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Multi-Links Telkom Nigeria has completed its Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM) project, which is designed to make its fibre optic network more robust for the end users.
Disclosing this, last weekend, the Chief Corporate Affairs Officer, Multi-Links Telkom Nigeria, Mrs. Ijeoma Abazie, said that this milestone would enable the network availability and enhance superior customer experience, in addition to providing greater redundancies and a buffer to network down time resulting from fibre cuts.
“The completion allows us to offer industry leading service level agreement with guaranteed uptime of three times reliability and redundancy,” she declared in a press statement made available to ITRealms Online.
Also, she said that with the completion of the DWDM project and the cut over Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (SDH), which is an international standard for high speed telecommunication over optical cum electrical networks, with the ability to transport digital signals in variable capacities.
The Manager, Transmission Planning, Multi-Links Telkom, Mr. Olurotimi Aborisade, was quoted as saying that with the SDH sites, customers would now enjoy protection from prolonged downtime on account of fibre damage.
The impact of this on fibre cuts, Aborisade said, would be less noticeable and the DWDM project would significantly improve the quality of service delivery and facilitate Multi-Links Telkom customers to enjoy high level of service availability with seamless switchover to redundant transmission paths, in spite of the fibre cuts.
He noted that Multi-Links Telkom’s corporate customers on the leased line service and individual subscribers on the broad market platform will now enjoy more stability in network availability and industry benchmark SLA delivery for superior customer experience.
“This means that Multi-Links Telkom’s corporate clients would be empowered to more effectively manage their respective businesses,” he said.
Aborisade pointed out that before now, corporate customers in the country on leased line circuits often experience downtime as a result of the persistent fibre damages in respect of which the SDH network could offer little protection.
“However, the Multi-Links Telkom DWDM network has built-in redundancy that allows traffic to be re-routed if fibre cut is experienced on a particular route because each route has been designed to carry two channels with the second channel serving as the alternative route when a cut happens on the first route,” he said.
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Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Starcomms introduces Chatphones
Starcomms Plc has introduced a new state-of-the art mobile telephone handset into the Nigerian market to facilitate its chatphone offering in addition to dangling fabulous prizes to the customers.
Chief Commercial Officer of Starcomms, Mr. Tushar Maheshwari, said that ‘The Chatphone’, a new mobile device, comes with exciting features that makes phone usage pleasurable.
According to him, the Chatphone also known as Hisense C1110, allows users to link up with their contacts on popular social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter, Hi5, Skype, Yahoo messenger and other internet chat services with ease.
Maheshwari, said that for every purchase made, the buyer has the opportunity of winning one of the eight modern LCD television sets that Starcomms is offering, disclosing that the Hisense C1110 also comes with internet access and is available in every city where Starcomms has network coverage.
Additionally, he said that to enjoy the unmatched services that Starcomms would be offering through the new mobile phone, customers need to make a down payment of N9, 999.
He also stated that at the purchase of the phone, the customer will get 100 hours of 1Xdata bundle that comes with a 30 days validity period, adding that the offer will be available for all new purchases.
Explaining the rationale behind the introduction of the new phone, he said that in the era of convergence, every customer of Starcomms needs a phone that is conveniently designed to suit his voice and data communications needs stressing that it is a device everyone will find attractive.
Further, he said that the introduction of the new phone which is meant to meet the needs of the successful, upwardly mobile and sophisticated customers is based on customer feedback and the company’s passionate quest to provide the discerning consumers with top quality products and services.
He reiterated that some of the prizes to be won on purchase of the handset include eight new LCD television sets of up to 42 inches, through a draw that would be conducted in two months time.
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Chief Commercial Officer of Starcomms, Mr. Tushar Maheshwari, said that ‘The Chatphone’, a new mobile device, comes with exciting features that makes phone usage pleasurable.
According to him, the Chatphone also known as Hisense C1110, allows users to link up with their contacts on popular social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter, Hi5, Skype, Yahoo messenger and other internet chat services with ease.
Maheshwari, said that for every purchase made, the buyer has the opportunity of winning one of the eight modern LCD television sets that Starcomms is offering, disclosing that the Hisense C1110 also comes with internet access and is available in every city where Starcomms has network coverage.
Additionally, he said that to enjoy the unmatched services that Starcomms would be offering through the new mobile phone, customers need to make a down payment of N9, 999.
He also stated that at the purchase of the phone, the customer will get 100 hours of 1Xdata bundle that comes with a 30 days validity period, adding that the offer will be available for all new purchases.
Explaining the rationale behind the introduction of the new phone, he said that in the era of convergence, every customer of Starcomms needs a phone that is conveniently designed to suit his voice and data communications needs stressing that it is a device everyone will find attractive.
Further, he said that the introduction of the new phone which is meant to meet the needs of the successful, upwardly mobile and sophisticated customers is based on customer feedback and the company’s passionate quest to provide the discerning consumers with top quality products and services.
He reiterated that some of the prizes to be won on purchase of the handset include eight new LCD television sets of up to 42 inches, through a draw that would be conducted in two months time.
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How social networks, cloud computing are changing online security
The Cisco midyear security report surveys, has indicated that online network security landscape is being changed with the avalanche of adaptation of social networks, and cloud computing to name a few.
According to the Cisco 2010 Midyear Security Report made available to ITRealms Online, businesses must change their mindset on security to help ensure that their networks and vital corporate information are protected from evolving security threats.
The report noted that “Tectonic shifts” have taken root in the security of networks globally, especially with the increasing use of social networking, the proliferation of network-connected mobile devices, and virtualization.
“They have continue to alter the security landscape,” the Marketing Manager for Cisco System Nigeria, Mrs. Owen Inyang.
As a result, she said that enterprise professionals must act immediately to put effective security practices into place in order to protect their companies’ reputation and maintain a competitive edge.
The report, she said, outlined seven recommendations for improving corporate security including tectonic pressures mounting, virtual farms being tended, company policies ignored, innovation gap being bridged, multivector spam attacks rising, and terrorists going social.
She quoted the General Manager, Cisco Nigeria, Mr. Richard Edet, as saying that technological innovations are fundamentally changing the way people live, work, play, share information and communicate with each other.
“Because consumers are typically the early adopters, enterprises often struggle to adapt existing polices to address their employees’ preferred use of technology. With a number of tectonic forces converging in the marketplace, now is the time for enterprises to transform their IT model to accommodate the emerging borderless network and increasing security challenges,” Edet said.
Throwing more light on the key findings, he said that on tectonic pressures mounting, major forces are changing the enterprise security landscape.
“Social networking, virtualization, cloud computing and a heavy reliance on mobile devices continue to have a dramatic impact on the ability of information technology departments to maintain effective network security,” he said, stressing that to help manage these converging trends, enterprises should enforce granular per-user policies for access to applications and data on virtualized systems, set strict limits for access to business data, create a formal corporate policy for mobility, and invest in tools to manage and monitor cloud activities as well as provide employees with guidance on the use of social media in the workplace.
On the virtual farms being tended, Cisco Security Intelligence Operations research found that seven per cent of global sample of users accessing Facebook spend an average of 68 minutes per day playing the popular interactive game “FarmVille.”
“Mafia Wars” was the second most popular game, with five per cent of users each racking up 52 minutes of play daily, while “Café World,” played by four per cent of users, which accounted for 36 minutes of wasted time per day.
Cisco also said that although loss of productivity is not a security threat, cybercriminals are believed to be developing ways to deliver malware via these games.
On company policies ignored, the research showed that 50 per cent of end users admitted that they ignore company policies prohibiting the use of social media tools at least once a week, and 27 per cent said they change the settings on corporate devices to access prohibited applications.
Also, on the innovation gap being bridged, Cisco report cyber criminals are using technological innovation to their advantage.
“They exploit the gap between how quickly they can innovate to profit from vulnerabilities and the speed at which enterprises deploy advanced technologies to protect their networks,” he said.
Pointing out that while legitimate businesses spend time weighing the decision to embrace social networking and peer-to-peer technologies, cybercriminals are among the early adopters, using them to not only commit crimes but also to enhance their communications and to speed transactions with each other.
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According to the Cisco 2010 Midyear Security Report made available to ITRealms Online, businesses must change their mindset on security to help ensure that their networks and vital corporate information are protected from evolving security threats.
The report noted that “Tectonic shifts” have taken root in the security of networks globally, especially with the increasing use of social networking, the proliferation of network-connected mobile devices, and virtualization.
“They have continue to alter the security landscape,” the Marketing Manager for Cisco System Nigeria, Mrs. Owen Inyang.
As a result, she said that enterprise professionals must act immediately to put effective security practices into place in order to protect their companies’ reputation and maintain a competitive edge.
The report, she said, outlined seven recommendations for improving corporate security including tectonic pressures mounting, virtual farms being tended, company policies ignored, innovation gap being bridged, multivector spam attacks rising, and terrorists going social.
She quoted the General Manager, Cisco Nigeria, Mr. Richard Edet, as saying that technological innovations are fundamentally changing the way people live, work, play, share information and communicate with each other.
“Because consumers are typically the early adopters, enterprises often struggle to adapt existing polices to address their employees’ preferred use of technology. With a number of tectonic forces converging in the marketplace, now is the time for enterprises to transform their IT model to accommodate the emerging borderless network and increasing security challenges,” Edet said.
Throwing more light on the key findings, he said that on tectonic pressures mounting, major forces are changing the enterprise security landscape.
“Social networking, virtualization, cloud computing and a heavy reliance on mobile devices continue to have a dramatic impact on the ability of information technology departments to maintain effective network security,” he said, stressing that to help manage these converging trends, enterprises should enforce granular per-user policies for access to applications and data on virtualized systems, set strict limits for access to business data, create a formal corporate policy for mobility, and invest in tools to manage and monitor cloud activities as well as provide employees with guidance on the use of social media in the workplace.
On the virtual farms being tended, Cisco Security Intelligence Operations research found that seven per cent of global sample of users accessing Facebook spend an average of 68 minutes per day playing the popular interactive game “FarmVille.”
“Mafia Wars” was the second most popular game, with five per cent of users each racking up 52 minutes of play daily, while “Café World,” played by four per cent of users, which accounted for 36 minutes of wasted time per day.
Cisco also said that although loss of productivity is not a security threat, cybercriminals are believed to be developing ways to deliver malware via these games.
On company policies ignored, the research showed that 50 per cent of end users admitted that they ignore company policies prohibiting the use of social media tools at least once a week, and 27 per cent said they change the settings on corporate devices to access prohibited applications.
Also, on the innovation gap being bridged, Cisco report cyber criminals are using technological innovation to their advantage.
“They exploit the gap between how quickly they can innovate to profit from vulnerabilities and the speed at which enterprises deploy advanced technologies to protect their networks,” he said.
Pointing out that while legitimate businesses spend time weighing the decision to embrace social networking and peer-to-peer technologies, cybercriminals are among the early adopters, using them to not only commit crimes but also to enhance their communications and to speed transactions with each other.
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Zain rewards Ogunna, 5 others on promo
Global System for Mobile operator, Zain Nigeria last week rewarded winners in its just concluded promo, Wake Up A Millionaire, including a trader, Innocent O. Ogunna and five others.
Winners who received their prizes at the presentation, which held at the Zain Shop in Victoria Island, Lagos were:
Other winners, according to officials of Zain Nigeria, Mr. Emmanuel Maradesa, Computer Engineer; Femi Fabowale, Mechanical Engineer; Isiaka Aderibigbe Giwa, retired civil servant and James Oyemiran, trader.
Additional winners are David Obasuhan, businessman and Innocent O. Ogunna, a trader.
Zain’s ‘Wake Up a Millionaire’, is an interactive and rewarding SMS Service which provides customers an opportunity to become a millionaire daily.
With the offer, Zain has elevated over 100 Nigerians into the millionaire rank as well as reward many others with laptops, mobile phones, and generators, amongst other prizes through the marketing initiative.
A press statement endorsed by the Public Relations Manager, Mr. Emmanuel Otokhine, showed that winners were selected daily and monthly throughout the duration of the offer. Winners in the Daily Draw received N2, 000,000.00 each while winners in the Monthly Draw were rewarded with N10, 000,000.00.
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Winners who received their prizes at the presentation, which held at the Zain Shop in Victoria Island, Lagos were:
Other winners, according to officials of Zain Nigeria, Mr. Emmanuel Maradesa, Computer Engineer; Femi Fabowale, Mechanical Engineer; Isiaka Aderibigbe Giwa, retired civil servant and James Oyemiran, trader.
Additional winners are David Obasuhan, businessman and Innocent O. Ogunna, a trader.
Zain’s ‘Wake Up a Millionaire’, is an interactive and rewarding SMS Service which provides customers an opportunity to become a millionaire daily.
With the offer, Zain has elevated over 100 Nigerians into the millionaire rank as well as reward many others with laptops, mobile phones, and generators, amongst other prizes through the marketing initiative.
A press statement endorsed by the Public Relations Manager, Mr. Emmanuel Otokhine, showed that winners were selected daily and monthly throughout the duration of the offer. Winners in the Daily Draw received N2, 000,000.00 each while winners in the Monthly Draw were rewarded with N10, 000,000.00.
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ICT, environmental summit set for take off
All is now set for the one-day summit on Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), multiple taxation, regulation and clean environment, scheduled to hold on Friday, July 30, 2010 in Lagos.
Organisers of the event, disclosed that various stakeholders have confirmed their readiness to attend the forum.
According to Aaron Ukodie, some of those who have endorsed the conference include MTN, Globacom, Omatek, NITDA, Alteq and Veda Technologies among others.
Also, he said, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), the Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) and the Association of Licensed Telephone Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) have confirmed attendance to the event and their Chief Executive Officers are presenting position papers.
In addition, officials of National Office of Technology Adaptation (NOTAP) and the Lagos State government, telecom operators and among others, who are having unresolved issues have agreed to attend the event.
The Lagos State Commissioner of Science and Technology, Dr. Kadiri Obafemi Hamzat would also be in attendance.
“Multiple taxation and regulation are a sore in the seamless deployment of telecommunications networks and infrastructure and operators have continually claimed that the situation snails operation,” he said.
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Organisers of the event, disclosed that various stakeholders have confirmed their readiness to attend the forum.
According to Aaron Ukodie, some of those who have endorsed the conference include MTN, Globacom, Omatek, NITDA, Alteq and Veda Technologies among others.
Also, he said, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), the Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) and the Association of Licensed Telephone Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) have confirmed attendance to the event and their Chief Executive Officers are presenting position papers.
In addition, officials of National Office of Technology Adaptation (NOTAP) and the Lagos State government, telecom operators and among others, who are having unresolved issues have agreed to attend the event.
The Lagos State Commissioner of Science and Technology, Dr. Kadiri Obafemi Hamzat would also be in attendance.
“Multiple taxation and regulation are a sore in the seamless deployment of telecommunications networks and infrastructure and operators have continually claimed that the situation snails operation,” he said.
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AU boosts ICT infrastructure with PIDA
African Union (AU) Commission in collaboration with New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD), weekend in Kampala launched the Programme for Infrastructural Development in Africa (PIDA) to boost infrastructure on the continentally especially for Information and Communication Technology (ICT) development.
News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that PIDA is the continent-wide programme to develop a vision, policies and strategies for the development of priority regional and continental transport energy and ICT infrastructure by 2030.
In addition to policies and strategies, PIDA will develop investment programme covering the short term of 2012 to 2015.
The report added that PIDA has a medium term plan of 2015 to 2020 and long term plan of 2020 to 2030.
This investment programme will be built around priorities established by the Regional Economic Communities (RECs) and shall include implementation strategy and action plan.
Speaking at the launch, the South Africa President, Jacob Zuma said that without necessary infrastructure in place Africa could not achieve any meaningful development.
He also said PIDA was a process to connect the people of Africa to take active part in the development of their continent.
Zuma noted that Africa has failed to make effective use of its abundant resources, saying OAU failed because some people worked extra hours from outside to ensure it failed.
He attributed the inability of the people of the continent to harness its vast resources and to trade among themselves to lack of infrastructure.
According to him, with the successful launching of PIDA, African leaders and people are now speaking with one voice and taking a common position to eradicate poverty in the continent.
Zuma highlighted three major highways that would be given priorities as the connection of the West to the South, Central to the North and South to East.
He attributed the success of the 2010 World Cup hosted by the South Africa to the development of infrastructure through internal resource.
In her address, the AU Commissioner for Infrastructural Development, Dr (Mrs) Elham Ibrahim said PIDA would bring together and merge various continental infrastructural initiatives, such as the NEPAD, ADB among others.
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News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that PIDA is the continent-wide programme to develop a vision, policies and strategies for the development of priority regional and continental transport energy and ICT infrastructure by 2030.
In addition to policies and strategies, PIDA will develop investment programme covering the short term of 2012 to 2015.
The report added that PIDA has a medium term plan of 2015 to 2020 and long term plan of 2020 to 2030.
This investment programme will be built around priorities established by the Regional Economic Communities (RECs) and shall include implementation strategy and action plan.
Speaking at the launch, the South Africa President, Jacob Zuma said that without necessary infrastructure in place Africa could not achieve any meaningful development.
He also said PIDA was a process to connect the people of Africa to take active part in the development of their continent.
Zuma noted that Africa has failed to make effective use of its abundant resources, saying OAU failed because some people worked extra hours from outside to ensure it failed.
He attributed the inability of the people of the continent to harness its vast resources and to trade among themselves to lack of infrastructure.
According to him, with the successful launching of PIDA, African leaders and people are now speaking with one voice and taking a common position to eradicate poverty in the continent.
Zuma highlighted three major highways that would be given priorities as the connection of the West to the South, Central to the North and South to East.
He attributed the success of the 2010 World Cup hosted by the South Africa to the development of infrastructure through internal resource.
In her address, the AU Commissioner for Infrastructural Development, Dr (Mrs) Elham Ibrahim said PIDA would bring together and merge various continental infrastructural initiatives, such as the NEPAD, ADB among others.
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Monday, July 26, 2010
Senate may endorse Juwa as NCC boss
Expectations are high that the Red chamber of the National Assembly, the Senate, may this week conclude the search for the chief executive of the telecommunications organ of the Federal Government, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) by endorsing the nominee sent to them last week.
Noteworthy is that last week, reports have it that the Federal Government nominated Dr. Ikemefuna Juwa, which was read at the floor of the house on Thursday, July 22, this year.
Among the already contending names for the post of the Executive Vice Chairman of NCC, notable to the industry stakeholders is Mr. Eugene Juwa, who was until recently the Senior Vice President at the moribund MTS FirstWireless.
ITRealms Online recalls that since April 1 when the former EVC and chief executive of NCC, Dr. Ernest Ndukwe’ bowed out after completion of his two-term of five years each, he was directed to handover to the next most senior person in the Commission, Mr. Stephen Bello, who has since been retired in acting capacity and was subsequently asked to handover to another Executive Commissioner, Dr. Bashir Gwandu, as at June 21.
Though this elucidated some controversies in the industry given that an acting officer was made to replace another in the same capacity, but NCC was firm in denying any atom of controversy in the Commission.
Equally of note is that before leaving office, Ndukwe’s board at NCC presided over by Alhaji Ahmed Joda had recommended three names to the presidency, in what seemed like the last board meeting, about a month before his handover, which included Juwa, Kano-based professor, Umar Garba Danbatta, of DBI, and a commissioner at NCC.
With reading of the nomination at the Senate, last week, all seem set for Juwa’s confirmation this week.
However, reacting to the news of the nomination, the chairman, Association Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), Mr. Gbenga Adebayo, said that they wish him well, but was quick to add that the Ndukwe’s shoe is very big and he should strive to surpass it, by eschewing the politicization of operations being engineered by some political jobbers, whom he alleged what to destabilize the industry.
In his response, the president of the Association of Telecommunication Companies of Nigeria (ATCON), Mr. Titi Omo-Ettu, said that the Juwa he know is capable of delivering, describing the nomination as a round peg in a round hole.
‘Yes, if Ikemefuna Juwa is the Eugene Juwa that I know, he is a fitting and very ready material for the job. Intellectually and in industry equipment, he is round. If the time it has taken to find the candidate was meant to get one of the fine guys around,” he declared.
Omo-Ettu also said that if the delay in appointing Ndukwe’s successor to have an expert acceptable to the industry on the seat, then the delay is forgiven.
“I think we can forgive the uneasy delay that has come to a good end. This is the kind of candidate Nigerians say is ‘a round peg in a round hole,’” he said.
Also commenting, the immediate past-president of ATCON, Dr. Emmanuel Ekuwem, said that Mr. President definitely worked with the recommendation of NCC
As at press time, ITRealms Online was unable to ascertain whether the nominee Ikemefuna Juwa was the same Eugene Juwa.
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Noteworthy is that last week, reports have it that the Federal Government nominated Dr. Ikemefuna Juwa, which was read at the floor of the house on Thursday, July 22, this year.
Among the already contending names for the post of the Executive Vice Chairman of NCC, notable to the industry stakeholders is Mr. Eugene Juwa, who was until recently the Senior Vice President at the moribund MTS FirstWireless.
ITRealms Online recalls that since April 1 when the former EVC and chief executive of NCC, Dr. Ernest Ndukwe’ bowed out after completion of his two-term of five years each, he was directed to handover to the next most senior person in the Commission, Mr. Stephen Bello, who has since been retired in acting capacity and was subsequently asked to handover to another Executive Commissioner, Dr. Bashir Gwandu, as at June 21.
Though this elucidated some controversies in the industry given that an acting officer was made to replace another in the same capacity, but NCC was firm in denying any atom of controversy in the Commission.
Equally of note is that before leaving office, Ndukwe’s board at NCC presided over by Alhaji Ahmed Joda had recommended three names to the presidency, in what seemed like the last board meeting, about a month before his handover, which included Juwa, Kano-based professor, Umar Garba Danbatta, of DBI, and a commissioner at NCC.
With reading of the nomination at the Senate, last week, all seem set for Juwa’s confirmation this week.
However, reacting to the news of the nomination, the chairman, Association Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), Mr. Gbenga Adebayo, said that they wish him well, but was quick to add that the Ndukwe’s shoe is very big and he should strive to surpass it, by eschewing the politicization of operations being engineered by some political jobbers, whom he alleged what to destabilize the industry.
In his response, the president of the Association of Telecommunication Companies of Nigeria (ATCON), Mr. Titi Omo-Ettu, said that the Juwa he know is capable of delivering, describing the nomination as a round peg in a round hole.
‘Yes, if Ikemefuna Juwa is the Eugene Juwa that I know, he is a fitting and very ready material for the job. Intellectually and in industry equipment, he is round. If the time it has taken to find the candidate was meant to get one of the fine guys around,” he declared.
Omo-Ettu also said that if the delay in appointing Ndukwe’s successor to have an expert acceptable to the industry on the seat, then the delay is forgiven.
“I think we can forgive the uneasy delay that has come to a good end. This is the kind of candidate Nigerians say is ‘a round peg in a round hole,’” he said.
Also commenting, the immediate past-president of ATCON, Dr. Emmanuel Ekuwem, said that Mr. President definitely worked with the recommendation of NCC
As at press time, ITRealms Online was unable to ascertain whether the nominee Ikemefuna Juwa was the same Eugene Juwa.
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‘Africa broadband users to hit 92m’
Pyramid Research has projected that total broadband users in Africa will increase from 40 million in 2010 to 92 million in 2015 at a CAGR of 18 percent, driven by new undaersea cables and WIMAX connections.
Pyramid also said broadband penetration rate will also increase from 3.2 percent in 2010 to 6.8 percent in 2015, and revenue will increase at a CAGR of 16 percent in the same period to US$20 billion.
The research also quoted Kerem Arsal, Analyst at Pyramid Research, and author of this report as saying that during the forecast period, WiMax will take center stage in the coverage for the last-mile access and its access lines.
“We predict that WiMax will grow at a CAGR of 30 percent between 2010 and 2015; we also foresee similar trends in mobile broadband, particularly in the data cards/modems,” Arsal.said.
He also said many African telecom markets have the potential to improve their poor broadband penetration rates and limited revenues and transform their competitive structures.
“However, there is still much work to be done by the players across the telecom value chain if they wish to take full advantage
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Pyramid also said broadband penetration rate will also increase from 3.2 percent in 2010 to 6.8 percent in 2015, and revenue will increase at a CAGR of 16 percent in the same period to US$20 billion.
The research also quoted Kerem Arsal, Analyst at Pyramid Research, and author of this report as saying that during the forecast period, WiMax will take center stage in the coverage for the last-mile access and its access lines.
“We predict that WiMax will grow at a CAGR of 30 percent between 2010 and 2015; we also foresee similar trends in mobile broadband, particularly in the data cards/modems,” Arsal.said.
He also said many African telecom markets have the potential to improve their poor broadband penetration rates and limited revenues and transform their competitive structures.
“However, there is still much work to be done by the players across the telecom value chain if they wish to take full advantage
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Nokia wins brand excellence award
Leading independent arbiter on branding in Nigeria, Superbrands has named Nokia the brand excellence for year 2010 and 2011.
The Project Director, Superbrands Nigeria, Mr. Maxwell Marshall, disclosed this ina press statement made available to ITRealms Online, saying that Nokia has distinguished itself in the mobile phone and Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) cum smartphone categories, after scaling the stringent criteria as captured in a nationwide consumer survey conducted by Nielsen.
He said, that the results of this survey as well as the selection from the premium and business-to-business categories were ratified by the Superbrands Nigeria Council.
“We have enclosed the ‘Certificate of Excellence’ which serves as documentation of your successful assertion of brand excellence. This document stands as testament to your unassailable status as a Superbrand for 2010/2011,” he asserted.
According to him, Superbrands’ mission as a global organization is to propagate the discipline of branding and promote branding excellence world- wide.
“We hold this pursuit close to our hearts because we believe that we have come into a brand economy. An era in which the economic and social prosperity of individuals, organizations and nations will rest hugely on the ability to identify needs and to construct and set forth a value proposition that consistently delivers superior benefits to their target audiences,” Marshall said.
Responding to this certification, the General Manager, Nokia West Africa, Mr. Phillip De la Vega, said this would serve as an encouragement to both the company and its teeming customers in the region.
“Superbrand certification for Nokia Nigeria in two consecutive years will serve to encourage us to work even harder to design relevant products and services to delight our customers. We are more than honored and privileged to receive this Superbrand award,” he said.
Equally, he said, this is an affirmation of Nokia’s goodwill as partner to its customers.
“We are most grateful to our customers, staff, and community at large who have extended a vote of confidence in our brand,” he said.
ITRealms Online recalls that Nokia has positioned itself as the world’s number one manufacturer of mobile devices based on market share. Even as Nokia is fast becoming a leading solutions provider in the converging Internet and communications industries providing internet services that enable users to experience media, messaging, maps and games.
Superbrands Nigeria was established in June 2006 and aims to promote branding excellence in Nigeria and provide a world-class platform for the projection of Nigerian brands to the global marketplace.
With headquarters in the United Kingdom (UK) and currently operating in 78 countries across the five continents and key global markets, Superbrands has over the last 13 years been working with some 5000 finest brands in various markets across the world.
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The Project Director, Superbrands Nigeria, Mr. Maxwell Marshall, disclosed this ina press statement made available to ITRealms Online, saying that Nokia has distinguished itself in the mobile phone and Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) cum smartphone categories, after scaling the stringent criteria as captured in a nationwide consumer survey conducted by Nielsen.
He said, that the results of this survey as well as the selection from the premium and business-to-business categories were ratified by the Superbrands Nigeria Council.
“We have enclosed the ‘Certificate of Excellence’ which serves as documentation of your successful assertion of brand excellence. This document stands as testament to your unassailable status as a Superbrand for 2010/2011,” he asserted.
According to him, Superbrands’ mission as a global organization is to propagate the discipline of branding and promote branding excellence world- wide.
“We hold this pursuit close to our hearts because we believe that we have come into a brand economy. An era in which the economic and social prosperity of individuals, organizations and nations will rest hugely on the ability to identify needs and to construct and set forth a value proposition that consistently delivers superior benefits to their target audiences,” Marshall said.
Responding to this certification, the General Manager, Nokia West Africa, Mr. Phillip De la Vega, said this would serve as an encouragement to both the company and its teeming customers in the region.
“Superbrand certification for Nokia Nigeria in two consecutive years will serve to encourage us to work even harder to design relevant products and services to delight our customers. We are more than honored and privileged to receive this Superbrand award,” he said.
Equally, he said, this is an affirmation of Nokia’s goodwill as partner to its customers.
“We are most grateful to our customers, staff, and community at large who have extended a vote of confidence in our brand,” he said.
ITRealms Online recalls that Nokia has positioned itself as the world’s number one manufacturer of mobile devices based on market share. Even as Nokia is fast becoming a leading solutions provider in the converging Internet and communications industries providing internet services that enable users to experience media, messaging, maps and games.
Superbrands Nigeria was established in June 2006 and aims to promote branding excellence in Nigeria and provide a world-class platform for the projection of Nigerian brands to the global marketplace.
With headquarters in the United Kingdom (UK) and currently operating in 78 countries across the five continents and key global markets, Superbrands has over the last 13 years been working with some 5000 finest brands in various markets across the world.
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Cisco confirms Edet as country manager
Cisco Systems has affirmed the appointment of Mr. Richard Edet as the General Manager for Cisco Nigeria.
The firm while announcing this, said that Edet’s appointment is an affirmation of its commitment to the Nigeria market, even as he would drive the company’s active growth strategy in the region.
A press statement to ITRealms Online, Richard’s appointment further reinforces company’s commitment to collaborate with indigenous organizations and local governments in Nigeria to help support plans for accelerated development in information technology (IT) industry, education, labour, human capital development, healthcare and economic reform.
On his appointment, Mr. Richard said he welcome the challenge to further strengthen Cisco’s position as a leader in the ICT sector in Nigeria.
“Nigeria is already established as an excellent place to conduct business as its progressive telecommunications environment is encouraging the nation, and its citizens, to harness the power of the network to increase productivity levels, supporting accelerated GDP growth rates and an ever-higher standard of living” he said.
With more than 16 years’ experience spanning banking, logistics and IT industries, he joined the Cisco Nigerian team in May 2006 where he has held several sales positions which have supported double digit growth over the last four years in the country.
Prior to joining Cisco, Richard was a corporate banker and was involved in several successful start ups. He then moved to the world of IT with a role at Microsoft where he was responsible for the successful launch of the revolutionary ‘Computer for All Nigerians’ Initiative, a collaboration effort between Microsoft and Intel.
He holds an MBA from the University of Lagos and is on the governing board of The African Institute of Business Simulations (AIBS), a non-profit organization, and several other charities.
Commenting on his appointment, Vice President for Cisco Africa Levant Region, Mr Yvon Le Roux, said Nigeria represents a strategic growth opportunity for Cisco as the country continues to initiate and adopt ICT reforms while seeking competitive advantage and productivity gains.
“The appointment of Richard Edet is an important step forward in driving the growth of our business as Cisco expands its footprint in Africa,” he said.
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The firm while announcing this, said that Edet’s appointment is an affirmation of its commitment to the Nigeria market, even as he would drive the company’s active growth strategy in the region.
A press statement to ITRealms Online, Richard’s appointment further reinforces company’s commitment to collaborate with indigenous organizations and local governments in Nigeria to help support plans for accelerated development in information technology (IT) industry, education, labour, human capital development, healthcare and economic reform.
On his appointment, Mr. Richard said he welcome the challenge to further strengthen Cisco’s position as a leader in the ICT sector in Nigeria.
“Nigeria is already established as an excellent place to conduct business as its progressive telecommunications environment is encouraging the nation, and its citizens, to harness the power of the network to increase productivity levels, supporting accelerated GDP growth rates and an ever-higher standard of living” he said.
With more than 16 years’ experience spanning banking, logistics and IT industries, he joined the Cisco Nigerian team in May 2006 where he has held several sales positions which have supported double digit growth over the last four years in the country.
Prior to joining Cisco, Richard was a corporate banker and was involved in several successful start ups. He then moved to the world of IT with a role at Microsoft where he was responsible for the successful launch of the revolutionary ‘Computer for All Nigerians’ Initiative, a collaboration effort between Microsoft and Intel.
He holds an MBA from the University of Lagos and is on the governing board of The African Institute of Business Simulations (AIBS), a non-profit organization, and several other charities.
Commenting on his appointment, Vice President for Cisco Africa Levant Region, Mr Yvon Le Roux, said Nigeria represents a strategic growth opportunity for Cisco as the country continues to initiate and adopt ICT reforms while seeking competitive advantage and productivity gains.
“The appointment of Richard Edet is an important step forward in driving the growth of our business as Cisco expands its footprint in Africa,” he said.
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