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- 9 Sept 2014
NCC Frowns, Lists Dangers of Sealing Base Stations
Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) has expressed displeasure at the incessant closure of telecommunication Base Transceiver Station (BTS) sites across the country by various agencies of…
- 8 Mar 2024
Court Sets aside Earlier Order Stopping MTN and ATC from Constructing Base Stations in Nigeria
Justice Bogoro of the Federal High Court, sitting in Lagos, has vacated its Interim Order made on November 21, 2023, barring MTN Nigeria Communications Plc and ATC Nigeria Wireless Infrastructure…
- 19 Mar 2025
USPF to Deploy Transceiver Stations in Rural Nigeria by 2030
Universal Service Provision Fund (USPF) has unveiled plans to deploy 1,000 base transceiver stations (BTS) across rural communities in Nigeria by 2030. The initiative, in collaboration with…
- 24 Jun 2024
Court Dismisses Base Stations Lawsuit Against ATC, MTN
ATC Nigeria, a subsidiary of American Tower Corporation, and MTN Nigeria scored a major victory in court last week over constructing or operating base transceiver stations “within close proximity” to…
- 7 May 2019
Base Stations Installations Guidelines Should be Followed- NCC Warns
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has urged the Mobile Network Operator (MNOs) and their Site Built Contractors (SBCs) to adhere strictly to the guidelines and technical specifications…
- 13 May 2019
NCC Asks Telcos to Adhere to Base Station Installation Guidelines
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has urged the Mobile Network Operator (MNOs) and their Site Built Contractors (SBCs) to adhere strictly to the guidelines and technical specifications…
- 27 Apr 2017
We need 80,000 Base Stations for Smart Nigeria- Danbatta
Nigeria needs at least 70,000 to 80,000 telecommunication base stations to actualize her dream of joining the club of countries working toward making Internet of Things (IoT) a reality by leveraging…
- 1 May 2016
Telcos Need Over 180,000 BTS to Shore up Service
Mobile telecommunications operators in the country require over 180,000 base transceiver stations to effectively cover the country with improved quality of service, Nigeria CommunicationsWeek…
- 14 Jun 2023
Nigeria's Telecom Access Gaps Drop by 53%
The number of identified areas of clusters across Nigeria without access to the telecommunications services has been reduced by 53.1 per cent as at the end of 2022. Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta,…
- 17 Nov 2009
Power: Telcos Spend N178m on Cell Sites per Day
Telecommunications companies in Nigeria spend at least N187 million daily to fuel generators which power their base transceiver stations otherwise cell sites that enable , people to send and receive…
- 6 Feb 2017
Telcos Slowdown Expansion of Network Coverage, Capacity
Telecommunications operators have drastically reduced their efforts at expanding network coverage to underserved communities in the country as well as adding capacity, thereby frustrating federal…
- 9 Aug 2014
MTN to Sell 9,183 BTS/Towers in Nigeria
MTN, Africa’s largest wireless operator, has disclosed it is in talks to sell its Base Station Transceiver Stations (BTS/Towers) businesses in Nigeria. In a statement, at the week, the company…
- 9 Nov 2014
FG Connects 111 Communities to Telephony Services at Igbo Olodumare
Dr Omobola Johnson, minister of Communication Technology has commissioned one of the several Base Transceiver Stations (BTS) deployed across the South West region by Odu’atel through subsidies…
- 29 Jun 2010
Telecom Equipment and Human Environmental Issues
The rapid deployment of digital mobile services across the country and speed at which they are being subscribed to, has demonstrated the importance of information and communications technology…
- 2 Feb 2015
Operators Use 1.4m Litres of Diesel Daily to Power BTS
Telecommunications towers in the country consume about 1.4 million litres of diesel to power base transceiver stations (BTS) that make it possible for Nigerians to use GSM to make and receive…
- 24 Aug 2015
Towers Operators Spend N175m Daily to Power BTS
Telecommunications tower operators spend some N175 million every day on diesel which is used to power generators at their towers housing base transceiver stations (BTS) that make it possible for…
- 7 Jun 2015
N/East Indigenes Block Repairs of Bombed Telecom Facilities
Repairs of base transceiver stations (BTS), cell sites and other telecom infrastructure damaged by Boko Haram, the radical Islamic insurgents have been halted by local indigenous communities…
- 12 Apr 2016
IHS Sends SoS to Shittu, Comms Minister, Indicts States’ on Poor QoS
IHS has stressed the urgent need to pass into law the Critical National Infrastructure Bill in order to protect the Base Transceiver Stations (BTS) from arbitrary site lock up and vandalism. Mr.…
- 22 Mar 2015
Operators Buy Obsolete Towers, Seek Investment for Upgrade
Telecommunications tower operators are seeking fresh funds from international finance institutions to upgrade some outdated base transceiver stations (BTS) they acquired from telecommunications…
- 23 Oct 2012
IHS Nigeria, NSE Confirm $284m MTN Tower Deal
IHS Nigeria, telecoms infrastructure firm has confirmed an agreement with the MTN Group to acquire 1,758 mobile network towers (Base Transceiver Stations) in Cote d'Ivoire and Cameroon. This will…
- 21 Mar 2024
Errol Ambler-Smith, ATC Nigeria’s CEO Cleared by the Federal High Court of Contempt Allegations
On November 21, 2023, HEDA Resource Centre in Nigeria, without putting the parties on notice and in their absence, obtained an interim order from the Federal High Court in Lagos preventing ATC…
- 11 Sept 2012
Alton Rues Boko Haram Attacks, Effects on QoS
Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (Alton) has said that the attacks and destruction of telecommunications Base Transceiver Stations (BTS) and other infrastructure in…
- 21 Jan 2021
3G, 4G Telecom Towers in Nigeria Now 53,460 -Danbatta
Prof. Umar Danbatta, executive vice chairman of Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), said that third generation (3G) and fourth generation (4G) base transceiver stations (BTS) deployment in…
- 29 Jan 2016
Telecom Operators Threaten to Shut Down Networks in 7 States
Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) said it may be forced to shut down network services in seven states over closure of Base Transceiver Stations (BTS) by the…
- 30 Nov 2018
Kogi Unseals BTS Following NCC’s Intervention
Yahaya Bello, Kogi state governor, on Wednesday ordered the unsealing of telecom Base Transceiver Stations (BTS), bringing back to service over 120 sites following a meeting with the Nigerian…
- 12 Mar 2024
ATC Masts: Court Disagrees with MTN, Rules that HEDA Resources has Locus to Institute Case
A Federal High Court, sitting in Lagos, has ruled that HEDA Resources Centre has a right to institute the case against the ATC Nigeria Wireless Infrastructure Limited and MTN Nigeria over the…
- 21 Feb 2016
$470m CCTV Project: House of Rep Probe Will Vindicate Us- ZTE
Telecommunications giant ZTE, has expressed confidence that the current probe into the $470 million National Public Security Communication System (NPSCS) project will finally put to rest all public…
- 16 Nov 2015
Operators Save N6.4m through Co-location
Telecommunications infrastructure sharing initiatives adopted by telecom services providers as a way of reducing operational cost have started yielding results as operators save some N6.4million…
- 21 Oct 2020
Telcos Kick as Kogi Slams New Tax on BTS
Telecommunications operators under the aegis of Association of Licensed Telecommunication Operators in Nigeria (ALTON) have kicked against the introduction of business premises tax on transceiver…
- 5 Aug 2014
FG Okays Two Firms for Liquidation NITEL, MTEL
The National Council on Privatisation yesterday approved two firms for the guided liquidation of the Nigeria Telecommunication Limited (NITEL) and its mobile arm, MTEL. The two firms, NATCOM…