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MTN has sent a team of engineers to China to assess cellphone handsets that can retail for about $10, which it believes is crucial if cellular services are to spread throughout Africa.
VOX Telecom, the AltX-listed telecoms service provider, yesterday became the first company to announce it was laying charges of theft against failed brokerage Dealstream and its directors after Vox had to write off R60,8m in related losses.
I had the opportunity to speak at the Bookmarks breakfast workshop at the invitation of the South African Online Publishers Association (OPA) last week both in Cape Town and Johannesburg.
The global renowned IT body, Information System Audit and Control Association (ISACA) has extended to December 31, the grandfathering provision for bagging the Certified Governance Of Enterprise IT programme (CGEIT).
Northern Malanje province will host for November 19 to 21 the 16th annual consultative council of the local telecommunications company dubbed Angola Telecom, which assess the activities carried out and analyse the evolution of human recourses and projects of restructuring staves of the firm.
ZAMTEL has lifted suspensions slapped on 68 workers who were suspected to have masterminded a three-week strike.
Despite official admission that the country has actually lost its multi-million dollar satellite, the Federal Government is yet to file insurance claims to underwriters of the in-orbit risks. Nigcomsat was insured for its full value of $256m or N40billion.
Infosys Technologies, developers of software solutions for world banking applications has launched the latest banking software for next generation solution for West African Banks.
AFRICA Online, a member of Telcom South Africa Group, has developed a technology to safeguard private and confidential data sent over the Internet, Joseph Barungi, the regional manager, has said.
The management of NigComSat Limited has appealed to the House of Representatives Committee on Science and Technology to prevail on the Federal Executive Council (FEC) to approve the utilisation of $500 million (N59 billion) concessionary loan for the construction of NigComSat 2 and 3 advanced series.
IT has now been confirmed that the disintegrating N29.95 billion ($256 million) NigComSat-1 flown into orbit about a year ago by China Great Wall Industry Incorporation (CGWIC) is irreparably damaged and has been safely de-orbited to its eternal resting place in the heavens.
As reactions continue to trail the presidential elections in the United States of America, Nigeria has been urged to begin to educate citizens on the need to adopt the electronic voting method.
The broken down N24 billion ($200million) NigComSat - 1 flown into orbit about a year ago by China Great Wall Industry Incorporation (CGWIC) is irreparably damaged and has been safely de-orbited to its eternal resting place in the heavens, Managing Director (MD) of NigComSat - 1 Ltd, Prof. Ahmed Rufai has confirmed.
Managing director of NigComSat, Mr Ahmed Rufai, yesterday confirmed to the House that the failure of the N40 billion project is not a loss to Nigeria as it was insured 100 per cent even as he disclosed that NigComSat-1, which was acquired with a loan of 200million dollars from China Exim Bank, cannot be recovered.
INTERPOL is looking to popular internet social networking sites like MySpace, Facebook and YouTube to help catch 15000 fugitives - from war criminals to sex offenders and fraudsters.
Indications have emerged that the Nigerian Telecommunications Ltd (NITEL) may not get a core investor in February 2009 after all.
Nigerian Telecommunications Limited (NITEL) shareholdings conceded to workers of NigComSat, Investment International London Limited (IILL) and NITEL from the government's share of 49 per cent may alter the plan to privatise the first national carrier.
The Government of the People's Republic of China has turned over to the Liberian Government, newly renovated and expanded facilities of the Liberia Broadcasting System.
At first, the general question was why would Ericsson, world renowned telecom equipment and other related services provision company delve into sports, and least of all, Ocean Race?
The former President of Information Technology Association of Nigeria (ITAN) Chris Uwaje, is a man the mention of his name evokes deep feelings of academic and professional pursuit in the IT sector.
The current monopoly in the provision of Internet Access services to MDAs by the Galaxy Backbone has been faulted by the National Council of the Information Technology (Industry) Association of Nigeria (ITAN).
MOTOROLA is one of the world's leading equipment vendors. The company's operation in decades. In this interview with Raphael Udeagu, Motorola Nigeria managing director and country manager, held in Sun City, South Africa during the 2008 MOTO4AFRICA Show, he outlines his vision, the company's next moves and relationship with government. Excerpts.
Executive Vice chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission, Engr. Ernest Ndukwe, has said that wide consultations among the key stakeholders in the industry, are one of the critical success factors in the Nigerian telecom industry.
It is almost certain that Nigeria's communication satellite, NigComSat-1, built at a cost of N40 billion with a life expectancy of 15 years, has been lost forever.
CONSOLIDATION among cellular network operators in Africa will be so intense that no more than three to five will survive, predicts Zain Africa's CEO Chris Gabriel.
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