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- 16 Jul 2019
ASCON Seeks Collaboration with NCC Towards Protection of Submarine Cables in Nigeria
Association of Submarine Cable Operators of Nigeria (ASCON) is seeking the partnership of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) towards the protection of submarine fibre optic cables as…
- 23 Sept 2019
Broadbased Communications, Dolphin Telecoms Sign MoU on Wholesale Internet Distribution to Telcos, ISPS
Broadbased Communications Limited , an Open Access Metropolitan Fiber Optic Network Operator has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Dolphin Telecom Ltd, a member of the African Coast to Europe…
- 26 Jan 2015
NITEL Loses $6m to SAT-3 Shut Down
Nigeria Telecommunications Limited (NITEL), part owners of South Atlantic 3/West Africa Submarine Cable (SAT-3), has lost some $6million in the last 18 months due to a cut at the Nigerian end…
- 22 Mar 2010
Main One Appoints Team for Commercial Operation
A head the landing of its submarine cable, Main One Cable Company has appointed top management staff in preparation for offering commercial services starting from the middle of this year. Among the…
- 15 Mar 2024
Telcos Apologise for Internet Service Outage, Assure of Ongoing Repairs
Telecommunications operators in Nigeria have apologised to users for outages on their different networks caused by damage to multiple submarine cables along the West African Coast. Gbenga Adebayo,…
- 24 Apr 2022
Cable Equiano: Pantami, Danbatta Pledge Enabling Policy Environment for Wider Connectivity
Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami), Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, and Prof. Umar Danbatta, Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), have promised…
- 4 Jun 2026
ALTON Warns Fibre Vandalism, Multiple Taxation Threaten Telecom Service Quality and Growth
Mr Gbenga Adebayo, Chairman of the Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), has expressed concern over the increasing rate of fibre-optic cable cuts, infrastructure…
- 21 May 2024
ATCON Offers Solutions to Fibre Cable Cuts in Telecom Industry
Association of Telecommunication Companies Of Nigeria (ATCON) has highlighted fibre cuts as a major stumbling block to the Nigerian telecom sector’s growth and affirmed its readiness to take…
- 4 Oct 2022
PIAFo Set for Dig Once Policy Summit to Boost Fibre Deployment
Organisers of Policy Implementation Assisted Forum (PIAFo) have concluded plans to dissect issues around formulation and effective implementation of National Dig Once Policy in Nigeria to boost fibre…
- 16 Oct 2019
Broadbased Communications Bags Wholesale, Metropolitan Fiber Infrastructure Awards at NTITA
At the Nigeria Tech Innovation and Telecom Awards 2019 organized by the Association of Telecom Companies of Nigeria (ATCON), Broadbased Communications Ltd won the Wholesale Telecom Provider of the…
- 6 Jul 2010
Broadband Brings Prosperity- Omo-Ettu
The burgeoning broadband banquet being laid out with the landing of Glo 1 and Main One, two major cable initiatives are presenting Nigeria with the opportunity of prosperity and wealth creation,…
- 30 Jun 2018
Undersea Cables Everywhere, No Internet for Nigerians
Many Nigerians are still without reliable, fast and affordable broadband internet services; as lack of carrier-neutral; “Right of Way” permits; frequent fibre cuts; and dearth of last mile…
- 26 May 2022
Nnamani to Chair 2022 DigitalSENSE Forum
Engr. Ikechukwu Nnamani, president, Medallion Data Centres Limited, has been named the chairman of the twin event of the 2022 Nigeria DigitalSENSE Forum on Internet Governance for Development (IG4D)…
- 2 Mar 2015
Operators Set Conditions for Investment in Broadband
Operators licensed to provide broadband services in the country have presented a long list of challenges inhibiting the rollout of infrastructure that will guarantee affordable, ubiquitous and…
- 12 Jun 2022
ATCON Mobilises Stakeholders Towards Achieving 70 Per cent Broadband Penetration Target
Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) has rallied stakeholders towards achieving the country’s 2020-2025 target of reaching 70 per cent in broadband penetration. This is as…
- 18 Nov 2013
NCS Strengthens Symbiotic Ties with MTN, MainOne, Sidmach
Nigeria Computer Society (NCS) recently visited three key players in Nigeria’s technology space – MTN Nigeria, MainOne Cable Company and Sidmach group, in furtherance of its policy of strategic…
- 30 Nov 2014
Broadband Supply not Well Stimulated Yet– Oladepo
Kazeem Olawale Oladepo, general counsel, MainOne had prior to joining MainOne was director, Corporate Strategy and Development at Starcomms Plc. He had also served as the head of Legal/Regulatory…
- 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…
- 29 Mar 2010
Ekuwem Tasks Nigerians on Productivity Boost
Dr. Emmanuel Ekuwem, GMD/CEO of the Teledom Group and president of the Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (Atcon) has tasked Nigerians on the need to boost productivity. He said…
- 24 Mar 2024
Nigeria Seeks Joint West Africa Regional Protection of Undersea Cables
Following recent undersea cable cuts that challenged connectivities in many countries in the West African region, Nigeria has called for a coordinated and multilateral approach by the region to…
- 1 Aug 2018
Globacom Receives Accolades as ATCON Celebrates Heroes of Telecoms
Globacom and its founder, Dr. Mike Adenuga Jr. were at the weekend recognised for their catalytic role in the growth and development of the nation’s telecommunications industry. The Association of…
- 6 Feb 2012
Providers List Barriers, Conditions for Broadband
Impeded by many roadblocks, Nigeria’s so-called broadband revolution has had its back broken as operators licensed to provide the critical infrastructure have threatened to halt further investments…
- 8 Jun 2009
WafICT, W.Afri.Tel Bring Innovation to West Africa
For three days - between June 2nd and 4th, ICT enthusiasts converged at the Expo Centre and Coral Hall of Oceanview Restaurant in Lagos for the West African International Telecommunications and…
- 24 Jul 2012
Brand Values of Tecno/MTN Partnership
In the world of marketing brand value is synonymous as brand name, based on the idea that the owner of a well-known brand name can leverage on that to generate more money from product aligned to the…
- 10 Sept 2012
Broadband as Potential for Economic Growth
Broadband has become a key priority of the 21st Century, and its transformative power as an enabler for economic and social growth makes it an essential tool for empowering people, creating an…
- 18 Oct 2015
Stakeholders Decry Low Capacity Utilization of Bandwidth
In spite of huge bandwidth capacity brought into the country by the various undersea cable infrastructure providers, a paltry 10 percent of the capacity is been demanded by subscribers of the…
- 8 Nov 2021
eBusiness Life Takes A Deeper Look At the 5G Technology and What it Holds for Nigeria At 5G/GSM @20 Forum
As Nigeria is celebrating 20 years of deployment of Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM), and the Federal Government has set in motion the deployment of the fifth generation (5G) technology,…
- 6 Apr 2010
Glo Bags City People GSM Company of the Year Awards
National Telecoms Carrier, Globacom Limited, recently emerged the GSM Company of the Year at the 13th City People Awards for Excellence held at the Liberty Hall, Lekki Expressway, Lekki, Lagos.…
- 30 Mar 2009
Globacom: World Class Institution Made in Nigeria
When Dr. Mike Adenuga Jr. proudly pulled the curtain to reveal Globacom after winning the Second National Operator (SNO) license in August 2002, the stage was set for the making of what is now the…
- 6 Nov 2015
Ntel Set to Launch Services on 0804 Mobile Numbering Plan
Nigeria Telecommunications (Ntel) the new entrant into the country’s telecommunications landscape plans to launch voice service on 0804 numbering plan, so called design for allocation of a unique…