Visafone launches dual SIM phones

Fast emerging mobile telecommunication service provider, Visafone, has launched its branded dual Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) phones into the market.

Chief executive, Visafone, Mr. Ninan Thomas informed that the customised dual SIM phone afford subscribers to call and receive voice calls on both the Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) and Global System for Mobile communications (GSM) networks simultaneously.

This, he said, underlines Visafone’s promise to revolutionise the telecom industry and bring the joy of communication to Nigerians, adding that with the dual SIM phone, subscribers could also send and receive Short Messaging Service (SMS) from both networks.

He noted that this special effect SIM phones were produced for Visafone, as a compact, state-of-the-art, multi-functional and technologically advanced mobile device with 2.0 mega pixel camera, video and voice recorder.

“ It also boasts Bluetooth connectivity, a video and music player with MP3 capabilities,” he said.

He said that this comes in two colour variants, white and black, the phones are aesthetically pleasing and would assist Visafone to carve a chunk of the CDMA market for itself.

The phone’s Wireless Access Protocol (WAP) he explained has the capability to allow the user to browse the internet directly on the phone while its mini Universal Serial Bus (USB) function, thus positioning the phone as a modem for providing internet access on a desktop or laptop.

“The phone is also multi-compliant on 800 Mega Hertz (MHz) and 1900MHz on the CDMA and 900MHz and 1800MHz on the GSM band,” he said.

The phones, which are competitively priced in comparison to other phones in the range have the same functionalities, are also expected to be a big hit with the youth market that are in love with multifunctional phones that could take pictures, play music and games as well as a host of other multi-media applications.

According to him, Visafone’s introduction of the dual SIM phone would provide a convenient alternative for a large slice of GSM subscribers who may not want to give up their GSM phones or carry two phones.

Visafone, a wholly owned Nigerian telecommunications company has renowned banker Jim Ovia as Founder and promoter and industry analysts believe that the consummate and trend setting banker will replicate his legendary business savvy and entrepreneurial magic in telecoms.

The company received its Unified Access Service licence as a telecom operator from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on August 1, 2007 and was incorporated in Nigeria on June 20, 2007 following its acquisition of Cellcom.

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Anya commends TD, Toshiba partnership

Astute economic strategist, Prof. Anya O. Anya has described the recent partnership deal sealed in Lagos between Technology Distribution (TD) West Africa and Toshiba as well as certification of TD for ISO 9001:2000, as the best affirmation for the penetration of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) distribution in the region.

This is coming as the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has presented the prestigious NIS ISO 9001: 2000 quality management systems certificate to TD.

In his address to the occasion, Prof. Anya, who also is the chairman of TD, said that truly the partnership is between Toshiba and TD’s esteemed resellers.

He also said that TD depends largely on the commitment and experience of its resellers to move the numbers that would make the difference in the market and effectively equip the populace.

“The challenges would be enormous as we increase the number of brands in your bouquet,” he said, urging the resellers to remain innovative, aggressive, resourceful and proactive because it is imperative for a new market to emerge with the partnership.

According to him, the Toshiba brand does not just enable them to present quality choices to customers, “it also demands an increase of our marketing activities.”

He reassured that TD would provide the generous trade incentives to add substantially to their turnover and profitability.

“The pricing would be competitive, the goods would be available, our selling terms and conditions would remain flexible and favourable,” he asserted.

TD, he said would continue to assist the resellers in their capacity building efforts, advertising and promotions.

“We would stand by you and support your marketing efforts anywhere in West Africa,” he said.

Commenting on the formal presentation of TD with the ISO 9001:2000 certification, he said, its an affirmation that TD puts in place the best processes, technologies and people amongst competitors on the continent.

“It’s a reassurance that we have not and will never abandon the dreams of the founding fathers,” he said.

Prof. Anya further described the certification as a reassuring that TD is on the right track.

“We’re not failing in our duties to provide leadership for the IT market in Africa,” he declared, stressing that the partnership between TD and Toshiba coupled with the certification offer the opportunity for an inward reflection to enable perfection of the processes in delivering quality products.

“From importation, logistics, warehousing, marketing and support,” he said, adding that the firm does not see the certification precisely as an end in itself, but it’s the means to remain No. 1 in ICT distribution.

Director General of SON, Prof. John Akanya later presented the ISO certificate to the managing director of TD, Mrs. Chioma Ekeh.

The event, which attracted who-is-who in the industry included chairman Zinox Technologies, Dr. Leo-Stan Ekeh, former Vice chairman of University of Lagos (UNILAG), Prof. Oye Ibidapo Obe, chief executive of Connect Technologies, Chief Chris Uwaje to name a few.

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HP introduces energy-saving PCs

Hewlett Packard (HP) West Africa, has announced the availability of its two new energy-efficient business desktop Personal Computers (PCs) in the nation’s market, including the industry’s first to feature Solid-State Hard Drive (SSD), which offers improved reliability.

Marketing Manager, HP West Africa, Ms Ijeoma Onyiuke, informed in a press statement made available to Champion Infotel that both the HP Compaq dc7800 Ultra-slim Desktop PC with SSD and the HP Compaq dc5800 Business PC provide the power and flexibility to meet the needs of most any business.

Additionally, she said that they include a variety of environmental features that allow them to meet the most stringent requirements of the Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEA) Gold registry.

She enlightened that the two PCs add to HP’s industry-topping number of Gold-listed products in the EPEAT registry helps businesses to evaluate and select technology products based on their environmental attributes, such as meeting the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s latest ENERGY STAR energy-efficiency requirements.

According to her, while using more power-efficient PCs could help any business save on energy costs and reduce the environmental impact of their technology, the effect across an enterprise environment could be immense.

She cited an instance with the recent International Data Corporation (IDC) Go Green PC Power Play Study, which revealed that the U.S. federal government could save more than $82.4 million in energy costs, the equivalent to conserving more than 1.3 million barrels of oil in just one year.

“If its more than 10 million existing ENERGY STAR 3.0 PCs were updated to the new 4.0 standard,” she said.

The research study was underwritten by HP to help quantify the savings opportunities energy-efficient PCs could provide the federal government.

“HP’s ongoing efforts to design for the environment have spanned decades,” said the vice president and general manager, Personal Systems Group, HP, Alan Reed, adding that HP leverages this expertise to continually develop smart ideas for its PC product lines that not only help business customers be more productive, but also reduce operating costs and effect on the environment.

The HP Compaq dc7800 Ultra-slim Desktop PC’s solid-state hard drive provides many performance and durability improvements, including near instantaneous access to data and the elimination of moving parts, which are the main cause of electro-mechanical wear out. Additional benefits include a faster system start, better reliability, improved power efficiency, shock improvement and a smaller overall footprint.

Also, the dc7800 Ultra Slim Desktop is one of the industry’s smallest, enterprise-ready desktops – 46 percent smaller than previous models – and also features HP’s lowest power consuming, 85 per cent efficient power supply, without compromising performance.

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Celtel commits N116.5trn on QoS

Management of Global System for Mobile Operator, Celtel Nigeria has committed $1 billion (about N 116,505,000,000 trillion) for this year alone to improve the quality of service (QoS) on the network.

This is coming as the telco has invested in excess of $100 million on extensive private generator swapping and dualisation, which is on going nationwide on the network.

Managing Director, Celtel Nigeria, Mr. Bayo Ligali, made this disclosure in Lagos, adding that this is the second time the telco is voting $1 billion to improve network quality, having taken a similar step in year 2007.

“We are committing another $1b this year and we are optimistic that by the end of this year, the hue and cry over Quality of Service will almost disappear,” he said.

He also expressed optimism that based on the fact that other operators are also investing in network expansion, the result will be significant.

Although he lamented that some of these investments would have been unnecessary, if the first national carrier, the Nigerian Telecommunications Limited (NITEL) had provided the needed capacity as envisaged in every country, especially at inception of the liberalisation of the telecom market in the country.

“The huge investments in transmission capacity are distracting the operators from channelling their energies and resources into providing core GSM services,” he bemoaned.

In order to have network resilience, he said that Celtel is creating a right topology throughout the microwave and fire optic backbones to ensure dual routing for all traffic to counter fibre cuts and site outages.

“We’re building pools where capacity is shared allowing autonomous redundancy,” he said, noting that on-going addition of satellite hubs in all major capacity centres is to improve resilience and increased use of SAT-3.

According to him, the network reliability embarked upon by Celtel would bring to the fore the implementation of network Key Performance Indicator (KPI) automation to report and routinely intervene in quality impacting issues.

Celtel, he further revealed, has commenced outsourcing of monthly and quarterly network quality measurements and benchmarking so as to ensure comprehensive reporting tools and audits to proactively manage network quality.

Equally, Celtel has added leading edge monitoring and auditing tools with routine external audits to validate network quality and has invested massively on generator swap, dualisation and transformers installation programme.

This, he said, has been completed 100 per cent in Lagos and now being implemented nationwide, stressing that these new generators come with extended service interval, improved reliability and integrated anti-theft features.

Mr. Ligali added that it is important to note that the telco has embarked on a new national network-monitoring centre, which will be completed this year with world-class facilities to proactively monitor and intervene in network issues.

“Investment value approx $10m,” he declared.

Power generation, he said, is one major challenge militating immensely against the acceptable levels of quality of service. But instead of cursing the darkness, we have literally lighted a candle to help us provide our customers with efficient service.

“Here are few steps we have taken in addition to the extensive generator swap and dualisation valued at over $100m and is currently going on in the network,” he said.

Even as the telco has introduced a new model of generators designed specifically for the country, with extended service interval from 250 to 2000 hours, reduced fuel consumption by 20 per cent, in addition to integral self-destruct to counter theft, unique spare parts to limit serviceability and accurate fuel management and reporting.

In addition, he said that Celtel has deployed nationwide some Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) transformers by installing the remote fillable pre-pay meters, even as all sites have been equipped ready for PHCN availability.

Just as new power management system has been introduced in house to control sites’ power to reduce generator running time and automatically reports problems.

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Usman, 49 others win Glo cars

Employee of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Abubakar Usman, has emerged the star-prize winner in the last draw of Globacom’s Win and Rule promo, which also saw 49 others coming on stream as winners.

Usman won the only Mercedes Benz S-350 car on offer in the second draw of the promo, which took place in Lagos at the weekend.

Fifty cars were won in all at the draw: three Glo subscribers won BMW 318i cars, eight won Peugeot 307 saloon cars, 16 won Nissan Sunny cars while 22 were luckily picked for Kia Rio saloon cars in the same draw.

The draws were conducted by eminent Nigerians, including a former Deputy Governor of Ogun State, Alhaji Gbenga Kaka; President Nigerian Institute of Marketing, Chief Silva Emeokpere, Chairman of SATCOM Limited, Chief Alabi Isamah and Mrs. Titilayo Ajayi of the United Bank for Africa.

This is coming as presentations were made to some of the winners in the first draw and some of the winners were called from the venue of the draw.

When Usman who described himself as a civil servant was informed of his good fortunes, he exclaimed “wow!” and congratulated himself. Others expressed surprise, excitement and disbelief.

Commenting on the draw, Chief. Emeokpere, noted that Globacom has broken records in promotions in the country, by drawing 50 cars for its subscribers in one swoop.

At the second draw event, the company also presented eight out of the 10 cars won earlier to the winners who were present.

Speaking at the event, Globacom’s Executive Director, (Human Resources) Mr. Adewale Sangowawa said that the current promo was put in place to specially empower Nigerians and in accordance with Globacom’s tradition of expressing gratitude to its esteemed subscribers.

“It is our unique way of thanking Nigerians for their loyalty and patronage and for believing in us” he said.

He also cautioned subscribers against fraudsters, saying, “it has come to our knowledge that some fraudsters are desperately trying to use fake “promos” to defraud innocent people.

While urging Nigerians not to abuse the generosity of Globacom, he implored them to be vigilant and careful.

“Any promo that requires your sending recharge PIN numbers to a certain Glo telephone number is not genuine! You can always crosscheck the veracity of the information that you receive from any of our offices. For the avoidance of doubt, winners of our promos are usually contacted by telephone and the draws are shown on national television. Our promos are very transparently done as you are witnessing today,” he explained.

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Ericsson demos latest in multimedia

Renowned telecommunications equipment supplier, LM Ericsson is demonstrating its latest in broadband and multimedia at the on-going Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, Spain.

Head, Marketing & Communications, LM Ericsson West Africa, Mr. Olabode Sowunmi said that the display at the congress which commenced on Monday, February 11 adds to the unveiling of the telco’s latest developments in television, mobile broadband and energy efficiency.

According to him, visitors would be able to experience the technology and learn about the services’ capabilities at Ericsson’s main conference stand, located in Hall 8, La Fira, and in the TV pavilion and outdoor area.

He also informed that Ericsson will employ interactive storytelling, using three personas to demonstrate how technology could be used in different market segments: Jessica, a “digital native;” Tom, who is juggling career, family and hobbies; and Mosi, a carpenter in Africa.

In the demo, Mosi is a carpenter in Nigeria whose life is changing dramatically following the introduction of mobile telephony. Through him, Ericsson will highlight how mobile telephony could improve socio-economic conditions, while offering operators a sustainable business model in emerging markets.

He highlighted that visitors could see how technology such as Voice Short Messaging Service (SMS), together with innovative solutions such as complete solar-powered radio sites, supporting profitable network expansion while helping in bridging the digital divide.

As said by him, Ericsson would also showcase its innovative energy efficient solutions, which tends to optimize energy efficiency in addition to not only reducing environmental impact.

“It will also cut network costs and help make communications more affordable for everyone,” he said.

Mr. Sowunmi pointed out that mobile network efficiency starts with good design and continues with excellent individual core and radio site performance.

This, he said is achievable by utilizing alternative sources of energy such as solar, wind and bio-fuels will make communication more accessible and will reduce reliance on fossil fuels and further reduce environmental impact.

He emphasised that visitors to Ericsson’s TV Pavilion, located outside Hall 8, would be able to experience the whole process of producing, managing, distributing and consuming the TV content.

“Ericsson’s end-to-end TV capabilities - across multimedia, network and services domains are on display,” he said.

Ericsson pride itself as the world’s leading provider of technology and services to telecom operators as well as market leader in Second Generation (2G) and Third Generation (3G) mobile technologies, even as Ericsson manages networks that serve over 185 million subscribers globally.

The company’s portfolio comprises mobile and fixed network infrastructure, and broadband and multimedia solutions for operators, enterprises and developers. The Sony Ericsson joint venture provides consumers with feature-rich personal mobile devices.

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‘NCC can’t stop sales of SIM cards’

Story of the week:

For those agitating for a stop to be put on the Subscribers Identification Module (SIM) sell by the industry regulator, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), there is no hope in sight as the regulator revealed weekend that such a decision cannot emanate from it.

NCC also insisted that its core mission is to ensure the extension of telecommunications services in the country and not to create bottlenecks.

The Executive Vice Chairman, NCC, Dr. Ernest Ndukwe, gave this insight at the weekend as a guest of Saturday Sunrise on Channel Television (Tv), saying that such retrogressive directive cannot come from the commission as it does not take decision for telcos but guides them to make room for a level playing ground for all including the subscribers.

“Our mission is to extend services and not to withheld services,” Ndukwe declared.

Responding to questions on whether the commission has the powers to stop the continuous pushing of more SIM cards into the market by operators, Dr. Ndukwe pointed out, that NCC does not in any form take decisions for operating companies but tend to direct them to ensure that all stakeholders are satisfied.

He painted an analogy that one cannot stop the sale of SIM cards simply because the quality of service (QoS) seem to be degenerating in a given area, pointing out that for instance, such an idea would not go down well with some communities where services have just been rolled out and is not even in the best interest of telecommunications development, especially in an emerging market like Nigeria.

He also said that its not NCC dream that telecom tariffs would drop overnight, just as he is not expecting any telecom company to crash prices drastically because of competition, stressing that in no distance time, such telco would witness unprecedented congestion on its network.

This, he noted was what happened recently when Celtel introduced free weekend calls, which almost jammed the network and has an effect on other network operators as their own subscribers cannot also make calls through to or from the jammed network.

He emphasised that the most important thing is for the operators to ensure that they have enough capacity to accommodate their subscribers as they extend services beyond the cities, adding that it does not make economic and business sense to rollout services when the operator is fully aware that it cannot match the roll-out with sufficient capacity, because definitely there would be traffic to and fro.

According to him, what NCC is looking at for this year is the transformation from the current level of service delivery to an improved phase and would continue in this regard till end of 2008.

Also, he said, this is based on the recent presentations by the operators on their plans of action.

To this extent, he said the commission is planning to make certain the commencement of building long-distance infrastructure to drive the promotion and provide capacity for the newly introduced Third Generation (3G) services in the country.

“Another thing we’re doing this year is to build long-distance infrastructure to promote and give the capacity required for 3G and Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS),” he said.

Dr. Ndukwe further said that in the area of rural telephony that many rural areas in Nigeria have been covered and even connected with the Global System for Mobile communications (GSM).

“Apart from the 42m there are many more ordinary Nigerians who have access in the rural areas,” he informed, adding that more telcos recently licensed would be launching services commercially this quarter.

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NITDA endorses Degem’s EduSoft

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has endorsed the Degem Systems education application known as EduSoft.

Giving this endorsement on behalf of NITDA recently on tour of Degem Systems in Israel, facilitated by the African Telecommunications Foundation, the Director, Planning, Research and Statistics at the agency, Dr. Moses Ubaru, disclosed that the endorsement is very vital given the kind of its course wares, which he noted are crucial for a developing country like Nigeria.

He also pledged the support of NITDA in collaborating with the University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN), ATEF and Degem Consortium to explore the application in the nation’s educational system.

President of Degem, Mr. Israel Asher noted that the company founded in 1969 has since become a leading IT firm with its general education division focusing on the development and production of computerized systems for education at all levels.

“From kindergarten, primary, secondary schools to adult education,” he said.

He elucidated that in this division encompasses the multi-centre, which combines different IT learning technologies, and the Degem Next, which supplies most innovative and modular systems for introduction of science and technology in schools.

Leader of the delegation and ATEF President, Dr. Emmanuel Nnama, pointed out that one of the unique systems from Degem is the Compact Mobile Unit (CMU), stressing that its a mobile teaching and learning technology that avails mobile-teaching to be delivered even in the remote areas with moveable and interchangeable training modules, audio visual modules, easy-to-use systems, and rugged systems that could survive harsh environments.

“These units make it possible for teaching to be delivered even in farms and other such locations where the students are not accustomed to normal classroom learning,” he asserted.

He further explained that CMUs could produce skilled manpower artisans in various basic trades such as agriculture, animal husbandry, agro mechanics, home agro industries, basic skills including mechanics, carpentry, electrical installation as well as health education, social services, military maintenance to name a few.

According to him, all this would take upto 72-hour credits, “thereafter, participants can become self-employable.”

Degem systems, he said, have a range of applications and technologies, which the delegation welcomed as unique and relevant for the education environment in the country.

Dr. Nnama who was a former Executive Vice Chairman, of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), hinted that the trip was funded by a philanthropist, who refused to be mentioned in the press, pointed out that the desire to apply Degem system in the country is to multiply the nation’s quest for improved educational system.

The delegation was made up of officials of the non-governmental organisation (NGO), NITDA, the National Directorate of Employment (NDE), and UNN.

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Replica unveils online photo printing

Replica digital photo centre has unveiled online printing, according the Marketing Manager, Mr. Muyiwa Oduyemi.

Speaking in Lagos, Mr. Oduyemi said that the essence of the online printing medium is to make life easier for its customers to digitally access their pictures and even print them.

He described the offer as a premium product mainly targeted at busy business executives and professionals who are usually very busy as a result of job schedule.

Mr. Oduyemi also noted that Replica has revolutionized digital photography in the country, since its inception with its range of state-of-the-art equipments that have enabled customers to enjoy quality service without any delay.

He explained that with the online service both existing and prospective customers now have only to log on to the firm’s website to enjoy the printing service and other services with payment done through Automated Teller Machine (ATM) debit and credit cards.

He advised customers to either in the comfort of the home or office log on to Replica website and upload the pictures from their digital camera or scanned pictures and follow the instructions after payment has been made online.

“The good thing is that price list is also online. The customer will click on how many copies he or she wants to print and select the amount after which our automated payment system will debit the exact indicated amount from the customer’s ATM card,” he said.

Mr. Oduyemi further said that Replica has a working relationship with Interswitch, which means that the automated payment system accepts all Interswitch cards.

“Within 24-48 hours depending on where the customer lives or works in the pictures will get to the person because we also have a doorstep delivery,” Oduyemi enlighten.

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Stakeholders commend release of .ng policy-documents

Stakeholders in the nation’s Information Technology (IT) subsector have commended the release of 14 policy-documents by the Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NiRA).

Champion Infotel recalled that NiRA and federal government agency, the National IT Development Agency (NITDA), recently in Abuja signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the take over of the Country Code Top Level Domain (ccTLD) by NiRA, subsequently, the association put into the public domain 14 policy-documents seeking comments from the Internet community.

Commenting on the policy documents in a chat with newsmen, some stakeholders commended the releasing of the documents into the public domain, which they said positions NiRA as truly carrying stakeholders along and organised in an open-door policy.

Some of those who spoke on the documents included the Director, Licensing at the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Mrs. Mary Uduma, Registrar, Computer Professional Registration Council of Nigeria (CPN), Mr. Sekiru Shehu and industry enthusiast, Mr. Tope Fashedemi.

According to Mrs. Uduma who also is the Vice President of NiRA, the recent endorsement of dotted lines by NiRA and NITDA for a successful take over of .ng management followed by the release of 14 policy-documents would enable Nigerians and Internet community precisely to contribute their quota from the beginning.

She also said that the take over would afford Nigerians to truly fly the nation’s flag on the Internet.

Nigeria, she said, has to ensure a secured but globally accepted standards for the local hosting of the ccTLD, “That is the only way to ensure transparency and stability.”

For the CPN registrar, Mr. Shehu, Nigerians must embrace the challenge posed by the long time controversies that trailed the .ng growth in the country by ensuring that they are part of the current revolution.

He also charged Nigerians and the nation’s media especially those in the core Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector to be really and actively involved so as to make the success of the input being seek by NiRA to ensure they understand the relevant needs of the policy-documents so as to contribute adequately and rightly informed the public and Internet community accurately.

Equally, Mr. Fashedemi, noted that it would give a boost to the local content as more and more Internet users are expected to push more local information into the network.

As said by him, the call for inputs on the ccTLD management policy documents should not pass any patriotic Nigerian by, because the take over is coming at an auspicious time and would significantly translate to a boom than what was witnessed at the advent of the Global System for Mobile communications (GSM) in 2001.

He pointed out that with the rebirth of .ng Nigerians have to rely on these domains to boost the local content which would result in cheaper Internet service provision in and for the country development.

Noteworthy is that NiRA relaxed the aspect of the policy guidelines that stipulated that domain registrants must be resident in the country.

Affirming this development, NiRA President, Mr. Ndukwe Kalu said this decision was taken by the group to enable Nigerians in Diaspora the opportunity to adequately tap into the nation’s Country Code Top Level Domain (ccTLD).

According to him, Nigerians in Diaspora have domains running into millions and by insisting that they must reside in the country to be able to incorporate .ng in their domain names is practically asking them to stay away.

He pointed out that NiRA has concluded strategies to contain Nigerians in Diaspora as far as ownership of domain names are concerned.

Mr. Kalu emphasized that domain names are not owned by individuals but are licensed for use, even as he enjoined Nigerian Internet community to add their voices to the policies expected to close for comments by February 29, 2008.

NiRA, he said, would post the final approved policies by March 10, this year, stressing that comments could be send via hardcopy to NiRA office or electronically by email to: policy@nira.org.ng.

These domain policy-documents consist of NiRA policy development process, domain name policy, special domain name policy, fees policy, dispute resolution policy, privacy policy and complaint policy.

Additionally, there are policies on general registration rules, registrant agreement, registrar agreement, registrar accreditation process and glossary, apart from the four-policy documents focused on good corporate governance in management of NiRA activities, namely the directors’ conflict of interest, meeting and information policies, technical infrastructure and service provider partners.

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