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NCC fines four GSM operators N1bn Over Poor Services

The Nigeria Communications Commission has said four Global System for Mobile Communications operators are to pay a cumulative sum of N1.17bn penalty for poor Quality of Services. In a statement made available ...

MTN Subscribers, Boosted by Nigeria, SA & Iran Top 170 Million

MTN Group, Africa’s largest mobile operator, reported on Friday a 4 percent rise in subscribers for the first quarter, helped by increases in its key markets of South Africa, Nigeria and Iran. ...

NCC Aims To Sanction MTN Over Poor Quality of Service

MTN has been queried by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) over the poor quality of its services. The telecommunications regulatory body has inquired from MTN to provide details on why it should ...

Visafone Eyes N600 Billion Broadband Market

The Chairman of Visafone, Jim Ovia, has revealed that the voice and data communications company is positioning itself in order to take advantage of the immense opportunities in the Nigerian telecommunications sector. ...

Glo Awards $ 6 Million Contract to Ceragon

Ceragon Networks Ltd. has announced a new $6 million USD contract with Globacom Nigeria (Glo) for Ceragon’s high-capacity wireless backhaul solutions and professional services in Nigeria. Ceragon will manage the end-to-end deployment of its field-proven ...

Police Officer wins N10m, as MTN @ 10 promo ends

As the MTN at 10 years celebration comes to an end, a Benue State-born police officer and clergyman, James Orkuma,  emerged one of the lucky winners of 10 million naira  at the ...

Etisalat invites bids for African towers – sources

(Reuters) – UAE telecoms operator Etisalat has invited bidders for its telephone tower operations in Africa, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Wednesday. Etisalat operates in about 10 African ...

NCC to Bar Unregistered Subscribers in March, says Number Portability Commences September

The Nigerian Communications Commission has disclosed that unregistered SIM cards in the country will be blocked in March. The Executive Vice-Chairman, NCC, Eugene Juwah stated that the NCC is currently ongoing the ...

Visafone spends Billions to Upgrade Network ahead of CBN Cashless Policy, Plans Blackberry Services

According to the CEO of Visafone Communications Ltd, Sailesh Iyer, the company is spending billions to upgrade its network in order to cope with the increase of data transmissions in the country. ...