Month: November 2020
Nokia Enables Ultra-Fast 5G Services for Vodacom South Africa Customers with 5G Radio
Telecoms equipment vendor Nokia has announced that it is enabling ultra-fast 5G services for Vodacom South Africa’s customers by deploying its 5G radio, core and fixed network solutions across Vodacom’s network. Vodacom is using Nokia’s 2G, 3G, 4G and fibre access networks, as well as 5G fixed wireless access (FWA) and mobile broadband services. Nokia …read more →
IBM Unveils New Capabilities Across IT Infrastructure Portfolio
IBM has announced a strategic expansion of capabilities to provide clients with the flexibility to choose where to deploy workloads, from on-premises to the IBM public cloud, and drive forward their journey to the hybrid cloud. The new and enhanced solutions include containerized software across IBM IT Infrastructure via IBM Cloud Paks and advancements in data storage for containers. According …read more →
EndSARS Violent Protest: BRT Operators Count Losses
Operators of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) in Lagos have begun counting the losses incurred by the two-week suspension of operations occasioned by the violence that trailed the recent #EndSARS protests across the country. The Head of Corporate Communications of the organisation, Mr Mutiu Yekeen, stated this in an interview with the News Agency of …read more →
Cloud Infrastructure Services Market Record $5 Billion Incremental Growth in Q2
New data from Synergy Research Group shows that Q2 spend on cloud infrastructure services passed the $30 billion milestone, an increase of $7.5 billion from the second quarter of 2019. This continues the trend of ever-larger increments in cloud spending. Q2 2019 spending grew $6.5 billion from Q2 2018, which in turn grew $5.5 billion …read more →
China Unveils Plan for New Energy Vehicle Industry
China on Monday unveiled a development plan for its new energy vehicle (NEV) industry from 2021 to 2035 that aims to accelerate the country into an automotive powerhouse. The plan, released by the State Council, China’s cabinet, listed five strategic tasks to improve technology innovation capacity. The council intends to build new-type industry ecosystems, advance …read more →
Senator seeks special grant to rebuild Lagos infrastructure
Senator Solomon Adeola on Sunday called asked the Federal Government to provide a special grant to Lagos State Government to rebuild critical infrastructure destroyed by hoodlums during the #EndSARS protests. Adeola, who is the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance, also renewed the clarion call on the Federal Government to grant Lagos a Special …read more →
Fidelity CEO Reaffirms Commitment To Sound Ethical Business Practices
Fidelity Bank CEO, Mr. Nnamdi Okonkwo has restated the bank’s commitment to the highest standards of ethical and professional conduct in its dealings with customers and all stakeholders. Okonkwo gave the assurance on Monday as part of activities marking the 2020 Corporate Compliance & Ethics Week. Stating that the week-long celebration provided a great opportunity to …read more →