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Fowe.
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This means if I understand u, You mean the following
1. The industry mainl needs business related software (business intelligence, financial forecasting etc) but they ok with the technological software.

2. Hardware is way back. May I ask: Is it a question of just assembly of components or new designs must be generated?. I know we can easily assemble in nigeria, but design may not be done easily for now and thus will be the next step.

Yea, there is nothing in hardware assembly. I believe Nigerians can do well in design, if there is good infrastucture n ground. I mean let there be hardware producing companies like Intel like Dell to come into Nigeria. This is the only way we can convert some of our design and ideas into fruition.
If we ve a companies that can produce either a small IC(Integrated Circuit) chip and an electronic board, its going to make a whole lot of difference in our Technology in Nigeria...

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Fowe.
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Hmm, you've not finished answering the question: Is the hardware needed by your industry based on new designs or just simply assembly of components? Or better yet give me an example of the hardware you're talking about.!

Honestly, I beg to differ on DELL and Intel. What are they coming to do? Yes, intel designs, AGREED! They started the latest ram, chipset etc, and we might need them in the beginning because of the tech advancement but DELL and other pc manufacturers are just glorified assemblers. Afterall many of us can do what they do for PC's, some may try for laptops. Moreover the big companies don't dabble into the harder stuff like PDA's and smaller laptops (which don't just need assembly). They can't add any value except take our cash to use to further build their country.
We can have companies who can build IC's, many chinese people do it in small shops. Me sef(that u're hearing) has made a small one before.

Bns babaaaaaaa, u don dey make chip, and u making me suffer here. I need you guys to come develop devices for me.
Ok my example is. I wana make an LCD device that has GSM SIM , which can recieve SMS and display it in a programmable and colorfull LCD screen.
I need a device in the size of an exercise boook.

Lets start wit dat...

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Fowe.
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Yea its a new design, its my own personal idea and interest.
Talking about telecoms industry, i dont think new hardware stuffs are needed becuase most of the equipments are supplied by forien comoanies like Acatel, Ericsson, and Huwaei etc..

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Fowe.
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@Fowe -

I think such chips are very much available "off the shelf". The only problem is that you might have the LCD module seperate from the GSM/GPRS module such that you will have to write the code to load and render SMS on the LCD. (Some web links below, you can ask Mr. Google.com for more). The interfacing protocol should be well documented for the product. Motorola in particular has fantastic chips.

If you are working with control systems U can even create your own messaging protocol (for example specific SMS tokens will be interpreted to convey a particular directive to the controlled system). This is similar to Dr. Karen's project I told you about before, only that for that case it was conventional radio rather than GPRS that was to be used).


Assuming you are a simple hobbyist or prefer a Do-It-Yourself approach, then things get even more interesting! Why dont you stroll down to the gsm repairer at the end of your street, get an "almost dead nokia phone" (SMS functionality should be working, Speakers or microphones could be bad, etc. Take nokia, cos the manuals are easier to come by) dismantle it and get cracking. I will PM you further details.


web links:
http://www.comtechm2m.com/embedded-mode ... m-gprs.htm

http://www.roundsolutions.com/techdocs/ ... Letter.pdf

http://www.motorola.com/mot/doc/0/962_MotDoc.pdf

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My brother i be employeee ooo. I no get time for hobbyist stuffs ooooo!
Anyway i would check the links sha, and tell u what i think

Regards

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Fowe.
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Hmm, I guess the best thing to do is to
1. Design it or get someone who can design to do so.
2. Patent the design QUICKLY or keep it secret. (2 can come b4 1 sef if you can successfully demonstrate it on paper).

3a. Outsource the manufacture to cheaper firm(if you want to own the company yourself) but make sure that very few people know the whole process. e.g. d person that is doing d screen is diff from person dat is doing memory etc.
OR

3b. Sell the idea to a big firm.

Either way, you don't want to be wasting your time manufacturing it. READ ATI's history (they only designed and outsourced manufacture).


Now that you've completely changed d topic, can we go back now?
Nigeria's situation with respect to IT:
e.g. u mentioned ericsson etc: How do we compete and remove ericsson? They ship all the products right? (i.e. cost issues)
Expertise? etc

The only way we can compete and possibly grab the market from ericsson et al is to visualize what hardware will look like in the years to come and the kind of software that will run on it.
Imagine how a phone was few years ago and how small it has become.What will a phone look like in the years to come,etc..

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and to do this we need financial and human resources both of which we have!!
We may not have the expertise but if we're serious enough we can recruit people from outside with the money on ground.
There's a hope!

can we continue wt ds topic...i just dey read am now..and its so intersting oo

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Fowe.
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