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- 28 Sept 2009
National Central Switch Goes Live in November
The National Central Switch (NCS) established by the Central Bank of Nigeria to solve the problem of interconnectivity and interoperability among card switching platforms in the country is expected…
- 12 Jan 2022
Sophos premiers Sophos Switch Series to Strengthen, Simplify Connectivity at the Access Layer
Sophos, a global leader in next-generation cybersecurity, has unveiled the Sophos Switch Series, featuring a range of network access layer switches to connect, power and control device access within…
- 5 May 2021
DSO: FG to Switch Off Analogue Broadcasting in Lagos
Federal Government has disclosed plans to switch off analogue broadcasting in the state in the next six months, having officially switched over Lagos to digital broadcasting last week, Mr. Lai…
- 18 Sept 2013
Interconnect Exchange Carriers Switch to WTL
World Telecom Labs (WTL) on Tuesday announced that its specialist high capacity voice switching equipment will be deployed by five of Nigeria’s interconnecting exchange carriers. Licensed by the…
- 16 Sept 2014
Interconnect, Others’ Switch Over 1Bn Minutes Traffic-WTL
World Telecom Labs (WTL) on Tuesday, announced that close to one point four billion (one thousand million) minutes have passed through its specialist 2nd generation VoIP switches deployed by five of…
- 17 May 2010
CBN Gives Deadline on Connection to National Central Switch
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has mandated banks in the country to connect to the National Central Switch (NCS), on or before 14th May, Nigeria CommunicationsWeek can reveal. The central…
- 26 Jul 2010
CBN Set to Enforce National Central Switch Monopoly
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is set to release a memo on e-payment interoperability in the country that will mandate that banks should connect to the National Central Switch (NCS) and any other…
- 31 Aug 2025
Switch Solutions to Lead Cybersecurity Innovation @GITEX Nigeria 2025
Switch Solutions Limited, a leading Nigerian consulting firm specializing in ICT services, cybersecurity, data protection, and training & development, has confirmed its participation as an…
- 17 Jun 2015
Interconnect Transform Voice Traffic with WTL’s 2nd Generation VoIP Switches
World Telecom Labs (WTL) on Tuesday announced that Interconnect Nigeria (ICN), one of Nigeria’s interconnect exchange carriers, is now using its award-winning 2nd generation VoIP switches to transfer…
- 23 Dec 2016
FG Pledges Commitment to June 2017 Deadline for Digital Switch Over
President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday inaugurated the Abuja Digital Switch-over from analogue broadcasting, with a commitment that the Federal Government would meet the June 2017 deadline for the…
- 22 Jul 2014
Ovum Cautions Nigeria, Others over Fund for Digital Switch
Ovum research has found that most sub-Saharan countries – notably Nigeria and South Africa – will not achieve the ITU-mandated 2015 deadline to switch off their analog terrestrial TV signals due to:…
- 28 Dec 2020
Why We Opted Out of Transaction Switching Business-3Line
3Line Card Management Limited, Nigeria’s fintech firm has explained that it opted out of payment transaction switching services because it no longer aligns with its overall business strategy. The…
- 4 Mar 2016
FG Commits to 2017 Deadline for Digital Switch Over
Alhaji Lai Mohammed, minister of Information and Culture, has assured of the Federal Government's commitment to meeting the June 2017 deadline for the country's Digital Switch Over (DSO) in…
- 19 Apr 2016
Credit Switch Boosts Africa’s Credit Transfer Ecosystem
Credit Switch has launched a product that will accelerate the growth of mobile ecosystem in Africa. The new product entails an interoperability between the various platforms that allows transfer of…
- 6 Sept 2013
Dell Introduces S6000 Data Centre Switching Platform
Dell Networking has expanded its S-series portfolio with the new S6000, the industry’s highest-density 1RU 10/40GbE switching platform for highly-virtualized data centers. A fixed form factor…
- 18 Dec 2017
NBC to Switch-on Digital Terrestrial Tv in Ilorin, Kaduna
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) will on Wednesday December 20, 2017 and Friday December 22, 2017 switch Kwara and Kaduna States from Analogue transmission to Digital Terrestrial Television…
- 31 Dec 2014
NBC Begins Digital Broadcasting Switch-Over in Lagos, Others Tomorrow
Nigeria Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has ruled out extension of digital switch over, as the first phase of the new era is expected to begin in Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt, Kaduna and Kano from…
- 1 Apr 2016
UK, FG Partner on Digital Switch Over
Mr Simon Shercliff, acting British High Commissioner in Nigeria has said that the United Kingdom would collaborate with Nigeria to fast-track the process of digital switch over in the country.…
- 26 Aug 2016
Digital Switch Over on Course – Mohammed
Alhaji Lai Mohammed, minister of Information and Culture, has restated that the process of switching over from analogue to digital broadcasting “is very much on course’’. The minister stated this at…
- 9 Aug 2014
Telcos to Switch-off Fake Phones -SON
Federal Government will soon order telecom companies in the country to effect a nationwide switch-off of over 12.6 million counterfeit phones from networks by using the International Mobile…
- 13 Oct 2019
Lack for Funding Hobbles Digital Switch Over
The implementation of the Digital Switch Over (DSO) from analogue television broadcasts in the country has been hobbled by the non-release of funding by the federal government to the National…
- 1 Mar 2010
Banks, Switches Rake in N2.8Bn from ATM in Jan
Banks and switching platforms in the country raked in some N2.8 billion in January from customers who used the Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) 28 million times that month, Nigeria CommunicationsWeek…
- 28 Nov 2017
FG Assures BON of Commitment to Digital Switch Over
Alhaji Lai Mohammed, Minister of Information and Culture, yesterday reassured that Digital Switch Over (DSO), the process of transition from analogue to digital television broadcasting was on course.…
- 22 Aug 2024
FG Approves N10Bn to Boost Digital Switch-over
President Bola Tinubu has approved a grant of N10 billion for the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to embark on a transformative journey to achieve the Digital Switch-Over (DSO) dividends for…
- 27 Nov 2012
Atcon Calls for Fake Phones Switch off, NCC Warns Dealers
Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (Atcon) has asked the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) to compel telecommunications operators to switch off all fake and substandard…
- 19 Sept 2018
WTL's VoIP Switch Investment Pays Off in Nigeria
World Telecom Labs (WTL) has announced that more than six billion calls lasting around ten billion (ten thousand million) minutes have now passed through its specialist VoIP switches deployed by five…
- 19 Aug 2025
Passengers Must Switch Off Phones during Flights — NCAA
Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has directed all airlines operating in the country to ensure that passengers completely switch off their mobile phones during aircraft take-off and landing.…
- 18 Apr 2016
200,000 TV Households to Get Free Set-Top Boxes for Digital Switch
About 200,000 television households in Jos will receive free Set-Top Boxes (STBs) for the Pilot Scheme of the Digital Switch Over (DSO) on April 30, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, minister of Information…
- 28 Jun 2017
FG Renews Commitment to Digital Switch Over
Federal government has expressed its readiness to roll out the Digital Switch Over (DSO) in all the six geo political zones in the country in the next few weeks, as a practical demonstration of its…
- 12 Sept 2021
NBC, NIGCOMSAT Sign Partnership Deal on Digital Switch-over
National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) said it is partnering with Nigerian Communications Satellite (NIGCOMSAT) to accelerate the process of digital switch-over (DSO) in the country. Director-General…