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The side-picture depicts a smiling Dipo Tepede, in the middle, with my company’s business partner after a business dinner. The two guys in the picture represent VSNL international (formally known as Teleglobe before the merger} and it was in this meeting that I came across the word BlackBerry
I wonder what the world will be like without telecommunication; the whole talk of globalization, cultural integration, cultural awareness, international business, etc will not be in focus. I wonder if a writer like me, that reaches about 50 countries daily including Israel, UAE, Uzbekistan, Tanzania, South Africa, etc could accomplish. Without telecoms, development in all strata, sector, government, business, country will be at a standstill. Telecom is a major player in world’s development; this is why I have created a segment in Dipo Tepede.POeT called the Telecoms Story to inform my readers on the latest development in field of telecommunication as it pertains to Nigeria.
Nigeria is a developing country and it is visible to an average Nigerian the effect of the entrance of wireless service providers to the country. A cursory look at a cross-section of the Nigerian socio-economy reveals telecommunication as the industry with maximum impact on peoples’ lives – a typical example is the lunch of GSM (an open standard telephony platform) in 2001 which revolutionized the socio-economic status of Nigeria by reducing unemployment, creating entrepreneurs, improving business processes, encouraging globalization, etc.
What is BlackBerry? What is the impact of BlackBerry to an average Nigerian?
BlackBerry is a wireless handheld mobile device that supports push e-mail, wap services, internet services, telephony, instant messaging and short message services. The difference between blackberry and PDA phone format is real time e-mail service delivery. It is basically for roaming employees to connect to their company’s e-mail where ever they are. For personal services, the subscriber hooks up with the e-mail service of the wireless provider instead of the companies. Whenever a mail hits your inbox, it is monitored by a BlackBerry Exchange Server, which transfers the e-mail to your wireless provider’s data network, which in turn delivers the message to your handheld device instantly. This is the theory behind the push e-mail. The use of the BlackBerry Exchange Server is to give companies the flexibility of using different wireless provider therefore employing the “Least Cost Route†strategy.
The concept was created by a Canadian company called Research In Motion (RIM) and the name “BlackBerryâ€, which could be passed for the name of a genus of rose, was derived from the button of the handheld device that looks like strawberry. The keyboard of the device has the QWERTY look and a track wheel to navigate. The device could be connected to TCP/IP through a component called Data Network Service (DNS). This allows for custom application development using data streams on BlackBerry devices based on the Sun Java platform. I hope the network provider in Nigeria will offer a flat billing system which aid companies to provide intranet services, chat services, etc to their employees on this handheld device as the traffic will bypass tolls.
The advantage to Nigeria includes better productivity derived from effective business processes, social communication like Yahoo Messenger client and Google Talk client and a powerful medium for the deaf community in Nigeria…………….
Which company is likely to bring BlackBerry to Nigeria?
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July 18, 2008 at 3:57 pm (UTC 1)
hello sir, i have a blackberry and i want to connect it gprs to browse,please i will be very hap fy if you can put me through for any connection…it may be GLO or MTN…………..thanks for the great work you are doing.
January 16, 2008 at 9:26 pm (UTC 1)
Whats the price of one in Nigeria ?
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Blackberry! Great tool for business.
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July 23, 2007 at 9:02 am (UTC 1)
Pls i loved to have it. I have not used it before but i have had of so many time. Pls
give me more information about it. Pls i will love it if u send me one, i will pay. My
address is 6 Jack Street Rumuodara Port-Harcourt, Rivers State.
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July 12, 2007 at 1:42 pm (UTC 1)
MTNs BlackBerry is available on both prepaid and postpaid packages..they hav cool handsets too.
June 6, 2007 at 11:44 am (UTC 1)
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June 6, 2007 at 11:42 am (UTC 1)
hi dipo,
i do feel for you guys in nigeria, cos i use a blackberry at the moment and im loving every second of it. i cant do without having emails and webpages on the go so i tend to go for such phone packages.
However, the other phone with the same rationale as the blackberry (and just as fashionable, cool, and easy typing) are the sidekicks 2 & 3. These are american phones which work just as well as the blackberry but are less complicated and user-friendly (i have used the sidekick 2). it works in Nigeria (as my friend used hers without the email and web services) and would be very nice if the telecom firms find a way to merge the email and web packages for nigerian use.
June 4, 2007 at 8:29 am (UTC 1)
“BLACKBERRY IS LIVE ON GLO NETWORK”
Yeah right!
After what I’ve experienced…. seems DEAD
May 27, 2007 at 7:53 pm (UTC 1)
@all
i think all forex traders need BlackBerry to hear news alert first hand, so they dont miss market movements, or what do all of yah think?
May 2, 2007 at 5:46 pm (UTC 1)
I am a blackberry sales executive, with the fastest growing GSM network in Nigeria- GLO!Blackberry is essential for every mobile proffessional that needs to stay connected even while you’re on the go. if you desire to take your office with you all the time, then BlackBerry 8700g smartphone is what you need! It enables push Email, phone, web browser, text messaging, instant messaging and many more to help you keep in touch everytime and anytime— virtually wherever you are. And the thin, lightweight design — with a full QWERTY keyboard — let you do it all in style. if you’re intrested in getting one,please u can send me a mail on adeyinka.oyenusi@gloworld.com,i will be glad to provide u all necessary information.
April 27, 2007 at 10:13 am (UTC 1)
Can anyoone in the house send the features of blackberry
and how much it would cost one to get it?
April 13, 2007 at 6:01 pm (UTC 1)
yeah right mtn offering blackberry? at what rate. probably will cost an arm and a leg.
April 1, 2007 at 1:20 pm (UTC 1)
MTN Nigeria is now offering Blackberrys as well. See http://www.mobileafrica.net/n1967.htm
March 30, 2007 at 1:47 pm (UTC 1)
It’s obvious GLO has initiated the BlackBerry stuff but think as time progresses MTN could become the leading figure in BlackBerry technology in Nigeria.That’s my opinion in this issue.
March 29, 2007 at 10:42 pm (UTC 1)
Interesting that this topic dosen’t seem to have been viewed or discussed much. I think the blackberry thing is an interesting innovation to the ever complex way that IT has tried to keep our lives simple.
I don’t use a blackberry but anyone reading this and has experience with the service on glo should pls share on the blog.
August 14, 2006 at 12:01 am (UTC 1)
That’s true. Nigeria’s Second National carrier, Globacom, has launched into the Nigerian market, the BlackBerry Connect in partnership with Canadian firm, RIM. See http://www.mobileafrica.net/n1591.htm
August 12, 2006 at 11:05 am (UTC 1)
BLACKBERRY IS LIVE ON GLO NETWORK
June 22, 2006 at 8:56 am (UTC 1)
I first heared of BLACKBERRY when I applied for a position in an oil firm recently. I never knew what it was all about, so I went to google and found out. Its really facinating and would be a big hit if/when it really floods this place, and like LUMI above said, it might really be expensive, but I guess that will be at the initial stage as all Nigerian markets go, but then it will determine who leads the GSM pack here. I wonder too, why MTN and Co doesnt want to go for it here. We have the market (population wise)…. I wonder….DIPO if you have more info let me have it…. am really interested. THANKS AND GOD BLESS
June 7, 2006 at 10:58 am (UTC 1)
DT,
I’ve heard about and loved Blackberry now for ages. If it were available in Nigeria today, you’d bet I’d have one (assuming of course that the pricing for the service is not cut-throat).
The funny thing is that MTN and Vodacom support Blackberry in SA, why doesn’t MTN do that here in Nigeria. The scare for me is that even if they bring it in, the cost of using it would be prohibitive. If it isn’t, it could be a major determining factor as to who owns the biggest share of the GSM cake in Nigeria.
One other thing I’d love to see is Number Portability, where I can ditch my current provider for another that is offering better servies and still keep my number as opposed to having to buy a new SIM pack and getting all my contacts to call me on the new number.
Just my 20 kobo worth
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