stiff opposition and competition from DSTV and others, said it is now back and direct with  a successful acquisition of FIVE units of 35.5MHz transponders last two weeks on Nigcomsat. “Through our collaboration with Intertel, Federal Ministry of Communications and Nigcomsat, TSTV can now offer Nigerians the true meaning of video entertainment. Our TSTV has successfully migrated to Nigeria Communication Satellite. ALL CHANNELS in Full HD. No one does that. More channels…

  By Cyril Ilayah The Association of Lienced Telecom Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), has urged the Nigerian government to bail out telecom companies in the country over the N165 billion interconnect debts they owned themselves. The bailout, according to ALTON should come through the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), arguing that will remove the pressure on the telecom companies so they can invest and expand their network and ultimately boost services across Nigeria. “We are advocating bail out bailout for the settlement of the interconnect indebtedness as a way forward because if you enforce payment by force many operators may go…

By Lance Ulanoff Samsung’s Galaxy Note 9 is big, thick, heavy, and currently my favorite Android phone of all time. I’ve fallen in love with the giant, 6.4-inch Super AMOLED screen, which I now blame for turning me into a Fortnite addict (Yes, I once came in 4th place. Yay me.) I’ve been using my fingers on the iPhone for over a decade, but enjoy having ready access to a smart stylus, the S Pen, which is as good a drawing implement as it is a remote control. I will never truly love Samsung’s penchant for over-saturated colors, but I…

By Martin Ekpeke Telecom operators in the Nigeria’s telecommunications industry seem comfortable with the huge interconnect debts of N165 billion, as its umbrella body, the Association of Lienced Telecom Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) disclosed it has not received complaints from any of the operators. The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta had in a session with Journalists in Abuja last week stated that the N165billion interconnect indebtedness in the Nigeria’s telecom industry is worrisome. But in an interaction with ITPulse, Head, Operations at ALTON, Mr. Gbolahan Awonuga said the association is also worried…

  Nigeria’s biggest telecommunications provider in terms of subscriber base, MTN has sealed a N200 billion loan deal with a consortium of 12 lenders, the company said in  a statement in Lagos. The loan, according to MTN is for capital expenditure and working capital and will be used for network expansion, especially in the areas of voice and data. The loan, which is a naira-denominated is a seven-year facility with a two-year moratorium and a five-year repayment plan. Lenders in the financing mix include Citibank, Diamond Bank, Ecobank, Fidelity Bank, First Bank, FCMB, Standard Chartered, Stanbic IBTC Bank, UBA, Union…

  Niyi Yusuf The confluence of social media, mobile devices, analytics and cloud solution, especially pervasive platforms like Google, Facebook, Twitter, and WhatsApp, have led to remarkable advances in digital solutions that are improving the way we live and work. The digital trend is further accentuated in Nigeria by the youthful demography and increasingly affordable devices. Nigerian companies are racing into the digital future—adopting technology-enabled operating and business models that drive bottom- and top-line growth. These include SMEs, Startups, FInTechs, Corporate and listed companies taking advantage of the many benefits going digital is offering business. But they are not prepared…

  With almost 40 percent of ICS computers facing attacks every 6 months, Kaspersky Lab has in its latest edition State of Industrial Cybersecurity 2018’ survey, disclosed that Understaffing, Underinvestment and Human Errors are the factors that put ICS Security in key verticals at risk. Analyzing the report, Kaspersky said industrial and energy enterprises, as well as transport and logistics companies, have different opinions regarding the negative effects of cyberattacks on their industrial networks. But, when it comes to the issues affecting their ability to keep networks secure there are three key concerns they can agree on; understaffing, underinvestment by…

  The Founder and Managing Partner of TLcom Venture Capital, Mr. Maurizio Caio, and Senior Partner TLcom Venture Capital, Dr. Omobola Johnson have argued that Africa is the best investment destination globally as  a result of its low investment risk profile. The two venture capital specialists were quoted by the News Agency of Nigeria to have stated this  on ARISE TV in one of its ‘The Morning Show.’ Speaking on venture capital funding for up-coming entrepreneurs and technology startups, they claimed that Africa enjoys a paltry $0.5 billion investment profile, compared to US yearly venture capital investments of $70 billion,…

  The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has stated the N165billion interconnect indebtedness in the Nigeria’s telecom industry is worrisome, but insisted that no operator has the right to disconnect another operator without seeking permission from the Commission. The Executive Vice Chairman of the Commission, Prof. Umar Danbatta stated this in an interactive session with some journalists on several key industry issues in Abuja recently. “The NCC is worried about the accumulated huge debts from interconnectivity, which currently stood at over N165 billion and we have summoned operators and advised them to pay up their interconnect debt promptly. But be that…

  Accenture Nigeria is set to unveil its 2018 innovation index, which focuses on disruptive business, market and technology trends in the Nigerian financial services industry. Speaking on the index in Lagos, Toluleke Adenmosun, Accenture Nigeria’s Managing Director Financial Services, said the index will highlight and showcase innovation evangelists who are weaving innovation into the very fabric of culture in their organisations—as well as creating product, process, people and service novelties which are changing the way people live and work. “As Nigerian banks and FinTech companies continue to grow and expand their businesses through innovation, index will offer insight on…