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Nokia unveils next-generation AirScale 5G portfolio

Nokia’s new, industry-leading 5G portfolio covers baseband, radio, and massive MIMO antennas offering huge 5G capacity, coverage, and easy deployment; Introduces industry’s lightest massive MIMO units at 17kg enabling simplified deployments and faster time to market; Nokia’s new comprehensive range…

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NAE Honours NCC for Contribution to Economic Development

One of the highest professional bodies in the engineering field in the country, The Nigerian Academy of Engineering (NAE), has presented an award to the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) in recognition and appreciation of its support of the activities of…

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MTN gets highest rating by CGR

We are pleased to announce that Global Credit Ratings (GCR) has upgraded the national scale long-term issuer rating of MTN Nigeria Communications Plc (MTN Nigeria) to AAA and affirmed the national scale short-term rating of A1+, with a stable outlook….

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Danbatta sets up Committee on Spectrum Auction for 5G Deployment

Following the Senate investigative hearing which gave the Fifth Generation (5G) technology a clean bill of health, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has taken a major proactive regulatory step by inaugurating a committee to develop the Information Memorandum (IM) for…

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Airtel Partners AXA Mansard to Unveil Mobile Health Insurance via USSD

Customers Can Now dial *987*7# to Enroll for Health Insurance Scheme Leading telecommunications services provider, Airtel Nigeria and leading service provider in the healthcare sector, AXA Mansard, have announced a strategic partnership to deepen access, participation and enrolment in health…

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COVID-19 deepens Digital Technology Adaptation – NITDA

The outbreak of COVID 19 has been described as one pandemic that has accelerated the adoption of digital technologies in all sphere of life.The Director General, National Information Technology Development Agency, Mallam KashifuInuwa Abdullahi, CCIE, has said. The DG who…

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Concerns of MTN network distribution in Nigeria

MTN is aware of misleading media coverage related to a notice sent to a select group of our enterprise customers on the 15th of June about potential service disruptions. To clarify the issue Karl Toriola, CEO of MTN Nigeria said…

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Dell Technologies, TD Africa flag off reward programme for partners

Multinational technology company, Dell Technologies has partnered with TD Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa’s leading tech, lifestyle and solutions distributor to launch a novel incentive to reward authorised partners trading Dell products in Nigeria. The initiative, known as the Rise Programme, was…

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NCC initiates Telecoms License Structure review

In demonstration of its responsiveness to global trends and the dynamics in the Information and Communications Technology ecosystem, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has initiated the process for the review of existing licensing structure in the Nigerian telecommunications industry. An…

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MainOne #NerdsUnite 2021 signposts sustainability, business growth

MainOne, the leading provider of Wholesale connectivity and data center services in West Africa is set to host over 500 business leaders, C-Level executives, IT managers, tech influencers and thought leaders to the 6th edition of its flagship event #NerdsUnite…