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SOLO Phone Unveils Unparalleled Mobile Entertainment Devices
Dynamic new device manufacturer and digital content provider SOLO Phone unveiled three exciting new phones in the Nigerian market.
The new devices, S400, S410 and S500, not only boast access to an incredible 20 million songs by both local and international artists, they also offer access to a wide range of Nollywood films.
SOLO also announced the upcoming launch of their Hollywood film content.
Dedicated to providing the best mobile entertainment experience in Nigeria, SOLO Phone offers its users a vast music library of up to 20 million local and international songs.
Its proprietary app, SOLO Music, features artists from Nigeria’s hottest record labels including Storm Records, Chocolate City, EME and Now Muzik, and hasa dynamic library of local and global music unmatched by any other music service in Nigeria.
SOLO View gives access to a great catalogue of Nigerian films and will soon add Hollywood movies right on your SOLO device.
Offering a great experience in a pocket-friendly price range of N13,000 to N33,500 SOLO phones offer highly competitive specifications, are all dual SIM, running Android 4.3.
The S400 – Beauty Is In The Details
Attractively priced at N 13,000, the SOLO S400 is a fantastic entry-level device.
Thedual-core,4-inch screen phone is loaded with 4GB of internal storage (enough to hold 1,000 songs), a speedy 512 MB of RAM and a memory card slot expandable up to 32GB.
It comes in both black and white with silver trim, and is also “selfie” ready, with a front-facing camera as well as a 3 megapixel rear camera.
S410 – Sleek And Powerful
The stylish SOLO S410 is a quad-core, 4-inch smartphone that comes in two colours – an attractive white and silver, and a sleek black and rose-gold.
With its 5 megapixel rear camera and great front facing camera, the phone comes with 4GB of internal storage (with a memory card slot expandable up to 32GB) and sports a 1.2GHz Qualcomm chip, giving you even faster performance on-the-go.
S500 – The Elegant Flagship
The flagship device of the suite, this ultra-slim, stylish phone comes with a brilliant 5-inch full high-definition screen, bringing entertainment even closer to the user.
Packed with competitive hardware specifications, the 1.2 GHz, quad-core Qualcomm chip powers the smooth Android operating system,an 8 megapixel camera (as well as a2MPfront-facing camera) and also has 8GB of internal memory and 1GB of RAM.
The phones are available in two stunning colour combinations – black and rose gold, or white and silver.
“We are extremely proud of the devices we are unveiling here today,” said Tayo Ogundipe, founder and Global CEO of SOLO. “We are dedicated to the Nigerian market and committed to bringing an unparalleled entertainment experience to Nigerians, on compelling smartphone devices, and at a price anyone can afford.”
On his part, Dolapo Ajayi, co-founder and head, West Africa added, “SOLO is now a national brand with presence in all regions of the country and constantly improving on our point-of-sales presence to deliver the best experience directly to the hands of the consumer.”
SOLO is an experience-driven digital content and smartphone company focused on delivering the best content and services on the mobile platform to African consumers.
According to Tolu Orekoya, marketing manager, SOLO Phone, SOLO was formed in 2012 by a group of highly experienced telecommunication professionals, led by Tayo Ogundipe, a Nigerian-born, former senior global executive with HTC and Sony Ericsson.
The SOLO management team brings an unusual blend of global sector expertise and deep knowledge of African markets that enable the team to conceive and implement a market-leading, mobile consumer proposition uniquely suited to African markets.
Packaged with competitive data bundles from mobile operator partners, SOLO’s content and service offerings create a revolutionary, new customer-centred user experience, never before been seen on the African continent.
Nigeria will criminalize the destruction of broadband fiber cables following repeated complaints by MTN Nigeria Communications Plc and other telecommunications companies that they are losing billions of naira, according to people familiar with the matter.
Federal ministry of works, which supervises federal road constructors, is finalizing the regulation that will be signed as an executive order by President Bola Tinubu, said the people, asking not to be identified as they weren’t authorized to comment.
While there are presently laws against vandalism, the authorities are aiming to regulate construction firms more closely.
The order will enforce stiff penalties on offenders, said the people, declining to provide more details or say when it will be signed.
“Telecom assets are critical backbone that supports the economy across sectors,” said Temitope Ajayi, a senior presidential aide, who noted that the Association of Telecommunications Companies (ATCON) has been demanding the classification for years.
New rules will provide “further assurance that the Nigerian government will protect their investments against vandals and criminal elements.”
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) estimates that the sector will make up more than a fifth of the country’s gross domestic product by the end of 2027, up from 13.5% in the third quarter of last year.
The move will help alleviate pressure on the telecoms sector, which is facing increased operating costs and sales pressures from a sharp depreciation in the currency and a threefold increase in energy prices.
Repairs and revenue losses from damaged cables is estimated to have cost the sector almost 27 billion naira ($23 million) last year alone, documents seen by Bloomberg show.
MTN Nigeria, the biggest wireless operator in Africa’s most-populous nation, and Airtel Africa Plc bore the brunt of the costs, the documents show.
MTN suffered more than 6,000 cuts on its fiber cable last year, the documents show. On Feb. 28, a cut on its network in three different locations by a road construction firm, an oil serving company and someone burning rubbish in a manhole meant customers faced more than five hours of data and voice outages.
The operator relocated 2,500 kilometers (1,553 miles) of vulnerable fiber cables between 2022 and 2023, at a cost of more than 11 billion naira – enough to build 870 kilometers of new fiber lines to areas without coverage.
A presidential order on the matter would be welcomed, said Tony Izuagbe Emoekpere, president, Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria.
“When it comes to communication infrastructure, they are destroyed at will, so we are eagerly awaiting the president’s order,” he said. “It would be a great boost to the industry, and it will also encourage investment.”
Telegram, the messaging giant founded by Pavel Durov and headquartered in Dubai, anticipates hitting a remarkable milestone of one billion active monthly users within the next year.
Durov’s departure from Russia in 2014, prompted by governmental pressures to stifle opposition communities on his VK social media platform, underscores Telegram’s commitment to neutrality despite geopolitical challenges.
With 900 million active users currently, Telegram stands as a beacon of free speech in the digital realm, particularly influential in former Soviet Union republics and pivotal during conflicts like the Russia-Ukraine standoff.
Durov’s staunch advocacy for freedom of expression and opposition to censorship by tech giants like Apple and Google reinforces Telegram’s status as a neutral platform.
Opting for the UAE as its base, Durov cites its neutrality and openness as conducive to Telegram’s ethos, serving both opposition groups and governments alike while maintaining impartiality.
In Durov’s vision, the pursuit of freedom eclipses material gain, shaping Telegram’s trajectory as a bastion of digital liberation.
To further strengthen Nigeria’s digital economy in line with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) and National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) have announced a collaboration on National Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) and Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) to enhance and create synergy between digital identity, payment ecosystem, and secure & seemless data exchange capabilities for Nigeria.
During the meeting between the Director-General of NITDA, Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, and Director General of NIMC, Engr. Bisoye Coker-Odusote, with some management staff of both organisations, they discussed various initiatives, which include building DPI stacks for a secured and seamless data exchange and forming partnerships to transform the national identity system.
This collaboration also aims to harness the potential of the innovative ecosystem and emphasise the use of Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) to drive digital transformation in Nigeria.
To ensure a smooth implementation, a 12-man committee was set up. This committee will play a crucial role in kickstarting and harmonising the initiatives. It is expected to deliver a comprehensive implementation report within the next 4 weeks
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