InnJoo Max 3 august entrance into Nigeria market

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Sensational mobile device, InnJoo 3 has finally been officially launched into the Nigeria’s market, reports ITRealms.

The President of InnJoo, Mr. Jack Lee in his opening remarks at the ceremony held at Lagos Sheraton on August 1, 2016, declared that InnJoo is in the Nigeria market for a long stay.

“InnJoo is in Nigeria to stay, “ he declared, listing the features of smartphone which he said would developed , especially for the Max 3 with the Nigerian mobile phone users in mind.

He stressed optimism that Nigerian mobile phone users must have a choice a better smartphone, it would be InnJoo Max 3 which was an advancement from InnJoo 2.

Also speaking, the special guest of the occasion, and former Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr. Ernest Ndukwe, noted that any product with the kind of features of InnJoo Max 3, must be very applying to Nigerians.

“Especially if it has a big screen because people now watch films and foot balls among others via their mobile devices,” he said.

Expressing support for such a project, Ndukwe was optimistic that InnJoo Max 3 will have a resounding market acceptability in Nigeria.

“As a good phone with good price, it will have market edge,” Ndukwe said and recommended InnJoo Max 3 to Nigerians.

The chairman of Technology Distribution West Africa, Dr. Leo-Stan Ekeh assured that with TD involve in bring InnJoo into the Nigeria market and its partners across West Africa, InnJoo products, and mostly the Max 3 will be available every part of the subregion.

Ekeh also said his firm researched InnJoo before TD partnered with the brand.

In his production presentation, the Country Manager, InnJoo Mobile, Rakesh Rocque, said InnJoo Max 3 is a high-specifications smartphone with an epic six-inch High Definition (HD) screen with fingerprint technology, offering more value to millions of consumers.

He also told ITRealms that InnJoo Max 3 was built around an all-metal body design and the first time applied 2.5D diamond-cut glass, is a sleek and premium-looking device that would go a long way in meeting the needs and aspirations of millions of Nigerians in search of a high-powered mobile device at a cost that makes sense in line with current economic realities.

Aside offering unparalleled bigger screen to work with, InnJoo Max 3 comes fully equipped with a 4000mAh long-life battery designed in line with consideration of the power situation in the country, availing users over 2 day-long normal usage and 19 hours phone call time with a single charge.

In addition, he said, with its rapid response quad core processor, the Max 3 offers the user 0.35 seconds lightning fast unlock speed, along with the guarantee of quicker upload and download of multimedia contents. Just as selfie lovers could make it a very useful tool with its high-powered dual cameras: 13MP at the back and 8MP in front which offers auto-focus, multiple modes and anti-shake properties, delivering best in class picture quality.

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Pic: L-R: Country Manager, InnJoo Mobile, Rakesh Rocque; Co-founder, TecSync Technology Co. Ltd., makers of InnJoo Mobile,  Tim Chen; Special Guest of Honour and former CEO,  Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr.  Ernest Ndukwe; President, TecSync Technology, Jack Lee and Chairman on the occasion, Leo Stan Ekeh at the official launch of the InnJoo Max 3 at Sheraton Hotel,  Ikeja... on Monday August 1st 2016.

Orange Business Services expands sales operations to Nigeria

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Business-to-Business (B2B) division of the Orange Group, the Orange Business Services, has extended its sales operations into the Nigeria’s market, reports ITRealms.

Confirming this in a press statement made available to ITRealms, Director, International Public Relations, Orange Business Services, Elizabeth Mayeri, said this expansion to Lagos, is a show of commitment to support enterprises in Africa with the expansion of its Lagos, Nigeria presence.

She also said that the establishment of a new sales office in addition to the existing customer support activities in the country, would assist senior IT decision makers with strategies to grasp the market opportunities being brought by digital transformation.

“The potential for businesses to expand in Nigeria is demonstrated by the size and rate of growth already achieved by existing Orange clients, especially in the financial sector,” she said.

Vice president, Africa at Orange Business Services, Giorgio Heiman, was quoted as saying, the expansion of Orange Business Services to Lagos would support the many Nigeria-based businesses who want to increase their business performance and profitability.

“We act as a trusted advisor to help our customers compete on an equal footing in what is rapidly becoming a global market. This includes competitive, high-quality IT services delivered in all countries in which they operate,” he said.

Stressing that Orange Business Services in Nigeria supports both Nigeria-based businesses, which are growing and transforming, thanks to digital technologies, and multinational companies from elsewhere on the continent and beyond, which are looking to expand within Africa.

“We place great emphasis on local presence in our markets. There are many growth opportunities in IT, particularly in high-growth markets like Nigeria and across West Africa, but these can only be harnessed if service providers have a local understanding of strategic, political and cultural sensitivities in a region. Orange delivers consistently reliable telecommunications across Africa, including hard-to-reach places and in jurisdictions where the regulatory environment is still developing,” Heiman said.

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iPad Pro lands in Lagos iStore

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The Apple Authorised Reseller (AAR) in Nigeria, iStore has unveiled the latest in stock iPad Pro into the nation’s market, reports ITRealms.

Speaking at the launch held Friday at Radisson Blu, Victoria Island, Lagos, the iStore Manager, Mr. Kolapo Agunloye, noted that as the home of everything Apple, iStore is proud to continue its efforts in making the latest Apple products available to customers.

“iPad Pro, Apple’s most expansive and productive tablet, is now available at iStore," he said.

Agunloye also told ITRealms that iPad Pro has a large 12.9-inch Retina display, nearly double the Central Processing Unit (CPU) performance of iPad Air 2 and refined MultiTouch technology.

According to him, with 5.6 million pixels, iPad Pro features the highest-resolution Retina display of any iOS device, stressing that the 12.9-inch screen makes everything you do, including editing 4 Kilobyte of video, designing presentations, running a business; easier, faster and more engaging.

“iPad Pro has a slim and light design, it’s just 6.9 millimeter thin and weighs just over 700g. It’s available in silver, gold and space grey,” he said.

iStore, he also said, offers the new range of iPad Pro Apple accessories namely the revolutionary Apple Pencil, Apple Smart Keyboard and Smart Covers.

“The Apple Pencil uses incredibly sensitive pressure and tilt sensors to instantly recognize when you are pressing harder or shifting its angle. Apple's iPad Pro Smart Keyboard combines an array of new technologies and materials to create a keyboard like no other. It’s a full-size keyboard that’s fully portable, and connects to iPad Pro with the Smart Connector, an innovative new interface that allows for a two-way exchange of power and data. Finally the Smart Cover, which folds into different positions, creates a versatile stand for reading, typing, or watching videos. All accessories are sold separately,” he explained.

In addition, the iStore Manager pointed out that when this product is purchased from iStore, customers get access to exclusive benefits like free training, free setup, and free technical support as well as have access to the trade-in offer that will allow them to make the most out of their previously loved iPad.

“Trade in your iPad and use the redeemable value toward a new Apple product. You can trade in up to two (2) devices for even greater savings,” he said.

Agunloye advised interested customers to trade-in voucher to visit iStore Trade-in, or visit iStore for an onsite evaluation, warning that the trade-in period is for a limited time only.

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Pix:L-R:Sachin Verma, iStore Country Manager; Adebisi Ade-Onojobi, iStore customer and Kolapo Agunloye, iStore Manager during a breakfast presentation of the new iPad Pro in Radison Blu, Victoria Island, Lagos .

Innovectives unwraps SmartPesa mPoS for Nigerian Market

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Leading channel service providers in the country, Innovectives Limited, has unwrapped its SmartPesa mobile point of sales (mPOS) terminal into Nigeria market and reduces cost of deployment by 20 per cent, reports ITRealms.

This is coming at the heels of two-year intensive process by the National Inter-Bank Settlement System (NIBSS) as it certified SmartPesa mPoS for the Nigerian market.

 Revealing this to ITRealms, the  Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Innovectives, Mr. Emmanuel Agha, said that SmartPesa mPoS enables an existing banking network to be mobile, flexible and extensible at very low cost.

He also said, SmartPesa mPoS works with existing banks, not against them, and so does not have the problems that plague proprietary mobile money solutions such as opening special accounts, reliance on customer behavioural changes and unclear legal/regulatory frameworks.

“Cards are here to stay: with over 20 per cent per annum growth, cards continue to be seen to be the workhorse of banking and payments around the world,” he said.

Listing the key benefits of the SmartPesa platform, he said its provides a low cost alternative to traditional PoS solutions.

As said by him, SmartPesa immediately provides all the benefits of a traditional Point of Sale (POS) solution at less than 20 per cent of the cost.

“The platform can be quickly extended to include functions traditionally handled at branches and ATM’s such as balance enquiries, cheque deposits, and transfers at well less than 1 per cent of the cost. Support costs are also significantly lower since distribution of devices can be through retail stores, ordinary mail or branch offices and faulty hardware can be immediately swapped out locally,” he said.

Agha equally assured on security and compatibility, explained that with EMV Level 2 compliance in hardware, SmartPesa supports the highest level of payment security (Chip&PIN) and could accept all local and international cards; that’s over hundreds of millions of cards globally.

The platform, he said, could quickly incorporate new technologies including Near field communication (NFC) and be integrated into existing applications through its Software Development Kit (SDK).

The system, he further said, is compatible with over 97 per cent of current smartphones in use, including most low cost smartphones and commonly available tablets.

In addition, Agha said the platform was designed to be implemented in a financial institution’s existing data centre alongside the existing payment infrastructure (e.g. HSM, Switch). Transactions do not need to go to a 3rd party datacentre thus maximising transaction speed whilst there is no risk of data leakage to 3rd parties.

He emphasized that SmartPesa conforms to the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) guidelines, which ensures all banking and privacy regulation are satisfied from the start. Besides, Agha said, the platform could be quickly extended beyond simple payments to include bill payment, agency banking and 3rd party services such as airtime and ticketing.

“Unlike traditional POS devices, SmartPesa can update all devices to support future local and international cards, loyalty schemes or integrated inventory systems. Updates are done remotely and do not require costly hardware recalls or customer visits,” he said, even as they are finalizing on a robust national rollout plans with its partner banks and card payment scheme.

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Altcatel Onetouch returns to Nigerian market, signs up TD Mobile

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One of the world’s fastest-growing smartphone manufacturers, Alcatel Onetouch has returned to Nigeria market with a deal with TD Mobile, reports ITRealms.

At a launch in Lagos, Tuesday night, Alcatel Onetouch says its coming to town with a wide range of affordable, yet attractive rich-feature mobile devices into the Nigerian market.

This is coming as the brand within international mobile and Internet device maker TCL Communication has chosen TD Mobile as its distributor for Nigeria.

The Regional Director for Alcatel Onetouch in charge of Nigeria and Central Africa, Mr Nick Imudia, declared “I’m pleased to be a part of Alcatel Onetouch as it strives to bring the latest mobile innovations to mass market consumers in Nigeria."

According to Imudia, his mandate is to build the Alcatel Onetouch brand by providing tools that will grow and enrich the Nigerian market, hence he is bent on providing Nigerian consumers, partners, operators and their consumers easy access to vast range of affordable products.

He stressed that they at Alcatel Onetouch, they recognise that every smartphone user needs and deserves a device that offers good performance, beautiful aesthetics and rich functionality.

“As such, we’ll strive to offer choice, variety and flexibility to consumers irrespective of their budget,” he said.

ITRealms recalls that Imudia brings a wealth of experience from a Nigerian market and mobile industry perspective. His experience in managing sales, marketing, consumer care, logistics, retail execution and developer engagement for a large mobile brand means he is bringing a wide range of knowledge and insight to make Alcatel Onetouch a success in Nigeria.

Nick promises his team his local team would drive into the market, as well as the full support of the Alcatel Onetouch Africa team.

TD Mobile, an arm of Technology Distributions Ltd, he said, would help Alcatel Onetouch effectively reach the market with its product portfolio.

“The company is the foremost distributor of smart mobile devices in the West African sub-region with a wide distribution network and presence in major Nigerian cities,” Imudia said.

The mobile company Used the opportunity to unveil Alcatel Onetouch 1050D feature phone, Pixi 3G tablet, smartphones.

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Pix: L-R Julien Fourit, Director Sales, Africa, Alcatel Onetouch, Gozy Ekeh-Ijogun, Managing Director, TD Mobile, Nick Imudia, Regional Director for Nigeria and Central Africa, Alcatel Onetouch and Kath Smith, Senior Area Marketing Manager for Africa, Alcatel Onetouch at the relaunch of the Alcatel Onetouch brand in Nigeria. 

Wiko smartphones enter Nigeria

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Wiko, a leading smartphone vendor in France has concluded arrangements to enter the Nigerian market with its smartphones before the end of September, reports ITRealms.

Disclosing this at the 2014 IFA otherwise known as the Consumer Electronics Show in Berlin recently, ITRealms gathered that this means Wiko is determined to expand at the global level.

Speaking at Wiko’s IFA pavilion, the International Business Development Director, WikoGlobal, Mr. David Garcia, said the month of September would see launches in Poland, Nigeria and Kenya. 

He also revealed that Wiko made its debut in the Gulf region, the United Arab Emirates within same period and would be followed by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in mid-October 2014. 

ITRealms recalled that Wiko was welcomed into the Vietnam in August to herald the brand grand entry into South-East Asia.

Mr. Gracia also notes that consumers in new markets are aware of Wiko’s strong brand and product proposition, even as Wiko has built strong relationships with its channel partners in every market, ensuring wide distribution and excellent customer care.

According to him, Wiko distinguished itself as France’s second largest selling smartphone after just three years, and driving Wiko’s success story across Europe is its compelling proposition based on smart French design, the latest Android KitKat 4.4 operating system and exceptional pricing.

“IFA is a great opportunity for Wiko to demonstrate our complete 3G and 4G smartphone line up. Tech lovers will have the chance to discover the Wiko’s innovative products that have made us successful in Europe so far,” he told correspondent at IFA.

On Wiko’s success story, Mr. Garcia pointed out that they deliver style and quality at the best price.

“We are excited about entering our new markets like Nigeria, Kenya, Poland, the United Arab Emirates and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and are confident of repeating our success story in these markets. We take pride in that Wiko is now setting a new direction for the smartphone market,” he asserted.

ITRealms recollects that Wiko Mobile has seen a phenomenon growth in France after its launch in 2011.

In 2013 alone, Wiko boasts of 2 million smartphones in the country in France, hence accounting for 8 per cent of the market based on GfK research figures.

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Airtel introduces iPhone 5s in Nigeria

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Telecommunications services provider, Airtel Nigeria, has announced a strategic partnership, leading to formal introduction of Apple’s latest in stock iPhone 5s into the Nigeria’s market, reports ITRealms.

Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Airtel Nigeria, Mr. Segun Ogunsanya who was represented by the Director, Products and Innovations, Airtel Nigeria, Mr. Nitin Anand, told ITRealms that the partnership offers telecoms consumers across the country an opportunity to purchase the iPhones in Airtel showrooms nationwide or from the outlets of its channel/retail partners including Slot.

He also described the partnership with Apple as the coming together of two great brands, maintaining the partnership is a demonstration of Apple’s trust in Airtel and indeed in Nigeria. 

Further, ITRealms gathered that the partnership underscores Airtel’s unwavering commitment to its vision of becoming Nigeria’s number 1 mobile Internet service provider.

“At Airtel Nigeria, we believe that the future of mobile telephony is mobile Internet and so we are repositioning to revolutionize this landscape with innovative value offerings and strategic partnerships,” he said.

Stressing that the partnership with Apple is a glowing testimony to our desire to lead with Internet. Our enviable track record also provides us a leverage to empower more Nigerians to enjoy super-fast Internet services on their devices and mobile phones on the Airtel network,” he said.

Ogunsanya further said that Airtel is currently embarking on a wide-scale expansion, modernization and transformation of its network.

“Our goal is to ensure that telecoms consumers enjoy the best experience on VOICE, VISUAL and VIDEO as they engage and connect with friends and family members as well as transact their businesses on the Airtel network,” he said.

The iPhone 5s is described by telecoms pundits as the most forward-thinking smartphone in the world. iPhone 5s sets a precedent, with an amazing amount of technology in a remarkably thin, light design. It builds on that achievement with Touch ID — a fingerprint identity sensor. An A7 chip with 64-bit architecture. An even more impressive iSight camera. And ultrafast LTE wireless.

Customers who wish to purchase the iPhone 5s can also buy the device from the retail outlets of Apple’s official distributor in Nigeria, Core Group Africa (CGA).

The launch of the iPhone 5s held at the Civic Centre in Victoria Island, Lagos and it attracted several telecoms consumers including prominent journalists, select youths, Airtel’s channel partners and other stakeholders within the telecoms value chain.

The launch was graced by the chief executive officer of Slot Nigeria Limited, Nnamdi Ezeigbo, Country Manager, iStore Africa, Mr. Sachin Verma, Director, Products and Innovations, Airtel Nigeria, Nitin Anand and Director, Marketing and Brands, Airtel Nigeria, Mr Obinna Anichie among others.

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