One of the products launched at the MTN Innovation Day held last week in Lagos and Abuja is the MTN F@stlink E170M USB Modem. A pocket friendly high speed access USB Modem, MTN F@stlink E170 offers an enhanced internet experience with its HSPA technologies. It has been described as a multi-mode wireless terminal ideal for business professionals.

But just how fast is the USB Modem?

The MTN F@stlink E170 has been touted to have capabilities of download speeds of up to 7.2 Mbps. The device is ideal for downloading large files from the internet as well as video clips, music tracks or games to your laptop, PDA or smartphone. Now that sounds cool, doesn’t it?

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MTN Nigeria, the leading telecommunications company has become the first to launch Google’s Free SMS Search for its over 20 million subscribers in Nigeria. When Google launched the service for Nigeria and Ghana in January, we were the first to cover the story in Nigeria and we thought it would be a great service.

The service was exhibited at the MTN INNOVATION DAY at the Civic Centre in Victoria Island, Lagos. I was at the event for two reasons: To meet with Les Brown, one of my mentors and to witness firsthand MTN’s innovative products.

What is Google SMS from MTN?

Google SMS is a mini version of Google search via your MTN mobile phone. It is an SMS-based search which does not require you to have any Internet connection. Google SMS allows you to find the definition of words, get news headlines, sports information and more all via SMS. The search is keyword-based, so you need to use words that can easily get you good results.

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