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Glo Mobile soft launches in Ghana

Oluniyi D. Ajao — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 20:02:45 +0000

After several false starts, Glo Mobile Ghana appears to have taken its most remarkable step yet, towards a commercial launch. The cellular network obtained its operating licence since 2008 but had failed to launch its service to the public, citing logistical difficulties. Its last false start was 17th November 2011. A much-publicized commercial launch slated for that date was postponed at the last minute.

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Today 19th January 2012 was another publicized date but again, Glo Mobile did not fail to disappoint. Instead of launching its network and opening for business, Glo Mobile only opened-up its number reservation system to the public promising to launch “between 2 and 4 weeks“.

Mr George Andah, Chief Operation Officer of Glo Mobile Ghana told Ghana News Agency:

“Glo Ghana had deployed the state-of-the-art infrastructure to give premium service, including the latest broadband technology, Next Generation Networks, over 1,600 Base Transceiver Stations, four ultra modern switches with capacity for up to 10 million lines with congestions free service.

This, he said, would be complemented by Glo-1, the high capacity state-of-the-art submarine cable connecting West Africa to Europe and a dedicated extension to the United States.”

How to reserve your number on Glo Mobile

The network code for the new cellular network is 023. Glo Mobile is making about 1 million telephone numbers in the series 023-3xx-xxxx available for reservation at this time. Some 4,000 numbers in this series are excluded from the regular reservation. The 4,000 vanity numbers would be available at a premium price of 100 or 200 Ghana cedis.

To reserve your Glo Mobile number, simply text the number you want reserved to 023 001 0100. Example: if you want to reserve 023-333-9999, text 0233339999 to 0230010100 from your current phone. The reservation system would respond within minutes with the results. Where the reservation was successful, a reference code would be included in the confirmation text message. You would need this reference code to claim your Glo Mobile number when the network goes commercial. Each person is limited to a maximum of 5 reservations.

I was able to reserve a phone number by sending the text message from an MTN number. My attempt using Airtel failed as the SMS was not delivered.

In the meantime, enjoy this Glo Mobile video ad:

Harnessing the full power of WordPress for multimedia publishing – WordCamp CT 2011

Oluniyi D. Ajao — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 18:54:37 +0000

WordCamp Cape Town 2011 was informative and exciting. I had the opportunity to attend a blog camp that was focused exclusively on WordPress. WordPress is the software that powers this blog, as well as millions of other websites around the world.

Wordcamp Cape Town 2011

WordCamp Cape Town was split into two tracks: publisher and technical. I was privileged to speak at the publisher track though I spent most of the day at the developer track.
The galaxy of speakers were definitely experienced in their respective areas of specialization and so one was able to learn from other bloggers’ experiences. Never mind that it wasn’t as interactive as I expected a barcamp to be, but it was fulfilling all the same.

Find a video of my presentation titled “Harnessing the full power of WordPress for multimedia publishing”, below:

You may find other WordCamp CT 2011 videos here. WordCamp CT 2011 was organized by Ashley Shaw and his team at LightSpeed.

Help famine victims in East Africa

Oluniyi D. Ajao — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 04:22:17 +0000

From Wikipedia:

The 2011 Horn of Africa famine is a famine occurring in several regions in the Horn of Africa as a result of a severe drought that is affecting the entire Eastern Africa region. The drought, said to be “the worst in 60 years”, has caused a severe food crisis across Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya that threatens the livelihood of more than 10 million people. Other countries in and around the Horn of Africa, including Djibouti, Sudan, South Sudan and parts of Uganda, are also affected by a food crisis.

The United Nations declared a famine in parts of southern Somalia amid the worst drought in 60 years. Organizations are mobilizing and there are ways you can help.

Former Ghanaian president Jerry Rawlings is leading the African Union’s efforts to deal with the famine in Somalia. He spoke to British TV broadcaster Channel 4 on Thursday from Mogadishu in Somalia.

You too can help by donating directly to the World Food Programme.

Interview: Gregory Eid Of TeleData ICT speaks about Internet Connectivity in Ghana

Oluniyi D. Ajao — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 08:40:37 +0000

Gregory Eid is the Managing Director of TeleData ICT, a leading Internet Service Provider in Ghana, targeted at individuals, cyber cafes and SMEs. In this interview, he spoke frankly to Russell Southwood of Balancing Act about some aspects of the operations of TeleData ICT, challenges of offering internet connectivity in Ghana and the network upgrade plans for TeleData ICT.

As a customer, I had the opportunity of meeting Gregory a few weeks ago to discuss a bandwidth upgrade. Much of his response to me is repeated in this video, regarding their systematic bandwidth upgrade plans.

Mr Gregory Eid (L) handing over an Apple iPad to a lucky customer, who won a prize draw recently.

I have been using TeleData ICT as the ISP for my residence since 2006 and office since 2008. I have considered blogging about the service for some time now and can say the time is right. So, watch this blog for a forensic analysis of the Ghanaian ISP called TeleData ICT.

ICTWorks Interview: Oluniyi on ICT4Dev, E-Commerce, Mobile Phones, Web Hosting in Africa

Oluniyi D. Ajao — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 14:37:39 +0000

I granted the following video interview to ICTWorks.org in January 2011, and spoke about ICT for development, mobile communications, e-commerce, web hosting in Africa. Enjoy.

Interview: Oluniyi featured on naijasmostincredible.com

Oluniyi D. Ajao — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 06:00:40 +0000

An interview Naijasmostincredible.com conducted with me has been published.
In their own words:

In this interview, Mr. Ajao reveals:

How to take on the unique challenges of growing an Internet business in Africa.

The secret competitive advantage easily available to every business in Africa… but ignored by most entrepreneurs.

How to become a market leader based off of word-of-mouth advertising.

Why “get-rich-quick” thinking is what destroys most new bloggers’ efforts.

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How to pick your blogging niche.

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New Music Video: Julius Agwu’s Good People Great Nation

Oluniyi D. Ajao — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 20:21:12 +0000

Julius “the Genius” Agwu is one of the top-rated Nigerian comedians popular within and outside Nigeria. He recently released a music video perhaps in commemoration of Nigeria’s impending 50th independence anniversary. Enjoy the clip below:

Julius Agwu

Armed with the right sense of humour, excellent delivery and a widely respected fashion sense; Julius D’Genius Agwu has positioned himself as a force to reckon with in Nigeria and Africa at large.

South Africa 2010: We can’t play football but we can dance!

Oluniyi D. Ajao — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 08:15:33 +0000

South Africans may not be the best football players but they surely can sing and dance. I watch TV reports about South African workers on strike, with amusement. Labourers who have dropped their tools to make a point often sing and dance as part of their protest marches. Many of the songs might be “war songs” but the mere fact that music is involved, thrills me. This is unlike another African country that I know, where any form of “strike” is usually accompanied by violence and destruction.

So South Africa crashed out early from the World Cup? So what?

Several months before the first whistle was blown to commence the first match in the South Africa 2010 FIFA World Cup, the official South African tourism board had released a TV commercial on some international channels all geared towards attracting the world to the warmth and excitement that can be experienced in South Africa. As usual, music and dance was the key tool. Enter Diski. “Diski” is a local slang South Africa for the game of football.

The Diski dance is a dance which is comprised of a series of choreographed football moves, named from different parts of the country, and was created for the 2010 FIFA World Cup as part of its advertising campaign. The moves are named in Tswana, Zulu, Sotho and English amongst others and include “Tsamaya”, “Heel Extension Mkhari” and “Chester”. The adverts were shown on CNN, BBC, Eurosport and SkySports amongst others. The motivation of the advert was to give soccer fans “a chance to learn the moves and “feel the rhythm of African football”".

The Internet has plenty of Diski dance videos to offer, but I am sharing a carefully selected few with you. Enjoy!

Learn the Diski Dance

South Africa 2010 TV Advert

Where the Hell is Matt in South Africa?

Aki & Pawpaw do the Diski Dance

Diski Dance in Chicago, USA

Should you want to create your own Diski Dance video, just download the Diski Dance MP3 audio file.

Hope for Nigeria? A Conversation with Goodluck Jonathan (Video)

Oluniyi D. Ajao — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 05:37:24 +0000

Goodluck Jonathan, (Acting President, Federal Republic of Nigeria) recently had a conversation with the Council on Foreign Relations on his recent official visit to the United States of America. The conversation was presided over by Howard F. Jeter, Former U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria on April 12, 2010.

Video republished by kind permission of CFR.

Akon – Oh Africa (feat. Keri Hilson)

Oluniyi D. Ajao — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 13:52:57 +0000