Latest Telecommunication news in Nigeria – MTN, GLO, Etisalat, Airtel and More.
MTN Nigeria Ltd definitely has plans to move into Digital Pay TV services as the company has successfully acquired digital pay TV broadcasting rights from the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) for a sum reported to be around $154 million USD (N34 Billion Naira). According to the report, the move is beneficial for both parties as […]
Globacom has officially launched Glo Wi-Fi Roaming, a service that would provide their numerous subscribers with continuous mobile internet access over 300,000 hotspots in 42 countries of the world. Glo subscribers travelling outside the country will be able to access mobile internet access on their mobile phones and tablets in public places such as stadiums, […]
Airtel Nigeria has announced the Airtel Smart SIM – an initiative which lets customers swap from one SIM size to another dependent on the SIM slot on their devices without having to get another SIM card. The Smart SIM costs N300 and is already available in Airtel Shops nationwide. Simply put, the Airtel Smart SIM […]
Like every country which has its communication regulatory body, that of Nigeria is the NCC – Nigerian Communications Commission. The commission has announced that the active telecoms lines used by subscribers currently stood at around over 146 Million (real figure – 146,561,744) in the month of May. According to data obtained by the News Agency […]
Airtel Nigeria has launched a new roaming service dubbed the Airtel SmartROAM which allows subscribers receive free incoming calls on Seven networks in Five countries. The initiative lets subscribers receive free unlimited incoming calls when roaming in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, South Africa, United Arab Emirates (UAE), United Kingdom (UK) and the United states […]
Leading Telecommunications and consumer technology solutions company, ZTE Corporation and leading African ICT outfit, MTN Group has announced a joint Internet of Things (IoT) platform in Africa. The platform is already live in South Africans expected to yield benefits for businesses, government and the general consumer. The IOT platform would bring flexible connectivity to devices […]
Airtel has unleashed the Airtel UnlimiNet Data bundle which lets you continue browsing even after your bundle is exhausted. The new data bundle was announced at the company’s Banana Island office in Lagos which had top officials from the company in attendance and also Popular Rap Artiste/Airtel smart Icon – Phyno (Chibuzo Azubuike). The Airtel […]
Globacom (or simply Glo) has announced Glo Xcite – a new online entertainment portal outfit which would provide different series of offering ranging from games to other entertainment related products. The service is targeted mostly at the youths and also the young-at-heart. The leading Nigerian telecommunication company expects Glo Xcite, which is touted as a […]
According to new report from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), around 87 million Nigerians now use the Internet on different telecoms networks in the country. The latest Internet subscriber report for the month of April from the regulatory agency showed an increase of roughly 1.6 million Internet users on both GSM and CDMA networks in […]
MTN has announced that the official price of the MTN Steppa 2 smartphone has been slashed from R999 (~$81) to R799 ($65). The budget based affordable Android smartphone was launched in November 2014, and is the successor to the MTN Steppa smartphone announced towards the end of 2013. Commenting on the new development, MTN’s chief marketing […]