Firm develops Tsaboin Traffic Talk to address city gridlock

Nigeria Management of Nigeria’s biggest traffic monitoring site, Tsaboin Traffic Talk, has restated its commitment towards easing the challenge of traffic gridlock experienced by road users in Lagos State. CEO of the company, Dele Odufuye, said the traffic monitoring firm is at the forefront of providing traffic through free live feeds from cameras installed in strategic locations around the state. Odufuye said 17 cameras are operational across locations around the state while plans are ongoing to increase the number of cameras in Lagos and other states. He said Tsaboin camera views had crossed 1.2 million views with 65 percent of the views originating from mobile devices. He said further said the app is data friendly especially for mobile smartphone users.

Microsoft has Built its own Linux Operating System

Microsoft has developed an Operating System powered by LINUX.

Close your mouth first. It’s True!

Microsoft has built its own Linux-based operating system called Azure Cloud Switch (ACS) and believe me, under Satya Nadella, Microsoft has become more open than ever.

UC drives SME growth: Vodacom

Vodacom Business Nigeria has said one of the most important benefits of unified communications for small and medium scale enterprises (SMEs) is that customers can access the network from multiple devices at the same time. Speaking in Lagos yesterday at NigeriaCom 2015, CIO Forum, Wale Odeyemi, Vodacom’s Executive Head of Products and Services said unified communications makes it easy to manage contacts, send and receive voice over internet protocol (VoIP) calls and carry out multiple communications at the same time.

Qualcomm pushes LTE/Wi-Fi convergence on Snapdragon 820

ceo, Qualcomm, Paul Jacobs

Qualcomm added its next-generation LTE modem – supporting what it says is true convergence between LTE and Wi-Fi – to its upcoming Snapdragon 820 processor.
EVP and co-president of Qualcomm, Cristiano Amon said it is no longer talking about LTE and Wi-Fi separately. “We look at how the two technologies work together, with the user experience at the centre.”
The new X12 modem is a converged LTE/Wi-Fi mobile system on a chip (SoC) that supports a theoretical downlink speed of 600Mb/s (3x20MHz carrier aggregation) and an uplink rate of 150Mb/s (2x20MHz CA). It has a tri-band (2.4, 5 and 60GHz) Wi-Fi modem.

FreeConferenceCall.com launches free audio conferencing in Nigeria, Kenya and South Africa

FreeConferenceCall.com, an independent provider of collaborative communications solutions, has launched free conference calling in Nigeria, Kenya and South Africa. Users in these markets can access free Audio Conferencing as well as features such as Audio Recording and Mobile Applications. The service gives consumers, businesses, charities, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and governments immediate access to conference calling services with a simple user experience.

Internet Users On Nigeria’s Telecoms Networks Hit 93 Million – NCC

The Nigerian Communications Commission said that the number of internet users on the country’s telecom networks increased to more than 93 million in July.

The commission made this known in its monthly internet subscriber data.

The number of subscribers that surfed the internet in June was put at 92,816,572 but increased to 93,551,811 in the month of July.

Mobile Solutions Needed for Healthcare in Africa

The utility value of mobile technology is almost second to none. In sub-Sahara Africa, the mobile phone has proven to be an innovative and transformative tool for positive social and economic change, empowering individuals, communities and organizations in a variety of ways.

Dr Omobola Johnson Appointed as Chairperson Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI)

Dr. Omobola Johnson

The Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI) has today announced that Dr. Omobola Johnson, the immediate past Minister ofCommunication Technology of Nigeria, has joined A4AI as its Honorary Chairperson. Drawing on her 30 years of experience, Dr. Johnson will provide A4AI with strategic policy guidance and will lead high level

Cloud RAN – the benefits of virtualization, centralization and coordination

Mobile broadband is approaching a point where cellular infrastructure is a viable substitute for fixed broadband in many markets. In this new environment, mobile operators are seeking ways to increase network capacity and coverage while reducing time to market for new services and achieving lower total cost of ownership.

Alcatel-Lucent VP calls for collaboration to achieve Data Revolution in Africa

The Vice President of Alcatel-Lucent Africa, Daniel Jaeger, has reiterated the need for ecosystems in African countries to work together to address challenges in the way of ICT development in Africa. According to him, no single person or entity can overcome these stumbling blocks alone. “Clearly regulators have a role to play, governments and or multi-national institutions or financing institutions for the funding/financing of networks