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ALTON Awonuga-Gbenga-Olajide
ICT

ALTON reacts to resumption of product supplies to border filling stations

The leadership of Association of Licensed Telecom Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) has commended the joint efforts of the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, the EVC of NCC, the Comptroller General of Customs and the National Security Adviser (NSA) to…

Customs CG, Hameed-Ali
ICT

Customs border commands may begin to suffer network issues sooner

…Even as it targets N1.68tr revenue in 2020 As the yet to be lifted ban on discharging petroleum products in any filling station within a 20km radius to the border lasts, strong indications reveal that several telecoms installations within the…

Mast colony
ICT

Insecurity imminent as MNOs may shutdown masts close to borders

Indication that the recent ban placed by Nigerian Customs disallowing petroleum product to be delivered to any filling station within 20 kilometers radius to any border area in Nigeria was, otherwise, poorly though out has emerged. Apart from the fact…

Broadband Fibre-Optic-Cable
ICT

High cost of deploying telecoms services drags down investments to 35% in H1

Though the telecommunications revolution is now 18 years, data gathered from the regulator, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) show that about 205 Nigerian communities still do not have access to the any form of telecoms services. However, rather than going…

Spectranet Ajay Awasthi
ICT

Out of more than 100 licensed ISPs, less than 20 are operating now–Awasthi

The managing director of Spectranet 4G LTE, Mr. Ajay Awasthi has disclosed that the data market segment of the Nigerian Telecoms industry is in need of a new business direction to remain afloat in a hostile and highly competitive environment….

Ntel Kamar-Abass-
ICT

Abass explains why nTel’s network is called 4G LTE Advanced network

The Chief Executive Officer of nTel, Nigeria’s leading latest entrant to GSM services, Kamar Abass has opened up on why the system is known as 4G /LTE Advanced network provider. In an interview, he revealed that his own interest in…