Vodacom sweeps laurels at ATCON powered NTITA 2019 Awards in Lagos
Leading pan-African total communications solutions provider, Vodacom Business Nigeria received multiple awards at the just concluded 3rd Nigeria Tech Innovation and Telecom Awards (NTITA), powered by InstinctWave and the Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON). The awards, according to…
ATCON seeks automated interconnect settlement platform to rest debt crisis
As Nigerian telecoms subscribers continue to suffer some levels of difficulties in making calls between networks due to a partial disconnection of subscribers of Ntel and another network by MTN Nigeria, the President, Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON),…
ATCON wins award for promoting telecoms advocacy at AITTA in Ghana
The Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON), has bagged international honours for promoting telecom advocacy at the African Information Technology and Telecoms Awards (AITTA) at Movenpick Hotels, Accra, Ghana. AITTA hailed ATCON, the umbrella body for leading telecoms companies…
Give incentives that attract fibre services, Coker tells FG
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Rack Centre, Ayotunde Coker, has given more reasons why telecoms Infrastructure Companies (InfraCos) licensees may remain in the dark and dormant for years. Addressing the press recently, he observed that several InfraCos had remained lifeless…
ATCON plans flagship summit, 2019 TERF July 11, 2019 in Lagos
The leadership and National Executive Council of the Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON), has announced plans to hold the 2019 Telecom Executives and Regulators Forum (TERF) on July 11 in Lagos. A statement issued by the Executive Secretary…
(Special Report) From Nigeria to Ghana, MTN now spectrum warehouse of W’Africa
Since its outward investment from South Africa to Nigeria in 2001 and later in Ghana, MTN group has stepped up telecoms revolution in the West African economies starting with voice and lately, data. Recall that after rounds of stakeholders’ fears…
Nigeria ranks 75th out of 77 nations on quality of 4G networks—Report
Whereas other parts of the world are gearing up to 5G experience, new report by Network monitoring outfit, OpenSignal show that dearth of infrastructure and congestion are frustrating the Fourth Generation (4G) services user experience in many countries including Nigeria….
Of the 38 taxes paid by telecoms, only 10 are applicable to the industry—ATCON
The President of the Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON), Engineer Olusola Teniola has revealed that out of a total of 38 taxes which telecom companies are made to be paying, “only 10 are applicable to the industry”. Some…
ATCON condemns violent, destructive aspects of picketing MTN by NLC
…Says MTN lost unprecedented amount of money while the violence lasted More organized trade unions have continued to chide the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) over the coordinated nationwide picketing of MTN Nigeria offices using violent approach. Latest in the row…
Infracos differ on Minister’s claims that VP convinced governors on RoW
Barely two days after the Minister of Communications, Barr Adebayo Shittu had claimed that Vice President Yemi Osinbajo had convinced state governors in buying into the initiative of making fees imposed on Right of Way (RoW) flexible to deepen broadband…
