Author: ITPulse

Connectivity and data center solutions company, MainOne has adduced reasons why it provided internet connectivity to participants at the one-week long Social Media Week, held in Lagos last week. Mainone said, as the exclusive technology partner it delivers true value to the organizers and event guests, adding that it designed and installed an advanced managed Wi-Fi solution at the event venue, providing up to 1Gbps data capacity unhindered and free to users throughout the facility and for dedicated livestreaming of the event. Attendees at the event leveraged MainOne’s unlimited access to the Internet during the event and took advantage of…

The Nigeria Information Technology Reporters’ Association (NITRA) will this Friday host the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of ntel, Mr. Ernest Akinlola, in the March edition of her monthly interactive programme with ICT companies’ CEOs tagged ‘Breakfast With The CEO.’ The breakfast meeting would afford Akintola, who has been described as a well-educated, widely-travelled and vastly experienced in the field of telecommunications, to brief the ICT media ecosystem the plans and inspirations of ntel, touted as Nigeria’s most revolutionary telecommunications company which provides 4G LTE Advanced network that delivers superfast call-connect times, crystal clear Voice over LTE and extraordinarily high…

  By Martin Ekpeke One of the challenges most organizations, especially the medium enterprises contend with, is the lack of automated and reliable processes, designed to monitor and control their distribution network effectively, thus, losing a large chunk of their revenue. As a matter of fact, many organizations in the emerging markets, which today, boast of thousands of distributors, millions of outlets and billions of potential transactions daily do not have a product movement reporting and analysis process in place. This, industry watchers and analysts, believe is partly responsible for the huge number of collapsed enterprises. But, it does appear…

  In a bid to expand the deployment of broadband across Nigeria, the country’s telecom regulator, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has decided to pursue the release of a 60-gigahertz (Ghz) spectrum band from the National Frequency Management Commission (NFMC). The Commission believes that the release of the spectrum will help address the continued demand by operators and data user for ubiquitous broadband services. Speaking in Lagos at a stakeholder forum, Director of Spectrum Administration, Austine Nwaulune, explained that the 60-gigahertz (Ghz) spectrum band would ease the pressure on currently utilised spectrum resources, and is desirable for applications that require…

  ZTE Corporation, a global telecommunications equipment has partnered Airtel Nigeria, to rollout 4G LTE (Long Term Evolution) in Ibadan, Oyo State, South West Nigeria. The rollout, according to Danny Zhang, Chief Executive Officer of ZTE Nigeria Limited, will ensure a best in class deployment of 4G in Ibadan in line with its global best practices and assured that residents of Ibadan will enjoy a seamless and joyous mobile Internet experience courtesy of Airtel and ZTE. He further noted that Airtel’s 4G deployment in Ibadan will help drive economic growth in the Pacesetter State. Also commenting, SegunOgunsanya, Chief Executive Officer…

Lagos,the fastest growing city in Africa is set to host the biggest gathering of technology, finance and entertainment enthusiasts at the prestigious Finance Mobile & Entertainment Summit (FMES) 2018. This event is set to hold at the prestigious Oriental Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos, on Thursday March 22, 2018. With the Theme, “Leveraging Mobile Entertainment Financing for National Development”, FMES 2018 will focus on how to advance Nigeria’s economy, using entertainment and the potential of digital tools powered by widespread availability of broadband internet. Speaking to newsmen in Lagos, Don Pedro Aganbi, Managing Consultant, TechTV, organizer of the event, noted…

  Ahead of the 2019 general election, the National President of the Nigeria Computer Society (NCS), Prof. Adesola Aderounmu has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to adopt a technology driven approach to facilitate what he described as a smooth electoral process. Aderounmu, who is also a Co-Centre Leader, Centre of Excellence in Software Engineering at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, South West Nigeria, believes that the use of technology ensure smooth facilitation worthy of a 21st century nation in our electoral processes for the Nigeria’s electoral body. “Using ICTs to elect leaders could motivate successful…

Search engine giant, Google has announced a new job Search experience that would ultimately turn the fortune of job seekers around. The search is designed to easily help job seekers find employment opportunities. This is because when someone uses their phone or computer to search on Google for a job, they will see a streamlined experience letting them explore, research and find relevant, local job postings. This launch builds on Google’s existing commitment in Sub Saharan Africa to improve economic opportunities for job seekers and employers, demonstrated through its Grow with Google initiatives. The Digital Skills for Africa program,…

  Undoubtedly the giant of Africa – with an estimated population of 194 million people, Nigeria remains the largest mobile market in the continent – and still has more potential for growth and for competing on a level-playing ground with the developed nations. Although the economic growth of the country might not be as fast-paced as its counterparts’, it is full of hopes and promises. The mobile trends published in the 2017 Nigerian Mobile Report, by Jumia Nigeria – Africa’s biggest e-commerce platform, provided some convictions for this belief. In summary, the report examined how the market has democratized mobile…

  Thanks to a fast-growing secondhand market, smartphones are increasingly being re-used, but large-scale handset recycling is not happening as the industry struggles to go green. Thrown in the trash or left abandoned in a drawer, the fate of mobile phones — which consumers replace on average every two years — is starting to change amid growing criticism over their environmental impact. “People love technology — the upgrades, the unboxing, the new features,” the EEB network of environmental groups in Europe said in a statement as the world’s largest mobile phone fair opened this week in Barcelona. “But there’s a…