MTN launches livestock tracking solution, mobile electricity

MTN Nigeria has launched the MTN Livestock Tracking Solutions (LTS) to assist herdsmen in monitoring their cattles. A statement from MTN Nigeria indicated that the Telco’s Executive, Amina Oyagbola announced the launch of the solution in her goodwill message at the first Katsina State Economic and Investment Summit 2016 where MTN also unveiled its mobile […]

MTN Nigeria has launched the MTN Livestock Tracking Solutions (LTS) to assist herdsmen in monitoring their cattles.
A statement from MTN Nigeria indicated that the Telco’s Executive, Amina Oyagbola announced the launch of the solution in her goodwill message at the first Katsina State Economic and Investment Summit 2016 where MTN also unveiled its mobile electricity which will provide affordable electricity to rural community dwellers.
According to Oyagbola, these solutions will help reduce the incidence of wandering cattle and provide electricity to entrepreneurs and rural dwellers.
She explained that the mobile electricity solution was launched in  partnership with Nova-Lumos to bring clean, modern and affordable electricity to MTN customers in the rural areas.
Oyagbola said, “This ICT solution can track the location of cattle, send panic or emergency alerts to the authorities in times of trouble and help with creating grazing areas separate from farmlands. It can perform location tracking for cattle and geo-fencing for grazing areas. It makes use of GPS technology and is solar-powered to ensure that you can always stay in touch with your cattle, everywhere they go.”
On the mobile electricity solution, she said, “Our customers in rural areas can therefore replace kerosene lanterns, candles and flashlights with electricity that can power phones, fans, radios, TVs all at once and this service is already running in Katsina State. We are truly excited about these products and their implications for accelerated socio-economic development across the country.”