Technology

On the pre-qualification criteria, the IM states that applicants in the allocation process will not be required as a pre‐qualification criterion to hold any telecommunications operational license in Nigeria.

FROM your experience in the IT space, how would you rate the Apps market in Nigeria? Nigerians are fast adopters of technology and the smartphone market is increasing. There are apps for different types of social, religious; information and banking activities and almost all of them are developed in Nigeria for different app stores. It is a market that has great human development potential and there is a desire to increase online content development. The apps are growing; user interface is growing; the youth banking proposition of Diamond Bank is also growing. The app market is growing and getting global attention.

WASHINGTON DC, the political capital of the USA, is the venue for this year’s Nigeria Diaspora ICT Conference tagged NiDICT 2015. Nigerian Ambassador to the United States of America, Prof. Adebowale Ibidapo Adefuye, is the chief host of NiDICT 2015 with the theme: ‘Leveraging on Diaspora Skills-Pool for Nigeria’s Transformation.’

IN continued efforts to drive growth of digital technologies in the country, Accenture, service providers and mobile phone manufacturers have initiated a partnership for industry transformation. ‎ According to the firms, the advent of digital technology has brought about new ways to communicate, interact and transact business. The Accenture 2015 Digital Consumer Survey, however recently revealed that users of smart devices have been increased relevant to inspired by the possibilities of the connected world.‎

MOBILE phone maker, Infinix Mobility, has unveiled its latest innovation – Infinix X551, also known as Infinix Hot Note. The company said Infinix Hot Note was the latest innovative addition to the Infinix family and was powered by a 4000 mAh battery with a “uniquely developed charger that allows three times faster than normal charge and stays on for two days without charge and also guarantees seven-hour active usage for just 20 minutes charge

NIGERIA’s growing subscriber base has been linked to the continued drop in quality of mobile telephone services in the country. The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) stated this in Lagos, at a media briefing on the planned 2.6GHz Spectrum band auction. Indeed, the country, whose teledensity has crossed the 100 per cent mark at 100.59 per cent, currently has over 192 million connected lines, out of which 140 million are active.

THE Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator Anyim Pius Anyim has said that the Ultimate purpose of government investment in the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector is to bridge the digital divide, improve the human capacity to liberate people from ignorance and equip Nigerians with skills that would help them face the challenges of globalisation.

This apart, the digital dividend resulting from the switching off all analogue transmitters cannot be effectively utilized in Nigeria. The Switch-off of analogue transmitters should release a total of 168 MHz. of premium spectrum that can be deployed for mobile broadband

Meanwhile, on Saturday, in Lagos, at a media briefing, the Director of Spectrum Administration at NCC, Austin Nwaulune, said the 2.6GHz spectrum auction process would be out soonest, stressing that the whole process is to ensure the creation of pervasive broadband and enable ubiquitous Internet access in the country.

Though, Nigeria has about 184 ISPs, 115 of them are expected to update the commission with their current business contacts/addresses before the end of March, in order to ensure seamless correspondences.

LOCAL content development in the software sub-Sector of Nigeria’s Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector can be driven to a greater height if the industry can take a cue from the successes recorded in the oil and gas sector.

GLOBAL mobile phone display module shipments in 2015 are expected to rise just four per cent year over year to reach two billion units, leading to even stronger competition among mobile phone manufacturers.