By Olubunmi Adeniyi Lagos. August 25, 2010. Multi-Links Telkom, has announced new cuts in entry and subscription costs Rocket Mobile Broadband, the pioneer private phone company’s Internet service. Acting Chief Sales and Marketing Officer, Multi-Links Telkom, Chris Bannister, announced in a stament today that the reduction in the cost of acquiring the Internet devices aims [...]

By Technology Times Lagos. August 25, 2010. Bharti Airtel, the new owners of Zain Nigeria, may reach a telecoms deal with China’s ZTE under plans to revive the Nigerian mobile telecoms business. India’s Bharti Airtel had in July unveiled plans to pump $600 million into Zain Nigeria to under a turnaround plan and also pursue [...]

By Olubunmi Adeniyi August 23, 2010: Second National Operator, (SNO), Globacom has now extended its Multimedia Messaging Services (MMS) across 48 networks in 24 countries expanding the international coverage for the multimedia service. Head, Glo Gateway, Pankaj Pradhan, says the destinations now covered by the service inlcude the United Kingdom, U.S, Norway, Canada, South Africa, [...]

By Olubunmi Adeniyi Lagos. August 20, 2010: Linkserve has unveiled a product promotion plan for its broadband service to celebrate the nation’s 50th Independence Anniversary. The pioneering ISP says it will celebrate Nigeria @ 50 Anniversary with promotional offer of its Blast Broadband over the next 50 days. Managing Director, Linkserve, Victor Oisaghie, who made [...]

By Olubunmi Adeniyi Lagos. August 14, 2010. First Bank of Nigeria Plc has announced the appointment of Osaze Osifo as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of its new investment banking and asset management business. First Bank says the subsidiary will be responsible for all the bank’s investment banking and asset management businesses across its [...]

Lagos. August 14, 2010. The Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) says that ‘heavy money’ exchanged hands during the controversial Senate screening process that led to the appointment of the new boss of the nation’s telecoms regulatory agency, Eugene Juwah. The telecoms industry pressure group also blew the whistle on what it sees as [...]

TITI OMO-ETTU As you might have known, I, along with some members of my Executive Committee and representatives of ATCON member-companies, had the privilege of meeting the new EVC of NCC Dr Eugene Juwah and his team when we visited him last Friday. The purpose of my visit was to congratulate the new appointee and [...]

By Benjamin Amu August 11, 2010. Epson, a global leader in printing, projecting and imaging technologies today said it would enhance its distribution channels and establish closer ties with its resellers over the next few months to forge ahead with growth plans in Nigeria. The technology company which seeks Nigeria as the hub of its [...]

By Olubunmi Adeniyi Lagos. August 9, 2010: New Executive Vice Chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Eugene Juwah has assured that the nation’s telecoms regulatory agency under his leadership will ensure transparency, fairness and firmness in its oversight over the sector. Juwah also promised to ensure continuity of regulatory programmes currently being implemented by the agency, [...]

By Technology Times Reporters Click here to download Technology Times Digital Edition Lagos. August 8, 2010. The nation’s telecoms regulatory agency has again been gripped by fresh tension over indications that its new boss, Eugene Juwah, may move to ease away the Executive Commissioner, Technical Services, Bashir Gwandu, following allegations that the latter made botched [...]