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- 6 Apr 2010
Nigerians Vote Starcomms CDMA of the Year 2009
Nigerian telecommunications subscribers have once again been adjudged Starcomms Plc. as the best CDMA operator in the country. The company won the “CDMA Operator of the Year 2009”…
- 23 Feb 2017
A Call to Revamp CDMA Operations
Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), a second generation telecommunications standard pioneered by chip maker Qualcomm, uses spread spectrum techniques and is globally acknowledged as the better…
- 8 Feb 2010
Funds, GSM Killing CDMA Operators Softly
A number of Code Division Multiple Access operators (CDMA) offering fixed and mobile services have seen bad times and are no longer operating optimally, Nigeria CommunicationsWeek can now reveal.…
- 17 Jun 2018
ALTON Seek Policy Breather for Ailing CDMA
Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) has called for policy flexibility in favour of Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) operators. Engr. Gbenga Adebayo,…
- 22 Mar 2010
CDMA Development Group Appoints Nigerian as Regional Director of Africa
The CDMA Development Group (CDG) has announced the appointment of a Nigerian, Mr. Philip Chukwueke as Director of the industry association’s Africa office. The appointment which takes immediate…
- 14 Sept 2009
CDMA Groans as GSM Glows
Restricted access to funds, poor disposable income and limited coverage are some of the reasons Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) players are yet to keep pace with the explosive growth of their…
- 25 Jan 2016
Painful Goodbye to CDMA, A Broken Promise
The recent acquisition of Visafone by MTN Nigeria may have sounded the long awaited death knell on Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) operators in Nigeria. The deal which was sanctioned late…
- 23 Jun 2014
Many Troubles of CDMA Business in Nigeria
These are not the best of times for code division multiple application (CDMA) operators in Nigeria; they are going through tough times as a number of factors have conspired to ring them into…
- 15 Mar 2015
Dead CDMA Telephone Lines Litter Nigeria
Latest statistics from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), the telecoms industry regulator, has suggested a crowded graveyard for the once active code division multiple access (CDMA)…
- 7 Jun 2010
Help! Some CDMA on Life Support, Others Dead
Corporate mismanagement rather than market forces is responsible for the epilepsy which has reduced most code division multiple access (CDMA) operators in Nigeria to fringe players, Nigeria…
- 18 Jan 2016
Reasons Why CDMA Networks are ‘Disappearing’
Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) networks are disappearing from the Nigerian telecommunication scene. The last one to dissipate, when many thought that it had a strong customer-base was Visafone…
- 12 Nov 2012
Cash Injection in CDMA Rings Resurgence, Fears
The multi-million dollars cash injection into the Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) operations by CAPCOM, the new operator from the merger of Starcomms, Multilinks and MTS First Communications is…
- 16 Oct 2013
CDMA Rings into Distress as Capcom Deal Stagnates
Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) segment of the Nigeria’s telecoms industry is ringing into oblivion as a cloud of uncertainty hang over the sky-high hope raised by the proposed merger of…
- 23 Jun 2013
PoS Operators Dump GSM for CDMA
Point of Sale (PoS) terminals operators may have resolved to switch over to Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) to address the perennial connectivity challenges associated with the use of Global…
- 24 Aug 2016
"CDMA Dead for Good", Intercerllular Launches 4G InterC
"CDMA is gone. It is completely phased out from our business plan. We are launching with the most advanced technology in the market at the moment." With those penetrating words at the FourPoints by…
- 27 Nov 2014
Visafone Wins CDMA Operator Award
Visafone Communications Limited has won the CDMA Operator of the Year award at the just concluded AfriICTA 2014 awards ceremony. Mkpe Abang , chairman of AfriICTA, who presented the award said…
- 25 Oct 2012
Visafone, RIM Unveil 1st CDMA BlackBerry Services
Visafone Communications Limited, Nigeria’s leading code division multiple access (CDMA) service provider, and Research In Motion (RIM), Canada-based makers of BlackBerry smartphones have inked a deal…
- 15 May 2013
GCF, CCF Breathe Life into CDMA with Single Certification
Global Certification Forum (GCF) and the CDMA Certification Forum (CCF) have announced that they are collaborating to harmonize their respective certification schemes with the aim of offering a…
- 6 Feb 2016
The Way Forward for CDMA in Nigeria
Akin wove his way through the bustling Lagos traffic and finally arrived at the client’s office for the scheduled debrief session just 10 minutes ahead of time. He hoped to use the few spare minutes…
- 18 Jan 2010
New Interconnect Rate: Providing Opportunities for CDMA Operators
The new interconnect rate just issued by Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has been greeted with fixed feelings. Some sections of the industry stakeholders led by Deolu Ogunbanjo, president,…
- 8 Sept 2010
CDMA Operators and Strategies for Survival
The granting of United Access License by Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) in 2006 after the expiration of exclusivity right given to Global System for Mobile communication (GSM) operators was…
- 1 Sept 2008
Battle for Supremacy Among CDMA Operators
The introduction of Unified Access License by Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) in 2006 after the expiration of exclusivity right given to Global System for Mobile communication (GSM)…
- 28 Sept 2009
CDMA Operators Battles for Survival amidst Low Revenue
The number of active telecommunications subscribers on the various networks operating in the country as released by Nigerian Communications Commission for the second quarter of this year indicated…
- 6 Feb 2012
Poor Business Strategy Causing CDMA Failures – Dadson
Alex Dadson, is an interesting person who cuts both a picture of an entertainer and a blue chip chief executive. He is the managing director of Qualcomm West Africa. In his role, he works with…
- 18 Jan 2010
Nominees for Beacon of ICT Awards
CDMA OPERATOR OF THE YEAR ZoomMobile: Leader and Preferred CDMA Operator ZoomMobile is leader and most preferred wireless service provider in Nigeria. Having distinguished itself through customer…
- 21 Dec 2009
Visafone Meets CDG’s OMH initiative Standard
Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) operator, Visafone announced that it has met all of the requirements to comply with the CDMA Development Group’s (CDG) OMH initiative, and is the first…
- 23 Apr 2018
NCC Withdraws 41m Starcomms, Zoom Mobile, Others Numbers
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has withdrawn 41,095,448 telephone numbers assigned largely to Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) operators, effectively sealing the blighted fate of CDMA…
- 31 Aug 2009
IDMN Names Starcomms Best 3G Network
The Institute of Direct Marketing of Nigeria (IDMN) has named Starcomms Plc, Nigeria’s foremost CDMA network as the best 3G Mobile Network of the Year 2009 in the CDMA category. The award…
- 13 Jun 2018
Telecoms Operators Seek Policy Flexibility in Favour of CDMAs
The Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) has called for policy flexibility in favour of Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) operators. Engr. Gbenga Adebayo, ALTON…
- 21 Feb 2012
More Headache for CDMAs as Report Paints Gloomy Year
A new report by Ernst & Young, has posted a poorer outlook this year for smaller mobile operators like those of the code-division multiple access (CDMA) segment in Nigeria, tracking a stringent…