Airtel Launches User Friendly “Ring Back Tune” App

Leading telecommunications service provider, Airtel Nigeria, has brought excitement to the telecoms landscape with the launch of two innovative smart services; Airtel Name Tune and the Caller Ring Back Tunes.

The Name Tune will avail subscribers the opportunity for their phone calls to be formatted as though picked up by one of Airtel’s Smart Icons.

While with the second service, the Ring Back Tune allows subscribers to download ring back tunes from a plethora of the body of work of any of the Airtel Smart Icons in a more easily accessible interface.

Unveiling these smart services, Maurice Newa, Airtel Nigeria’s chief commercial officer, explained that the new package reiterates the telcos’s commitment to provide a wide spectrum of products and services for their subscribers that meet their networking needs and at the same time keep them happy.

He said “With the union of the Smart Network and our Smart Icons, it has become imperative to provide smart services. The Name Tune and the Caller Ring Back Tunes are designed to delight our esteemed subscribers by providing them with these exciting services to bring joy to the world of communication”.

Explaining further about the smart services, Newa highlighted that Airtel Nigeria with the unveiling of the five Smart Icons: TuFace Idibia, Ik Osakioduwa, Phyno, Patoranking and Akpororo; there is now a wider range of options of usability and subscriber satisfaction.

He noted that the Name Tune once activated by dialing *792# from an Airtel line and following the instructions, gives the subscriber access into a bank of names that will use their actual names or nicknames as a customized tune in the voice of any of the Smart Icons.

On the other hand, the Ring Back Tune service, he added that the entire of the body of music of the Smart Icons and Vocal expressions of the others downloaded by dialing any from 79122 to 79166 special codesand used as dial back tunes.

“With the aim of becoming the most loved brand in the daily lives of Nigerians, we believe that we will be actualizing this dream by providing a platform for communicating and providing our subscribers with great entertainment while at it”, Newa said.

The smart services, Airtel name tune and Airtel caller ring back tune were launched at Airtel Smart Icon unveil ceremony in Lagos.