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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

By Shina Badaru Lagos. August 6, 2010. Secretary-General, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), Hamadoun Toure has said the landing of new submarine cables in Nigeria will bring new economic transformation that will spread across the African continent. The kudos from ITU, the UN specialised agency that coordinates the global telecoms sector, comes follows similar commendations by [...]

By Benjamin Amu Lagos. August 6, 2010. Starcomms has announced a deal in which its pre-paid CDMA customers can gain seamless access to international mobile roaming on GSM networks and other wireless technologies in a bid by the Nigerian phone company to expand its international network coverage. The Nigerian CDMA operator says it has recorded [...]

President Goodluck Jonathan’s nominee for the keenly-contested position of the Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Eugene Juwah, is expected to face confirmation by the Senate this week. Technology Times exclusively offers insight into the EVC hopeful’s professional track record. Excerpts: SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS • Over 30 years experience in Information Technology [...]

By Benjamin Amu July 9, 2010. Encipher Limited a Nigerian IT company has announced its newly-unveiled Encipher tablet PC that it hopes will be the first Android tablet PC into the Nigerian market. The company says the Encipher tablet will be the first Android tablet PC to hit the Nigerian market. The company says the [...]

On Wednesday July 7, Acting Executive Vice Chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Bashir Gwandu met with CEOs of telecoms companies in Lagos where he also unveiled the telecoms regulator’s plans for moving the sector forward, reports Olubunmi Adeniyi Lagos. July 9, 2010. When Acting Executive Vice Chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Bashir Gwandu met with [...]

By Olubunmi Adeniyi Lagos. July 8, 2010. The Nigerian Telecommunications Limited (NITEL) says its SAT-3 submarine cable remains the favourite of carriers in the country in a bid to reaffirm its leadership in the business of proving bandwidth in the country. This is coming just as Globacom says it plans the go live of Glo [...]