Latest Telecommunication news in Nigeria – MTN, GLO, Etisalat, Airtel and More.
Local telco company, MTN Nigeria has completed the acquisition of Visafone – the only surviving Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) network operator in Nigeria. The company is reported to have acquired all the properties, spectrum and liabilities of the Jim Ovia owned company. Even though reports on the acquisition had initially surfaced as far […]
Most Nigerians are always in the hunt for data plans tailored to suit their needs and of course, are pocket friendly. The recent removal of the data floor price by the NCC has given telco companies the free hand to price their data plans as deemed fit without the fear of sanctions from the body. […]
Reliance Jio (or just Jio) has a host of upcoming 4G-enabled smartphones as well as some tablets which will go official under the company’s LYF brand in India soon. These devices will all have Dual SIM slots, voice over Wi-Fi, voice over LTE, HD Voice and video calling features. One of the expected devices from […]
MTN Cameroon has announced the first ever 4G LTE services in Cameroon and also the LTE-enabled MTN Smart Mini L860 smartphone. The company’s LTE service has begun rolling-out in the capital city of Yaounde as well as three other regional cities – Bamenda, Buea and Douala in the country. Commenting on the new development, MTN […]
A couple of days ago, Li-Fi technology was employed in real life situation in Estonia; the new form of wireless technology transmits data using Visible Light Communication (VLC) and research lab test has shown it can achieve data transmission at 1GB per second which is about 100 times faster than the average current Wi-Fi speeds. […]
Globacom Nigeria has announced the Glo Campus Data Booster – a one-of-a-kind plan which offers up to eight (8) times the value of data subscription on campus for no fee. This plan is available on Nigerian campuses nationwide as well as Police, Customs and Immigration training institutes. The Glo Campus Data Booster Plan only works […]
Following the company’s recent Free Tomorrow Plan, Globacom Nigeria (GLO or GLO Unlimited) has launched a new offer for subscribers called Glo Twin Bash. It offers the real value of airtime recharged along with free browsing data and free airtime to call family and friends. In a press event at the company’s corporate headquarters in […]
Filipinos based smartphone maker, Cherry Mobile has teamed up with the country’s leading Telco outfit, Globe Telecom to launch its own prepaid SIM cards called Cherry Prepaid. The new SIM will be available starting December 1st 2015. Cherry Prepaid functions like most MVNOs around, the service will be reliant on the network infrastructures of Globe […]
Less than two weeks ago, Airtel Uganda announced ‘Wingle’, a pocket sized 3G Wi-Fi internet dongle. The Airtel Wingle is now available in virtually all Airtel Uganda stores across the country for UGX 100,000 ($27 or N5,500 in Naira) and users get free 1GB of data valid for one month on activation. Commenting on the […]
Along with the Snapdragon 808 powered Xiaomi Mi 4c, Xiaomi announced own wireless carrier – Xiaomi Mi Mobile which is actually a MVNO in China. The service is compatible with China Unicom and China Telecom 2G/3G/4G networks; it can only be bought online. The Xiaomi Mi Mobile will offer both voice and data services; at […]