Fwd: Technology Times eNews Update on Developments That Defined The Nigerian ICT Sector in 2007
Shina Badaru
Apologies for cross-posting but wanted you to have a glimpse of roundup of select news, issues and developments that defined the Nigerian ICT sector in 2007. Anyone who wants to sign up for this weekly newsletter from Technology Times can sign up free on www.technologytimesng.com
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Date: 11 Jan 2008 05:37
Subject: Technology Times eNews Update Technology Times eNews Update
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Technology Times eNews Update
ICT Development Trend and Forecast for 2007 Challenges and opportunities for NigeriaWhat will be the outlook for the Information and Communications Technology sector and industry – professionally, for e-Government and business-wise in 2007? What are the likely trends and foreseeable challenges, opportunities and impact on nations, communities, citizen, education, business and especially government structures, functions and operations? What are the implications for Nigeria/Africa and what role will/should Nigeria play? And finally, what should the Central Government do?
 Company unveils online mapping service on NigeriaSpatial Technologies Ltd (STL), Nigeria's foremost and largest producer of accurate digital has introduced an online mapping and location-based service, Map Network Technologies Ltd ( mapntl.com), said to be the nation's largest mapping portal.
 2007 Mass IT penetration and the tipping pointWhile information technology was a tool for great scientific breakthroughs in labs in the developed world for many years from the 50s to early 80s, it was only with the advent of the PC and its mass market appeal that the information technology revolution took off. By making the PC affordable to virtually every household, mass market applications that have revolutionized the way we work and play including the internet have flourished and become the way of life for most people in the developed...
 Emeagwali: Technology is the root of all evilAccording to history books, gun-wielding European slave traders kidnapped one in five Africans and transported them across the oceans to the Americas. A less visible, but no means less drastic technological tool of suppression, is the compass, a device used worldwide for navigation. In the same way that Britain used its maritime knowledge and the US harnessed its intellectual capital to rule the world, the early slave traders used the simple compass to wreak havoc on civilization.
Nigeria renews technology pact with MicrosoftThe Federal Government has renewed its licensing agreement with the Microsoft Corporation under a strategic partnership pact that is expected to aid the establishment of an innovation centre, built and equipped by Microsoft for the development of an indigenous software industry in the country, says the National Information Technology Development Agency.
Glo Chairman may rerturn to Nigeria soonChairman of Globacom Limited, Mike Adenuga Jnr is due back in the country soon to end his self-exile abroad.
Big Three GSM operators light up 3G services in NigeriaMTN Nigeria, Globacom and Celtel Nigeria, the big three GSM operators in Nigeria, have completed the initial phase of network upgrade to deliver third generation (3G) services providing enhanced mobile data services to subscribers in the country.
GTBank warns of scam e-mailsGTBank warned its customers at the weekend that of the existence of scam mails sent by fraudsters hoping to gain unauthorised access to their Internet banking details.
Feedback: Re: Analysis: GSM: Network Congestions to persistMy frustration is that the Regulator and the Government are not addressing the fundamental issues. The key issues in my view are as follows: Power, Infrastructure and proper Industry plan/policy and regulatory regime. These are serious issues which require serious focused attention – stronger information/understanding of these issues/understanding the dynamics of the industry and its critical role as an agent of fuelling economic development.
Q3: Nigeria's phone subscribers hit 46.2m, teledensity now 27.42The Nigerian telecoms subscriber base peaked at 46.2 million at the end of third quarter of the year bringing the nation's teledensity, considered the number of phone to 100 people, to 27.42, according to statistics released weekend by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC).
Zinox goes live in Ghana, eyes West African PC marketChairman of Zinox Technology, Leo Stan Ekeh says he has his eyes on expanding the reach of Nigeria's leading PC maker across other West African nations as the company last week launched its brands in Ghana.
How Siemens undermined the development of Nigerian telecoms sector (I)Amid recent outbreak of high-level bribe-for-contract scandals by Siemens, Shina Badaru reviews the profound impact that the German equipment supplier's long-standing dalliance with Nigerian telecoms administrators has made to undermine the delivery of efficient and affordable telecoms services in Nigeria
Lancor sues OLPC over keyboard patent infringementNigerian-owned Lagos Analysis Corp. (Lancor) has sued the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) Foundation, makers of the popular $100 laptops targeting children in developing nations over allegations that it stole the design for its multilingual keyboard.
Celtel Nigeria and Motorola tie $70m network expansion dealCeltel Nigeria and US equipment supplier, Motorola Inc have sealed a $70 million contract to expand the Nigerian mobile operator's ability to deliver mobile data services to its subscribers in the southern part of the country.
Sudatel to buy 70 per cent stakes in Nigeria's IntercellularSudan Telecommunications Company (Sudatel), the national telecoms company of Sudan is to buy 70 per cent share of Intercellular, one of Nigeria's leading privately owned telecoms operator in yet another major take-over in the nation's fast-growth telecom sector, Technology Times confirmed exclusively this morning.
Progress in the midst of storm: Review of telecoms sector in 2007Is a reason once used to explain high telecommunication tariff also useable in the explanation of poor quality of service? Mobile operators in Nigeria did not bargain for what they got when, midyear, quality of telephone service degenerated to an unbearable level and condemnation of mobile services became widespread. Federal legislators stepped in and the music changed as they dragged in the regulator to share in the bashing for the mess. The latter also didn't bargain for what it got, or...
Mtel moves to regain lost market, offers free calls, text messagingThe Nigerian Mobile Telecommunications Limited (Mtel) today unveiled free calls and text messaging to its subscribers in a major move by the number four mobile operator to regain market share lost to its three tougher rivals, MTN Nigeria, Glo mobile and Celtel Nigeria.
Table: Details of Alleged Bribe Payments By Siemens AG to Ministers and Other Nigerian OfficialsA major international probe exposes details and names of government officials that alleged received bribes from officials of Siemens AG of Germany to get contracts in the country. The table below details alleged corrupt payments made to each of the named beneficiaries below as reported by Wall Street Journal.
Corruption: FG, Technology Times polls issue red card to Siemens in NigeriaThe Federal Government has blacklisted Siemens from participating in government contracts following an international investigation that exposed German telecoms equipment supplier paid over 10 million Euro in bribes to secure juicy contracts in many countries including Nigeria.
Lawmakers move to review rural telephony project deal with ChinaThe National Assembly is to review the multi-million dollars contract for the national rural telephony project across the country, with the view to have value for money and make the project potentially viable for privatisation.
That Nitel may surviveAbout a year ago when Transnational Corporation of Nigeria Plc (Transcorp) was announced as the core investor in the privatisation programme of the Nigerian Telecommunications Limited (NITEL), keen observers in the Nigerian business-economy were convinced that the Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) for the acquisition, Transcorp, was a small cesspool with its own peculiar financing that would be grossly inadequate to make any meaningful impact on the enormous investments that the first...
FG to sell some stakes in Galaxy Backbone, says IlukwePlans are underway by the Federal Government to sell stakes in Galaxy Backbone Plc, but will still retain strategic hold in the government-owned infrastructure service provider for security and national interest reasons, according to CEO of the company, Gerald Ilukwe.
NSA intervenes in row over Nigeria's internet exchange pointThe Office of the National Security Adviser has intervened to broker peace in another landmark row over control of Nigeria 's Internet space that has pitted Interstella Communications Limited, a licensee for Internet Exchange Point (IXP) against the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), the telecoms regulator, over the former's bid to be the exclusive carrier of Internet traffic in the country. |
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