MultiChoice Subscribers to Watch Live TV With DStv Now App

*John Ugbe, Multichoice Nigeria CEO

Multichoice has introduced a new App that allows its subscribers to watch Sport, movies, series and so much more anytime, anywhere.

Known as DStv Now, the new App allows Multichoice subscribers across Africa to watch Live TV, enjoy DStv Catch Up and view the TV Guide from their mobile phones and tablets. 

The mobile app is currently on offer to DStv Premium subscribers with a PVR or Explora decoder, on both iOS and Android tablets and mobile phones through 3G, 4G or Wi-Fi internet connections.

A release by the company asks subscribers to simply visit their mobile App store to download the free App.

“After logging in with your DStv Connect ID, link your Premium Smartcard to

ITU Gives Go-Ahead For G.Fast Standard

By Rommy Imah (with agency report)

A technology that lets copper telephone wires compete with fiber has finally been standardized, opening the way for affordable, interoperable equipment running at up to 1Gbps, according to a report by pcworld.com.

The technology that gives copper broadband a new lease on life is called G.fast. It offers speeds at up to 1Gbps at distances of up to 100 meters. As the distance increases, the speeds decreases to about 150Mbps over 250 meters, according to the International Telecommunication Union, which has developed the underlying standard and announced G.fast’s approval on Friday.

What performance users end up with depends on a number of factors, including the distance and the quality of the copper wires. The speeds quoted by ITU are just targets, which is far from the

Etisalat Celebrates Winners Of 2014 Innovation Prize

*CEO Etisalat Nigeria, Matthew Willsher; one of the winners, 

Anthony Oniwon and Member, Board of Innovators, Etisalat 

Pan-African Prize for Innovation, Funke Opeke, at the event

Winners of the 2014 edition of the Etisalat Pan-African Prize for Innovation, Anthony Oniwon, developer of Exammate Application, and Abdulganiyu Onabanjo, the developer of Interactive Media Interface Design, were presented with their prizes at a media reception held at the Intercontinental Hotel in Lagos, recently.

Matthew Willsher, Chief Executive Officer at Etisalat Nigeria who explained the rationale behind the innovation prize as well as the company’s continuous support for innovative platforms and initiatives stated that Etisalat was presenting its proof to the promise it made at the launch of the prize over two years ago and further reinforcing the telecom company’s uniqueness as the organisation that makes a difference in the society.

According to Willsher, “We are pleased to formally present these two gentlemen

From Airtel, lifeline for young Nigerians

By Erhumu Bayagbon

*Ogunsanya, Airtel Nigeria CEO

Erhumu Bayagbon writes that Airtel Nigeria has significantly increased its investment in youth development, providing a major lifeline for young Nigerians through a number of robust and credible platforms, including Catapult-a-Start-up, Adopt-a- School programme, Airtel Rising Stars and the One-Mic music initiative.

Whether it is a product, service, enterprise programme or Corporate Social Responsibility intervention, Airtel Nigeria has been consistent in its quest to establish solid platforms to empower young Nigerians and enable them secure a bright future. Indeed, the records speak glowingly of the leading telco that became famous for revolutionizing the GSM tariff one month after launching a new brand name in 2010. Even many cynics are becoming converts after a cursory look at the organization’s recent strides at providing a hope, a future and a lifeline for young Nigerians.

Just this week, Airtel announced a unique programme for young Nigerian entrepreneurs christened Catapult-a-Start-up. At the press conference, which held at the Wheatbaker Hotel, Ikoyi, Lagos, Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director, Airtel Nigeria, Segun Ogunsanya, described the initiative as yet another major step to empowering Nigerian youths and creating a solid platform for them to leverage on to success, saying the initiative is in line with the company’s overriding ambition of becoming the most loved brand in the daily lives of Nigerians.

The Airtel Catapult-a-Startup programme is an entrepreneurial initiative designed to assist start-up application (app) developers to actualize their dreams of becoming

BlackBerry Launches Passport

BlackBerry Ltd's launch of its square-screened Passport device may have grabbed headlines this week, but it was the tech company's lower-profile roll out of the new Blend feature that appears to be garnering the plaudits.

Reuters reports that even as reviewers and analysts were torn on the prospects of the unconventionally shaped Passport, they were brimming with praise for Blend, which lets users seamlessly bridge messaging and content between a host of devices irrespective of operating systems.

"While the new Passport device attracted the most attention, to us the announcement of BlackBerry Blend is more important," said RBC Capital Markets analyst Mark Sue in a note on Thursday.

He noted that Blend is one of the key elements of a strategy aimed at adapting to the needs of large companies, where workers are pushing for flexibility to use devices of their own choice.

BlackBerry, under the leadership of new Chief Executive John Chen, has been

Nigeria Wins Country Hosting Right (Chr) For World Electronics Forum 2014

By Rommy Imah

The Board of Directors of the World Electronics Forum (WEF), through Consumer Electronics and Technologies Industry Association (CETIA) of Africa, has granted the Country Hosting Right (CHR) for the 19th World Electronics Forum 2014 to Nigeria.

WEF has also nominated Digital Africa Global Consult Limited, headed by Dr. Evans E. Woherem, as the event organizer. The 19th World Electronics Forum is therefore to be held alongside Digital Africa 2014 in Lagos, from May 20-22, 2014.

Digital Africa Global Consult is the promoter of the annual Digital Africa Conference & Exhibition, aimed at helping Africa to transit from being merely a consumer to become a major producer of ICT products, services and innovations.

The Minister of Communication Technology, Mrs. Omobola Johnson, led a high-powered delegation of ICT regulatory agencies to represent the federal Government of Nigeria at the inaugural Digital Africa held April 23-25, 2013 in Abuja.

The event was chaired by Mr. Oba Otudeko, the Chairman of Honeywell Group, First Bank Holdings Plc and Airtel Nigeria Limited, and a champion of inter-African trade. The conference attracted a list

From Las Vegas to Lagos, Nigeria

By Dr. Evans Woherem

The 2014 edition of the world flagship Consumer Electronics Show had ended in Las Vegas, the United States of America about two months ago. It was Africa’s biggest and most visible participation in the age-long event.

Digital Africa Global Consult, publishers of Digital Africa Magazine had in July 2013 entered into partnership with Consumer Electronics Association, CEA of the USA. The partnership allows Digital Africa Global Consult to organize a delegation of qualified business professionals from Africa to CEA’s annual trade show- the international CES in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA from the 7^th-10^th of January, 2014.

CES 2014 conference presented an opportunity for Africa to unveil the best of her innovations, exchange ideas with major players in the industry and witness the trends in end user expectations. This was the first time Africa will actively participate at the CES as exhibitors.  It is the premier CES destination where retailers, venture capitalists, manufacturers and other key attendee groups will find budding entrepreneurs, fledgling start-ups and home grown innovation. All Exhibitors also had the opportunity of attending the super-conferences and listening to the key-note addresses.

On the other hand, Digital Africa Global Consult is a new and innovative company that seeks to