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- 8 Mar 2010
Toure commends IT & Telecom Digest @ 10
Dr. Hamadoun Toure, Secretary-General of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), commended Africa’s foremost ICT magazine, IT & Telecom Digest, as it celebrates its tenth year of…
- 21 Sept 2009
Number Portability Should not be by Decree ---Toure
Dr. Hamadoun Toure, secretary general of International Telecommunications Union (ITU), one of the specialized agencies of the United Nations. He has been promoting the Connect Africa initiative, a…
- 11 Mar 2014
ITU Trains Women on ICT
The International Telecommunication Union, on Tuesday, said it had trained over a million women worldwide on basic Information and Communication Technology skills. Dr Hamadoun Toure, ITU…
- 11 Jun 2012
Flaming the Next Global War
Nigeria moved from 66th in 2011 to 59th in the Symantec global internet security threat report volume 17, indicating that the country is becoming more prone to cyber attacks. Also, last week Dr.…
- 14 Sept 2009
FG to encourage Investment in Telecoms as ITU Applauds Growth
The Federal government said that it is committed to encouraging investment flow into telecom sector with the aim of attaining 100 per cent teledensity before the year 2020 in line with Vision…
- 9 Oct 2016
Toure, Ex-ITU Scribe to Speak at Nigeria’s Investment Forum in Telecom World 2016
Mr. Hamadoun Toure, former secretary general of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), has been named the keynote speaker at Nigeria’s Investment Forum in ITU Telecom World 2016, Bangkok,…
- 6 Oct 2008
CTO 2008 Summit Opens with Grandeur in Abuja
The Commonwealth Telecommunications Organizations’ (CTO) ICT Summit with the theme: "Ensuring Effective Connectivity for a Socially Inclusive and a Commercially Vibrant Africa;" in…
- 17 Nov 2009
Unleashing the Broadband Revolution
Broadband is the lifeline of many businesses and it is also the only uncharted arm of Nigeria’s soar-away telecom story. The sharp contrast between broadband and voice telephony penetration has…
- 2 Aug 2010
‘Stable Global Standards, Key to IPTV Success’
Experts have said that stable global standards is key to the take-up of Internet Protocol Television (IPTV). This, they say would avoid costly and confusing ‘format wars’ and reduce…
- 20 Aug 2014
NBC Says ITU’s Deadline on Digital Television is Sacrosanct
With 10 months left for the deadline set by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) for television stations in Africa to migrate from analogue broadcasting to digital terrestrial television…
- 21 Nov 2016
Investments in Telecoms Hit $68Bn in Nigeria
Despite what looks like economic downturn, investments in the fast growing telecommunications sector have been put at $68b as at July, 2016. Of this figure, $35 billion comes from Foreign Direct…
- 12 Nov 2013
Ericsson Rejigs Smartphone Users’ Experience with VoLTE
With voice over LTE (VoLTE) as a basis, consumers will be able to use telecom grade voice, video calling and other new richer communication services on LTE smartphones, according to Ericsson. …
- 9 Dec 2013
WTIS Seeks Harmonized Data on Global ICT Access, Affordability
Delegates to the just concluded ITU’s World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Symposium (WTIS), have endorsed the need to strengthen and adapt the way data on information and communication…
- 8 Dec 2014
FG Woos Broadband Investors with Incentives, Opts for Open Access Model
Federal government has said there is much to do to achieve an all inclusive penetration of telecommunications to every part of the country, despite attaining active telephone line connectivity…