Released 2019 ICT facts and figures report show scanty 4G penetration in SSA
Contrary to all the hypes so far disseminated by leading telecom networks across the Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) including Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya, and other parts of Africa their deployment of 4G infrastructure, latest International Telecommunications Union (ITU) report on 2019…
GSMA, MTN Group, 39 others move to achieve net-zero GHG emissions by 2050
Leading global telecoms research conglomerate, GSMA has begun an industry-wide initiative with deep pocket mobile telecom concerns including MTN Group and 39 others to start disclosing their climate impacts. Key idea of the new partnership is to develop a mobile…
NCC silent on bad 4G experience, joins GSMA for 5G roll-out in 2020
At a time many Nigerian digitally minded telecoms subscribers are gnashing their teeth on the nasty experiences in accessing and making use of 4G LTE following rollouts by networks in the last few years, the regulator, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC),…
Early MNOs’ investors in Mobile IoT to reap from $1.8tn revenue—-GSMA
Leading global telecoms data group, GSMA has announced that mobile network operators who are able to stir the tide of current global illiquidity and upgrade their networks will be among gainers of an estimated US$1.8 trillion Internet of Things (IoT)…
Asia’s mobile ecosystem created 16m jobs in 2016 GSMA Report
Latest report released by leading global ICT survey group, GSMA has shown that Asia’s mobile ecosystem created approximately 16 million jobs in 2016, directly and indirectly, and made a substantial contribution to the funding of the public sector. GSMA said…
Global mobile subscribers set to hit 5bn before year end—GSMA predicts
Going by the speed of penetration and service delivery, a new study by GSMA has estimated that the number of unique mobile subscribers around the world will surpass 5 billion before the end 2017. Details from the recently released 2017…
