30 results
- 18 Jan 2010
VNL Flaunts $15,000 BTS to Shore up ARPU
Solar-powered base station, a groundbreaking innovation particularly useful now in the middle of the free falling average revenue per user (ARPU) will be widely available in the country in the coming…
- 29 Jun 2010
Falling ARPU Forces Telcos to Think M&A
The country’s telecom space looks set for massive change if recent mergers and acquisitions rumours are anything to go by but it will not be one jacket fit all as many merging operations may…
- 22 Sept 2017
Vodacom Urges Telcos to Adopt IoT for Increased ARPU
Lanre Kolade, Managing Director for Vodacom Business Nigeria, has urged telecommuncations operators in the country invest in Internet of Things services provision in order to increase their Average…
- 2 Aug 2010
Exploring Mobile Advert Option to Increase ARPU
Attractions of Mobile network operators in the country have started shifting from what it used to be which is voice to now data, video and other value added services, occasioned by low average…
- 27 Oct 2008
Etisalat Eyes $10 per Subscriber in Nigeria
Confident that its Nigerian operations will grow quickly, Etisalat, the country’s fifth GSM operator, hopes to make monthly average revenue per user (ARPU) of about 10 dollars from its Nigeria…
- 14 Apr 2020
Why Network Quality is More Important Than Ever
By Borje Ekholm Today, network quality is under the spotlight in every household and enterprise worldwide as more and more work from home. However, as our new research indicates, network performance…
- 11 May 2009
MTN Reaches t00M Subscriber Milestone
The MTN Group has reached the 100 million subscriber mark in its drive to become the world’s leading telecommunications service provider in emerging markets. With a telecommunications network…
- 11 Oct 2013
Mobile Revenue Set to Decline in 2018
According to Ovum's figures global mobile connections will grow from 6.5 billion in 2012 to reach 8.1 billion by 2018, while annual mobile service revenues will rise from $968million to $1.1…
- 23 Jun 2008
Phone Call: Nigeria One of the Expensive in Africa
Despite the burgeoning improvement in institutional and regulatory frameworks, Nigeria remains one of the most expensive telecommunications market in the world, Nigeria CommunicationsWeek…
- 15 Jul 2020
Telecom Subscribers Spend N335.94Bn on Calls, SMS, Data in May
Telecommunications consumers in the country spent some N335.94 billion in May, according to findings by Business A.M. In arriving at the figures, Business A.M, estimated that each active telephone…
- 25 Jan 2010
Global Mobile Revenues to Exceed US$1 Trillion in 2013
Total mobile service revenues will exceed US$1 trillion in 2013, despite a projected fall in voice revenues. Growth in service revenues will be driven by data revenues rising to over US$330 billion…
- 12 May 2020
More Than Ever, Connectivity is Key says Ekholm
Börje Ekholm, President and CEO, Ericsson, has highlighted the importance of connectivity during times of crisis and the opportunity we now have to rethink the role of networks in the future.…
- 28 Oct 2024
Bharti’s Profit Disappoints on One-Off Forex Related Charges
Bharti Airtel Ltd. reported a lower-than-expected quarterly profit as gains from tariff hikes failed to offset the drag from a one-time charges due to foreign exchange losses. bharti airtel India’s…
- 30 Jan 2026
Airtel Africa Records $586m Rise in Profit on FX Gains, Tariff Hike
Airtel Africa’s profit after tax grew to $586 million in the nine months ended December 31, 2025, up from $248 million in the corresponding period of 2024. According to the company’s nine-month…
- 24 Apr 2013
Gamers to Dump GOH for Smartphone, Tablet-IDC
International Data Corporation (IDC), premier global provider of market intelligence, advisory services, and events for the information technology, telecommunications, and consumer technology…
- 24 Nov 2008
Telecom Growth on Track but Beware of Landmine
Communications market research firm Infonetics Research has reported that worldwide service provider capex (capital expenditures) are on track to reach $275 billion in 2008, up 10.5per cent from the…
- 24 Jul 2020
Airtel Nigeria Chalks Up 5m New Subscribers
Airtel Nigeria released its first-quarter 2020 results for the period ended June 30, 2020, on Friday, showing a 5 million increase in subscribers from 37.5 million in June 2019 to 42.5 million in…
- 4 Jan 2016
Sub-Saharan African Mobile Subscription to Hit 100% by 2021- Ericsson
Ericsson Mobility Report Launched recently shows that while Sub-Saharan Africa total mobile subscription penetration currently sits at 80 percent, the region expects to see 100 percent mobile…
- 17 Nov 2015
5G Mobiles to Hit 150m, SSA LTE 28% Growth by 2021- Ericsson
Ericsson’s Mobility Report latest edition launched on Tuesday provides insight into the future of 5G networks, including a forecast of 150 million 5G mobile subscriptions by 2021. However, 5G…
- 27 Jan 2020
Angst as OTTS Bite N370Bn off Telcos Revenue
Over-the-top (OTT) services are now comfortably eating lunch of the telecommunications industry by de-layering that space and at last count have bitten off about N370 billion from the revenue of…
- 28 Sept 2021
Connecting the Unconnected: GSMA Case Study Celebrates Digital Smart Success
The GSMA, the association representing mobile operators worldwide, has singled out MTN Digital Smart for a case study on how digital literacy programmes can make a real impact in promoting mobile…
- 11 Jan 2010
Telecom Subscribers’ Expectations in 2010
Telecommunications industry in the country coming from the tortuous 2009 occasioned by global economic meltdown and Central Bank of Nigeria reform in the banking which have affected both operators…
- 10 May 2014
Capital Investment Improves Network Performance, Better RoI-Survey
Increased level of investments in network quality and performance create sustainable competitive advantages and improved financial returns for network operators, a new study commissioned by Ericsson…
- 15 Sept 2008
Harris Stratex Stirs Revolution with “Disruptive Techâ€, WiMAX
Harris Stratex Networks, the largest independent supplier of wireless transmission systems in the world has unwrapped WiMAX, data infrastructure and a "disruptive technology" already seen…
- 23 Oct 2013
Nigerian Telcos to Add 45m New Lines by 2017-Business Monitor
After a wave of regulatory penalties, including fines and a ban on promotions, Nigeria's mobile operators have announced plans to expand and upgrade their networks to cope with strong subscriptions…
- 13 Apr 2015
Reports Link Vodacom, MTN in Race to Acquire Visafone
Different reports at the weekend indicated that Vodacom Group Limited (Vodacom) and MTN Group are quietly competing in the race acquire Visafone, the only surviving Code Division Multiple Access…
- 1 Sept 2008
Huawei’s HSDPA Solution Lands Italian Job
Telecom Italia, the country’s leading mobile operator, which offers services under the TIM brand, has chosen Chinese vendor Huawei to expand and upgrade its existing HSPA network in the south…
- 15 Jun 2010
Broadband will Trigger another Revolution -Bekele
Tadesse Bakele is country manager/managing director of Ceragon, a backhaul IP solution provider. He more of a Nigerian than his mother country Ethiopia, having spent over 12 year in the country.…
- 12 Oct 2012
Comviva Bets Big on Mobile Data Growth in West Africa Region
Comviva , the global leader in providing mobile solutions beyond VAS is betting big on mobile data growth in West Africa with its award winning mobile data platform , which helps operators to provide…
- 6 Jul 2010
Nigerian market is still at Growing Stage -Westman
Eran Westman is the EVP Worldwide Sales, Ceragon. He has been with the company for 12 years and has done several cell zones in Europe, Middle East and Africa. He was in Nigeria and spoke to ken…