Telecoms

Former Presidential spokesperson and bestselling author, Reno Omokri, has slammed telecommunication giant MTN of "exploitative practices...multiple sub-Saharan countries." According to Omokri in a short documentary, "the exposé traced the economic malaise now afflicting the Ghanaian economy partly to the monopolistic policies of MTN, which had led to an unprecedented capital flight from that beleaguered West…

Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission NCC), Dr Aminu Maida, at a media parly in Lagos, listed four critical areas of concentration to reposition Nigeria’s $76 billion telecoms sector.

Samsung has ushered in a “new era of AI” with the launch of its Galaxy S24 smartphone series, which leans heavily on the vendor’s big-name partners – Google Cloud and Qualcomm – for the capabilities and functionality that enable features such as live translation of calls and texts.

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said that MTN and Globacom have both reached an agreement to resolve the interconnect debt issue, over which the former was to disconnect the latter today. This came as the 10-day pre-disconnection notice issued by the Commission lapsed today. However, NCC in a statement signed by its Director of…

More investments in fifth-generation (5G) networks are expected to bring operators a 32 per cent revenue jump, which could fetch them $400 billion by the end of 2024. A study by Juniper Research, which disclosed this, noted that as consumer 5G

Telecommunications operators have appealed to governments at all levels to consider their stance on right of way (RoW) charges, especially in 2024.

As the world looks for solutions to pressing global challenges, where digital is taking centre stage, the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) member states have set two clear strategic goals for the union going forward.

A new study from Juniper Research, the foremost experts in telecommunications markets, found operator revenue from SMS traffic, used for authentication, such as multi-factor authentication (MFA), will represent over 70 per cent of global mobile authentication spend by 2025.

The Association of Licensed Telecoms Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) has made it clear that there won’t be any room for debt forgiveness as regards the N200 billion Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) debts owed by Deposit Money Banks (DMBs).

A reward promotion has been announced by 9 Mobile for its customers. The promo, which has been tagged, ‘Chop Life’, will reward customers cash prizes ranging from N250, 000 to N20, 000 per winner, and tons of non-cash prizes like generators, refrigerators, fuel vouchers, rice, 25L vegetable oil and free airtime.

Telecommunications firm, Airtel Africa has registered its 150 millionth customer. Airtel Africa said it is very proud to give millions of people access to reliable and high-quality digital and mobile money services, often for the first time.

Globacom’s arrival into the scene in 2003 revolutionised telecommunication operations in Nigeria through its customer centric policies.