Service quality gaps in 3G, 4G widening ahead of 5G revolution
Recent claims in far away Dubai, venue of the just concluded 39th Gulf Information Technology Exhibition (GITEX), by the Minister of Communications, Dr Isah Pantami that Nigeria is good to go in having infrastructure that can drive 5G, has attracted…
Telecom regulator not fully mindful of MNOs challenges in Nigeria—Investor
A telecoms investor has hit back at the leadership of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), under the current Executive Vice Chairman (EVC), Prof. Umar Danbatta and complained that issues bordering main network operators (MNOs) are not handled with the seriousness…
Expert differs with NCC boss on Africa’s readiness for 5G
Whereas the Executive Vice Chairman/CEO of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof Umar Garba Danbatta, yesterday told the global community that African continent holds the ace and that 5G is the next frontier of investment, leading industry analysts have faulted…
Just in: New board chairman of MTN Nigeria, Ndukwe condemns xenophobia, reprisals
The Board of MTN Nigeria under the chairmanship of Engr. Ernest Ndukwe has reacted to the ongoing xenophobic attacks in South Africa against non-nationals and observed reprisals in Nigeria in the last couple of day. In a terse statement made…
Danbatta, NCC boss, joins list of policy executives to speak at ITU Telecom World, 2019
Effective Monday next week, global players in the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) industry will converge in Budapest, Hungary on September 9, 2019, when the International Communication Union (ITU) hosts its yearly telecommunications event, ‘ITU Telecom World 2019,’ at the…
Regulatory confusion loading if NITDA’s DG becomes Communications minister
…As NCC remains mute over industry players’ petition against agency What appears to be lack of inter-agency regulatory synergy between the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) may become the nightmare of operators in the…
NCC silent on ALTON’s complain, thinks hosting African Telecom regulators
For about four days after the Association of Licensed Telecoms Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) has sent a petition to the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), complaining of counter-regulatory directive that is in not in line with prevailing regulations by a sister…
ALTON smokes out regulatory confusion in latest NITDA’s policy position
…Wants NCC to right the wrongs, rescue industry Leading stakeholders’ body for operators in the nation’s telecoms sector, the Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), has identified what it referred to as regulatory irregularities coming from the National…
NCC gives owners of unserviceable masts, BTSs 90 days to use or dismantle
Telecoms regulator, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has notified owners of hundreds of abandoned telecom masts and towers across the country of its readiness to demolish them at their cost, after 90 days from Friday, August 9, 2019. A notice…
Glo’s customer-friendly data packages, fast internet connectivity edge over others
Facts have emerged on why Globacom has assumed the status of being the preferred internet subscribers over the years since its launch of nationwide 4G LTE services in 2016. Two reasons for the feat, according to studies included Globacom’s customer-friendly…
