Category: Technology

Huawei ranked world’s 2nd highest investor in R&D by EU

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Tech company Huawei has been ranked second place out of 2,500 measured companies in the 2021 European Union (EU) Industrial R&D Investment Scoreboard. The company moved one place higher this year, having placed thrid in 2020.   “Huawei is now ranked as the 2nd highest private sector investor in research and the development in the world. The European Commission Industrial R&D Investment Scoreboard 2021 is recognized as one of the most authoritative global studies into private sector investment in research and development. International collaboration in the areas of research and…

NCC sets new Mobile International Termination Rate for Voice Services

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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has determined the new International Termination Rate (ITR) for voice services paid by overseas telecom carriers for terminating international calls on local networks in Nigeria at $0.045. The new rate is contained in the ‘Determination of Mobile International Termination Rate’ issued by the Commission on November 25, 2021. The $0.045 rate is the floor price for ITR services and shall take effect from January 1, 2022. The rate is to be paid in US Dollar to enable Nigerian operators to receive an increasing rate in…

Huawei-based 5G Telemedicine solution wins COVID-19 innovation Award

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The telemedicine solution for COVID-19 developed by the China-Japan Friendship Hospital based on Huawei’s 5G network solutions has been awarded GSMA GLOMO ‘Best Innovation for COVID-19 Pandemic Response & Recovery’. This award shown the industry’s recognition of 5G smart healthcare for its role in helping combat the virus.   The judges of the award have commented on how out of the ordinary 2020 was due to the COVID-19 outbreak, and how these mobile technologies help with the response to and recovery from the health crisis caused by COVID-19.   In…

Huawei joins MANRS to boost global internet security

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Huawei has became a founding member of the Equipment Vendor Program (EVP) of the Mutually Agreed Norms for Routing Security (MANRS), in an effort to actively improve global Internet security.   MANRS is a global initiative fostered by the Internet Society (ISOC). It aimed to provide crucial fixes to reduce the most common routing threats, such as Internet route hijacking, route leakage, and address spoofing through cooperation among carriers, IXPs, CDN & cloud providers, equipment vendors, and policy decision makers. Ultimately, it aims to improve Internet security and resilience. The…

NCC, SMEDAN partner on Digital Scheme for SMEs

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To give expression to its faith in the value of strategic partnership and commitment to collaboration, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has partnered the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) to establish a SME Digital Academy. The SME Digital Academy is a public-private partnership initiative being driven by the NCC, SMEDAN, and Sapphital Learning Limited, a leading digital learning platform, essentially to provide micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) owners with digital skills to enhance their entrepreneurial skills. The partnership also aims to equip entrepreneurs and start-ups…

5G Network: NCC holds Capacity Building for Media Executives

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Ahead of the anticipated 2022 rollout of Fifth Generation (5G) network in Nigeria, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has organised capacity building workshops for media executives in the northern and southern divides of the country, as part of efforts to support their continuous professional development critical stakeholders in the telecommunications industry. The workshops, which took place in Kano and Lagos recently with the theme: “5G Deployment and the Next Level of Nigeria’s Development,’ provided an avenue for media stakeholders to have better knowledge and understanding of the potentials of the…

Jigawa Informatics Institute receives Huawei Multimedia Lab

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As part of its commitment to promote digital skills to enhance global digital network, Huawei Technology Company (Nigeria) Limited has built and commissioned a multimedia laboratory at the Jigawa State Institute of Information Technology. Kazaure.   In his welcome address at the event, the Rector of the Institute, Professor Babawuro Usman commended Huawei for executing the corporate social responsibility project in his school.   He described the project as timely as plans are presently in top gear to upgrade the Institute from a Monotechnic to a Polytechnics of Information Technology.  …

Emir of Kano, Others applaud NCC’s Consumer Initiatives at 42nd Kano Trade Fair

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The Emir of Kano, Alh. Aminu Ado Bayero, influential individuals, who visited the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) pavilion as well as telecom consumers, who participated at the ‘NCC Special Day’ at the recently-concluded 42nd edition of the Kano International Trade Fair, 2021 in Kano State, have commended the Commission for its various consumer-centric initiatives.   Bayero engaged the Commission’s staff at the NCC Pavilion while asking series of questions about the activities of NCC as it relates to service delivery and subsequently commended Management of the Commission led by its Executive Vice…

Huawei urges on global partners to join digital inclusion initiative

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Tech giant, Huawei has called for global partners to join its TECH4ALL digital inclusion initiative, which aims to build a more inclusive and intelligent world that leaves no one behind.   Speaking at the Huawei TECH4ALL Summit, the company said the initiative focuses on four areas: driving equity and quality in education, conserving nature with technology, driving inclusion and accessibility in health, and using ICT to boost rural development. It focuses on digital technologies, application enablement, and digital skills, and works with global partners to promote and expand digital inclusion…

5G Auction: We are unaware of Senator Bola Tinubu’s connection to Mafab Communications – NCC

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In the course of its routine media review, today, December 15, 2021, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) became aware of publications in some online media channels alleged the involvement of Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu, former Governor of Lagos State, in Mafab Communications Limited, one of the winners of the 5G spectrum sold by the Commission in a public auction conducted on Monday, December 13, 2021, at the Transcorp Hilton, Abuja.   NCC is a release signed by the Director, Public Affairs,Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde said:   “It bears restating that, consistent…