ECOWAS nations agree to end mobile roaming tariffs January 1, 2020
New regime of digital inclusion and freedom across West African economies is set to begin from January 1, 2020 as the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will scrap international roaming charges for its citizens travelling within the sub-region….
Start regulating OTT now to save businesses, ALTON cries out to NCC, CBN, others
Chairman, Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators (ALTON), Engr. Gbenga Adebayo has raised fresh alarm on the urgent need to start the regulation of Over-The-Top (OTT) players to create a scenario of win-win situation in the financial services sector. Accordingly, ALTON…
NCC, industry stakeholders validate findings of CTO’s OTT study
As part of a stakeholder consultation session organised by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on the 30 May, the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation (CTO) presented the findings of its study on over-the-top (OTT) services to the Nigerian ICT industry to provide…
OTT Internet voice apps to reap off Nigeria about N109tn by 2018 if…
Unless leading telecommunications companies especially in Nigeria and other African economies invest in disruptive technologies as soon as possible, the growing influence of Over the Top (OTT) platforms on their businesses have all it takes to drain away whooping N109trillion…
ALTON seeks equitable revenue sharing between OTT, MNO operators
Considering the changing trend in the use of telecoms services from the traditional voice and sms to Over The Top (OTT) services including WhatsApp, WeChat, Skype, Facebook, Viber, Imo, etc., the leadership of Association of Licensed Telecommunication Operators of Nigeria…
Review data price floor now to raise investment in infrastructure, QoS–ALTON
The chairman of Association of Licenced Telecoms of Nigeria (ALTON), Engineer Gbenga Adebayo has join the barrage of clarion calls on the federal government and mainly the telecoms regulator, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to review the current floorless status of…
