Ntel promises pure 4G LTE across Nigeria

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The Natcom Development and Investment Limited, trading as ntel has promised to launch into the Nigerian market, a pure play Fourth Generation (4G) Long Term Evolution (LTE) mobile network commencing with Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt, reports ITRealms. 

4G is an International Telecommunication Union (ITU) specification that is evolving for broadband mobile capabilities and enables Internet Protocol (IP)-based voice, data and streaming multimedia at higher speeds and available at least 100 Megabit per second (Mbit/s) with high mobility and up to 1 Gigabit (GBit/s) with low mobility also known as nomadic.

Chief Executive Officer, ntel, Mr. Kamar Abass gave this assurance at a median chat with senior editors in Lagos, in their scale of portfolio roll out that the company which took over the assets of former Nigerian Telecommunications (NITEL) and its mobile arm, MTEL plans to launch a pure play 4G LTE mobile service that would offer high-speed data, high-definition voice and video.

“In its first phase ntel will launch international bandwidth services over SAT-3 and a 4G mobile network covering Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt,” he asserted.

According to him, in the first phase, ntel would deploy estimated 800 cell sites with the projected plan to increase this figure to 2,000 sites.

Abass assured that ntel would not join the league of 4G pretenders in the country, insisting that when the company decided to offer 4G, it was emphatic.

He also said that ntel would leverage its SAT-3 for international voice terminations, stressing that the SAT-3 partnerships would enable direct exchange of International Direct Dialing (IDD) traffic with 35 partners.

“Since July 2015, ntel has delivered 10 million IDD minutes to Nigeria,” he declared.

On the international bandwidth delivery, he said, with SAT-3/WASC, ntel provides connectivity from Lagos to Sesimbra, Portugal and Lagos towards Cape Town in South Africa and countries in between.

ntel, he further said provides international bandwidth cum Internet Protocol (IP) connectivity to carriers and major corporates between Nigeria and international destinations.

While on metro bandwidth, Mr. Abbas pointed out that with over 1,100 kilometres of ducts and over 4,000 kilometres of fibre route in almost all states in Nigeria, ntel is enabled to offer fibre capacity services to all across the nation.

On the Fixed services, ntel CEO said, would in the future provide fixed network services to homes and businesses where extant infrastructure could be leveraged at minimal incremental cost.

Also said explained why they are coming into market and still have high hopes for the Nigerian market is that they believe in technology based on broadband usage, which drives growth drawing its strength from 4G.

As said by him, broadband usage would spur telecommuting, facilitate forestry preservation from less paper with some new services paving the way for smart homes and grids.

People, he said, would be better connected because they would have better social relationships with improved education through electronic learning (e-learning) as well as impact on the gross domestic product (GDP) of the nation.

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Pix: l-r:  Nik Ogbulie, Publisher BusinessWeek, Tokunbo Adedoja, Editor Sunday Thisday, Kamar Abass, CEO, ntel, Funke Egbemode, Managing Director, New Telegraph and Eric Osagie, Managing Director, Sun after an interactive media parley hosted by ntel for  media executives in Lagos on Wednesday and Thursday.

iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus enter Nigeria market November 14

… iStore, Airtel seek pre-registration

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Plans have been strategically advanced to release the newly iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus into the Nigerian market, commencing 14^th November 2014, reports ITRealms.

Sources close the Core Group Africa, the sole and exclusive distributors for Apple in Nigeria, confirmed this much to ITRealms, today, Friday, October 31, 2014.

This is coming as Airtel Nigeria says it’s ready to accept pre-registration of interest on iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus at www.alwayson.ng/iphone.

ITRealms also gathered that Core Group will offer iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, the biggest advancements in iPhone history, at leading retail outlets across Nigeria beginning 14^th November 2014. 

Further, ITRealms gathered that customers could now pre-order both models beginning 7^th November 2014 at www.isocietynigeria.com.

ITRealms notes that additional information on availability, pricing and retail location, could be accessed at www.isocietynigeria.com or more information on iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus at www.apple.com/iphone.

Meanwhile, Airtel Nigeria announced that Nigerians can pre-register for the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus at www.alwayson.ng/iphone.

ITRealms reports that the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus have been described as the biggest advancements in iPhone history.

Also, ITRealms learnt that iPhone 6 comes with a smooth metal surface that seamlessly meets the new Retina HD display. The Retina HD display of iPhone 6 is 1334×750 while the iPhone 6 Plus possesses 1920X1080 resolution.

Just as it was built on 64-bit desktop-class architecture, the new A8 chip delivers more power, even while driving a larger display. The M8 motion coprocessor efficiently gathers data from advanced sensors and a new barometer. With increased battery life, iPhone 6 lets the user do more, for longer than ever.

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iPad Air in Nigeria says Core Group Africa

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The officials of Core Group Africa, have just confirmed to ITRealms that iPad Air is now available in the Nigerian market.

ITRealms also gathered that iPad Air comes to town with stunning 9.7-inch Retina display in a new thinner and lighter design, even as iPad Air is precision-engineered to weigh just less than 500 grams which makes it 20 per cent thinner and 28 per cent lighter than the fourth generation iPad.

iPad Air will be available from 13 December from all Apple authorised resellers for the starting price of N99 000 Naira.

Core Group Africa’s Director, Rutger-Jan van Spaandonk says they were delighted to announce the official availability of iPad Air in Nigeria.

“iPad Air is unbelievably thin and light and we encourage customers to visit their nearest Apple Authorised Reseller to purchase or experience this life-changing product,” he said.

ITRealms recalls that Core Group Africa has appointed Apple authorised resellers to sell iPad Air to ensure the product is available through official channel partners, to ensure customers’ peace of mind that if repair issues arise during the warranty term, their product will be repaired or replaced by an Apple Authorised Repair Centre and that they will have access to the required level of support that is mandatory for Apple Authorised Resellers. 

He further said that iPad Air Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi) models would be available in Nigeria in silver or space grey for the 16GB model, while the 32GB model, for the 64GB model and for the 128GB model.

Additionally, iPad Air with Wi-Fi+Cellular will be available in silver and space grey for 16GB model, 32GB model respectively. Just as it has the 64GB model and for the 128GB model.

Customers are reminded that when they purchase iPad Air, they qualify for free productivity and creativity apps. 

Apple have made iWork (Keynote, Pages and Numbers) and iLife (Garageband, iPhoto and iMove) free with the purchase of any new iPad. This means that customers will be able to do amazing things with presentations, documents, spreadsheets, photos, videos and music-all for free. Furthermore, iPad Air owners will have access to the world’s number 1 app and music store through iTunes. The iTunes Store gives customers access to over 475 000 iPad apps, millions of songs and thousands of movies to personalise their iPad according to their lifestyle.

“We are thrilled to make this unbelievable product available and ensure that Nigerians can purchase with the confidence that they purchased through official distribution channels. We want customers to have the best iPad experience possible and be able to take advantage of the benefits of purchasing from an Apple Authorised Reseller,” submits Van Spaandonk.

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