By Olubunmi Adeniyi Lagos. August 6, 2010. Second National Operator, Globacom, has extended its prepaid roaming service to the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The SNO said the extension of the service to UAE would enable prepaid subscribers on Glo network to enjoy the rich bouquet of its services when they travel to the country. The [...]

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 August 6, 2010. Nokia has said that contrary to what some may believe, not all mobile devices manufactured in China are substandard. Head of Government Affairs, Nokia Middle East and Africa, Jussi Hinkkanen made this known during a media tour of Nokia’s manufacturing facility in China recently. He says the plant is [...]

By Benjamin Amu Lagos August 6, 2010. MTN Nigeria has announced that customers on BizLink, one of its five new packages, will enjoy 20 per cent discount on-net calls in a regressive billing arrangement called “MTN Talk On.” MTN says for customers to enjoy the 20 per cent discount on on-net calls on the basic [...]

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 [...]

By Benjamin Amu August 5, 2010. Starcomms Nigeria has announced the launch of a new user friendly Internet Protocol Contact Centre ( IPCC) and a two dedicated self-care lines for its subscribers. According to Starcomms the newly unvieled IPCC comes with a multilingual Interactive Voice Record service (IVR) which offers customers services in five Nigerian [...]

By Olubunmi Adeniyi August 5, 2010: The Society for Telemedicine and eHealth in Nigeria has noted that reductions in ICT cost have fostered a symbiotic relationship between the sector and healthcare. President, Society for Telemedicine and eHealth in Nigeria (SFTEH), Olajide Adebola, says Internet-based ICT solutions have brought about the greatest impact on the healthcare [...]

By Benjamin Amu Lagos. August 4, 2010. Dell has announced plans to launch two new enterprise solutions targeted at optimising computing among Nigerian businesses. Dell says the new products, ‘Cloud Infrastructure Solutions’ and ‘Intelligent Data Management’ will further boost computing among businesses. The company plans to leverage its Cloud Infrastructure Solutions suite across developing markets, [...]

By Technology Times Lagos. July 29, 2010. President Goodluck Jonathan’s nominee and CEO, Cititel Networks Communications Ltd, Eugene Juwah, was today cleared by the Senate paving way for him to become Nigeria’s new telecoms regulatory czar. Juwah, the new executive vice chairman of Nigerian Communications Commission, was among the three nominees for the job after [...]

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 [...]