LAGOS: Network operator Netpage launched its 4G device putting Gambia on a 4G network footing. The is the first time for the 4G network to be invented in Gambia by Netpage and it has been on sale before the official launching at a press briefing. The Chief Executive Officer Simon Abraham said the purpose of the invention is to ‘deliver the service of the promise'. He said it is the first generation communications network and the ‘next stage of wireless evolution'. With already a marketing slogan the Max Evolution for Netpage in use, CEO Abraham said the innovation has a wide capacity and point of congestion is high unlikely, in his own words ‘unless we probably absorb the entire country on our network which we hope to have and until it happen, it will be a reality'. The Netpage top brass revealed that its towers can carry forty times more than a conventional 3G network and they are already considering fully covering the greater Banjul by September this year. The Netpage continued, “Secondly, the devices that we have can provide speeds of up to forty megabits. I cannot imagine what forty megabits is like in Gambia but I have experienced it and it is actually overwhelming. We have also built a platform also that is dynamic for people. You don't have to be tied down to a specific tariff for a specific plan. This means you the user will manage how you want your speed to be.” Simon added that, the concept is it can reduce cost as users can choose to be on a lower tariff if they are tied on budget. The six product devices can serve up to 250 people and more than three users can login into one device.
4. Nigeria: Ministry Preparing Robust ICT Policy – Omobola Johnson LAGOS: The Minister of Communication and Technology, Mrs Omobola Johnson has said during a stakeholders forum on the draft ICT policy that the ministry was working towards a robust policy on Information and Communications and Technology (ICT). She said that the ministry had set up an ad hoc committee to harmonize all existing policies from the different areas of the ICT industry in order to achieve this. “Today, we are here to discuss on the harmonized draft ICT policy which will enhance the intended robustness of the policy,” the minister said. Johnson further stated that the ministry, had in January, sought for comments from stakeholders to enhance the policy. Prof. Raymond Akwule, chairman of the committee, said that the committee had reviewed existing policies and asked questions to enable it harmonize the documents. He also said that comments received bordered on the structure, substance and contents of the policy document. Akwule noted that it would take the committee sometimes before coming out with a final draft. The Permanent Secretary in the ministry Dr. Ibrahim Daudu said inputs by all stakeholders will be critically looked into and would be fully involved in making effective ICT policy. BM ShortURL: http://goo.gl/zHNx7 Tags: 4G, Gambia, Netpage Section: Business, Tech, West Africa
