By Favour Unukaso BY the end of August, telecoms operators activated 983, 174 telephone lines, which pushed active subscriptions from 208,969,445 million in July to 209,952,619 one month after. The activation of the lines ensured that the country’s teledensity also leaped by 0.52 per cent, rising from 109.47 per cent in July to 109.99...
Read MoreBy Adeyemi Adepetun THOUGH an increasing impact of mobile technology has been a trend in the last two decades, it has been disclosed that around 3.2 billion people, who are covered by networks are still unable to reap the benefits of connectivity, due to lack of skills, knowledge, affordability, relevant content and other factors....
Read MoreTRUECALLER has launched a brand new version of its iPhone app for users around the world. IPhone users have been underserved by CallerID and Spam blockers. Consumers have been clamouring for a solution, and Truecaller claimed it has built a better mousetrap. The iOS app has been completely re-written from the ground up to...
Read MoreBy Favour Unukaso TELECOMMUNICATIONS services provider, Airtel Nigeria, has embarked on extensive network optimisation and modernisation programme in a move to offer customers on its network unrivalled data speed as well as enhance their overall mobile Internet experience. With this move, Airtel said customers on the network, can now enjoy a seamless, faster, and...
Read MoreBy Adeyemi Adepetun THE Federal Government on Monday announced the suspension of the proposed 5 per cent Excise Duty on telecommunications services, and inaugurated a committee chaired by the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Pantami, to review the policy, immediately. Pantami, who inaugurated the Committee, which he chairs on the directive...
Read MoreBy Staff Reporter SHIPMENTS of personal computing devices (PCD) to markets in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) suffered a huge decline in the second quarter of 2022. The International Data Corporation (IDC), which revealed this in a document, categorised PCD to include desktops, notebooks, workstations, and tablets. It disclosed that shipment suffered...
Read MoreBy Adeyemi Adepetun THE Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has introduced a new international termination rate (ITR), which takes effect from September 1. This is the second within eight months. The new rate, which is now $0.10 (10 cents per minutes) as against the earlier $0.045, will still be paid in dollars and operators...
Read MoreBy Adeyemi Adepetun OVER 50,000 cases of major destruction to telecoms infrastructure and facilities have been reported across the country in the past five years, raising alarm over the implication of these incidents to the quality of telecommunications services in Nigeria. Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta, who...
Read MoreBy Staff Writer AS part of the measures to ensure growth of indigenous telecoms operators, experts have beckoned on the Federal Government to enforce data sovereignty and local residency. The Chief Executive Officer of Open Access Data Centre (OADC), Ayotunde Coker, who made this call, said data centres in the country have evolved...
Read MoreBy Adeyemi Adepetun AMIDST energy crises currently ravaging almost the entire fabrics of the economy, there appears to be succor for telecoms operators’ expansion to rural areas. Precisely, Hotspot Network Ltd. (HNL), a telecoms service provider, and Husk Power Systems, have inked a deal in Nigeria to transition mobile towers from diesel generation...
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