Author: ITPulse

Medallion Communications Limited has denied media reports purportedly quoting it to have blasted the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) for erroneously suspending its interconnect license. The Chief Executive Officer of Medallion, Mr. Ikechukwu Nnamani in a statement in Lagos, said the report published in Technology Times  misquoted him, emphasizing that what he said is that it was unfortunate that the incident happened and was happy to announce that the suspension has been lifted by the Commission. “There was never a time myself or any representative of Medallion told any journalist that the NCC did not get its facts right before…

  By Martin Ekpeke The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission, Prof Umar Danbatta has declared that competitive markets are the cornerstone of a vibrant telecommunications industry. The telecom regulator made the declaration yesterday at the Digital Bridge Institute in Lagos, as part of his opening speech at the Stakeholders’ Forum on the Study on the Level of Competition in the Telecommunications Industry in Nigeria. In the speech, which was read by Ms. Josphine Amuwa, Director, Policy Competition and Economic Analysis, Danbatta noted that competition encourages innovations and fosters efficiency, adding that is the more reason the Commission…

  The three smartphone brands of Transsion Holdings; Tecno, iTel and Infinix are said to have accounted for over 10 million of all smartphones shipped in the first quarter of 2018, even as iTel, its last entrance entered the top 10 smartphone market for the first time. This is the result of the latest research by Counterpoint’s Market Monitor service, which noted that despite weak demand from home country of China, Transsion Holdings have continued to enjoy patronage from countries and regions outside, where it has invested heavily. The key markets for Transsion Holdings are India, South East Asia, Europe,…

  CWG Plc’s bill presentment, aggregation and payment platform, BillsnPay has been adjudged the best Innovative Solution/Product of the Year, at the Beacon of Information and Communications Technology Awards, in Lagos on Saturday at Eko Hotel & Suites. The organizers of the awards, Communication Week Media, said BillsnPay was recognized as the Best Innovative Solution/Product of the Year as the product has simplified the process of bills presentment alongside payments for Service Providers with the previous challenges of recurrent / one time billing since its unveiling few years ago. Commenting on this, the Group Head, Brand & Marketing Communications at CWG…

ESET has emerged the Best Information Security Company of the Year at Beacon of ICT awards 2018, duly for the dedication to developing high-performing security solutions for home users and corporate customers, predicting, preventing, detecting and remediating all known and emerging forms of cybersecurity threats.   The Company took home the prestigious award two years in a row after topping other challengers during the online voting, the BoICT Awards organisers said.   ESET is notable for her extensive line of solutions which protect across all types of environments and platforms from computers and servers to mobile devices, helping their…

  With football being the uncontested favorite of the crowd, UBC365 offers each football lover a VIP experience doing what they love with fully Air-conditioned, conducive and comfortable environment, extensive options of football leagues around the world. One doesn’t have to walk for long before finding in their numbers– straight-faced young men– whose concentration would pass them for betting employees. Unarguably, this is so because online betting has quickly become a norm among Nigerians both old and young. And the birthing of this norm could easily be attributed to the enticing offers that almost numb the sense of loss. However,…

The Ecuadorian Ambassador to Nigeria, Ambassador Leopoldo  Rovayo in company of his wife Mrs Lucia, recently visited some select ladies during one of the special class sessions, where he applauded the Elbativeni Foundation/Elbativeni Impressions and Consult’s ‘Project Loop Her’- a free six months ICT training programme. The free six months ICT training programme for select ladies empowerment program was  launched at the last edition of ‘The Generation Next Youth Empowerment Summit’ organised by the trainers in collaboration with the Embassy of Ecuador in Nigeria, the Nigerian Communication’s Commission (NCC), Nanet Hotels and other partners. Ambassador Leopoldo  Rovayo who is…

By Kester Omu Telecommunications infrastructure servicing company, Medallion Communications Limited has been adjudged the best ICT Clearing House of the Year, at the Beacon of Information and Communications Technology Awards, organized by Communication Week Media, in Lagos on Saturday at Eko Hotel & Suites. Reacting to the award, the Chief Executive Officer of Medallion Communications Limited, Mr. Ikechukwu Nnamani, said as a company, it is exciting because receiving the award goes to show the ICT industry recognizes Medallion’s contributions to the industry, which reports says is presently contributing 10 percent to the country’s Gross Domestic Product. “We are happy…

  Vodacom Business Nigeria has been honored with three major accolades at the Beacon of ICT (BoICT) Awards 2018. The awards include Enterprise Solutions Provider of the Year, an award conferred on the company consistently since 2013; Internet of Things (IoT) Focused Company, owing to its pioneering and visionary endeavors in this area in the past two years and Enterprise Broadband Services Provider of the year. The BoICT awards is a merit based celebration organised by Nigeria’s leading technology publication, Nigeria CommunicationsWeek, which aims to recognise outstanding contributions to the growth and development of ICT in Nigeria. This year, over…

By Martin Ekpeke The combination of federal government’s inability to work out a subsidy agreement with licensed infrastructure companies (InfraCos) and the refusal of some states to grant ‘Right of way’ approval have been seen as the twice evil delaying the rollout of infrastructure by the two companies, licenced two years ago. This was noticed in a recent response of Prof. Umar Danbatta, the Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), while responding to questions to why the rollout of infrastructure is being delayed, during a media interactive session in Lagos. A visibly worried Danbatta believes that…