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Speed: Africa�s Broadband Conundrum

THE CEO of Balancing Act, Russell Southwood, wrote recently: �Africa's long road to high-speed broadband is being made in leaps and bounds. Every week brings news of another piece of the jigsaw fitting into place�.� The clearly typifies the dilemma facing broadband users in Africa who have had a raw deal from service providers. The irony of it all is that last year the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) announced that broadband internet access prices were dropping by more than 50 per cent globally with a special bonus for African countries, where the regional price trends showed that while ICT prices were falling in all regions of the world, the greatest price drops occurred in Africa, where fixed broadband prices fell by over 55 per cent and mobile cellular prices by 25 per cent. read more

Royal Fathers should be Entrepreneurially Active

WE are one of the companies that were granted licences two years ago, by President Goodluck Jonathan. We are grateful to Almighty God Allah that we are coming into limelight today after many struggles. Usually, people say that traditional rulers are not to engage in commercial activities. That was in the past.
We are now in a modern world where everybody is involved in making businesses profitable and that is why we are here to bring into limelight Spectranet Limited, which the experts in this hall will display to us its value propositions. Well, as a trustee and leader of the people, it is my role and duty to strive to make peoples' lives better and that is what the company is going to do and we promise you and pray to Almighty Allah that the company is going to perform very well and deliver on our promises and ensure that you get value for your money. read more

Apple missing out in Africa's largest mobile market

AT NigeriaCom in Lagos a few weeks ago I was able to get a feel for the tough competition and big take-up of data services in the Nigerian mobile market. What struck me, however, was the small share the Apple iPhone has in the fast-growing Nigerian smartphone market. Four years after the release of the first iPhone, Nigerian operators are still struggling to secure deals to distribute the iconic Apple device.
As of end Q3 11, Apple had partnerships with 20 operators spread across 17 African countries. Fifteen of the 20 are Orange units. As a result, iPhones in Nigeria are sold by more or less informal handset retailers, which get their supply from distribution channels overseas. Well-travelled, high-end consumers usually get their iPhones from abroad. read more

A Decade of Telecom Revolution in Nigeria: The Prospects and Challenges

I AM delighted to welcome you all to this forum for the double celebration of the 8th Anniversary of Telecom Consumer Parliament and the 10 years of Telecom Revolution in Nigeria.
It is my expectation that this forum will provide a veritable opportunity for us to look at our industry and be able to learn a lesson from the three phases of growth. By this I mean we will look at the past, x-ray the present and project into the future. The industry is in constant growth; we need to have a check-list as we go along otherwise we get carried away by momentary achievements. read more

Investors Underestimated Nigeria's ICT Potentials

XLR8: What is Ericsson's vision for Africa and the sub-region?
Alan Triggs: We are the market leader in African telecommunications. We believe in an all-communicating world and what we call a Networked Society where everything that can benefit from a connection is connected. That means that beyond connecting places and people, we are also connecting things. So that is the vision and that is where we want to take Africa. read more

Symantec data loss solution for tablets

SYMANTEC Corp is planning to offer Data Loss Prevention for Tablets, the first comprehensive data loss prevention (DLP) solution for the monitoring and protection of sensitive information on tablet computers.
Available first for the Apple iPad, Symantec Data Loss Prevention for Tablet will help solve one of the most urgent problems facing security organisations today by providing content-aware protection for this remarkably popular new corporate endpoint. The solution is designed to maintain user productivity and protect an organisation's confidential data at the same time. read more

Businesses need to hone social media strategy

I often receive panicky emails or phone calls from marketing managers that sound something like this: �I am planning a campaign. Social media needs to be part of my marketing mix. I need to do something on Twitter and set up a Facebook fan page. Can you help?�
Inherent in such requests are two key assumptions. One, �Social media needs to be part of the marketing mix,� may or may not be true for all campaigns and all businesses. Two, �I need to do something on Twitter and set up a Facebook fan page� assumes that Social Media = Twitter + Facebook. read more