Without data floor pricing, ISP market segment may shrink further—Spectranet CEO
Again, leading player in the nation’s Internet Services Providers (ISPs) market segment and chief executive of Spectranet 4GLTE, Mr. Ajay Awasthi, has restated the need to review the data floor pricing (DFP) so that segment players can survive. Explaining more…
17 expired ISPs’ licences yet to be renewed since February, 22 due next year
Barring last minute rush, chances that internet services will start to display signs of poor quality of service are imminent due to inability of about 17 Internet Services Providers (ISPs) whose license had expired since February to renew them. Findings…
Finally, NCC agrees to review Data Price Floor to stem unhealthy competition
Respite may be underway for Internet Services Providers (ISPs), if the telecoms regulator, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) puts paid to its assurance at a stakeholders’ forum in Lagos on Wednesday. The Commission had agreed at the forum to develop a…
ISPs seek DPF ahead of NCC’s directive on roll-over of unused data
Leading Internet Services Providers (ISPs) in Nigeria has raised alarm, saying they are likely to go out of business if the regulator, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), fails to quickly review Data Price Floor (DPF) so that healthy investment can…
Glo in fight to finish with launch of ‘Glo Data Revolution’
Indications are seriously beginning to emerge that with the latest unveiling of Data Revolution by leading national carrier and grandmasters of data, Globacom, some Internet Services Providers (ISPs) who may not stand the heat in the kitchen may go down…
Nigerians may wait for long before getting real 4G LTE experience–Venn, Spectranet boss
The managing director of superfast 4G LTE internet services provider, Spectranet Limited, Mr. David Venn, has opened up on the reasons behind hobbling services of 4G delivered by other networks in Nigeria. In a telephone interview weekend, he told Business…
As NCC decries non-renewal of licences, Venn sees DPF killing remaining ISPs
Rising from a one day Stakeholders’ Forum on Internet Services Providers (ISPs) to look at how best to grow the segment in Nigeria, the regulator, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has on the rate of collapse of companies in the sector…
9mobile joins ISPs, steps up calls for review of data floor, spectrum management
Even though 9Mobile is facing issues bordering default on syndicated $1.2bn loan with 13 banks in Nigeria, that did not deter it from appealing to the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to review the industry’s spectrum assignment, data floor price and…