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- 6 Oct 2014
Nigeria @ 54: Stakeholders Urge Focus on Broadband
Stakeholders in the country’s information and communications technology have urged governments at all levels to show more commitment towards the development of broadband infrastructure as a way to…
- 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…
- 13 Jun 2016
Operators Seek Better Policy on Spectrum Licensing
Telecommunications operators in the country have urged federal government and the sector’s regulator Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to focus on creating investment friendly environment…
- 2 May 2017
Operators Identify Ways to Fast-track Broadband Penetration
Telecommunications operators in the country have identified areas government through the sector’s regulator Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) need to focus on to achieve the 30 percent…
- 28 Aug 2017
Stakeholders Seek Better Policy for Infrastructure Deployment
Stakeholders in the telecommunications sector of the economy have urged the federal government to articulate a more business friendly policy to enable deployment and service delivery in the provision…
- 19 Mar 2018
Operators Decry High Cost of Fibre Optic Leasing
High cost of leasing fibre optic infrastructure has been blamed for the desire of telecommunications operators to seek ownership of that transmission link, Nigeria Communicationsweek has learnt.…
- 19 Nov 2018
Stakeholders Decry Impact of Spectrum Prices on Mobile Market Outcome
A recent report by Global System for Mobile Association, GSMA, identified how spectrum prices affect investment and affordable mobile services in developing countries. According to the report,…
- 11 Feb 2019
Worries over Investors’ Sentiment towards Nigeria’s Telecom Sector
Telecommunications stakeholders have expressed worries over lack of investment in the country’s telecommunications space which has resulted in poor coverage as well as quality of service. …
- 8 Jul 2019
Patronage, Multiple Taxation Hobble Broadband Network Expansion
Lack of state governments’ patronage of broadband services to enhance their operations of governance as well as multiple taxes have been identified as major obstacles to broadband expansion drive of…
- 24 Jun 2019
Nigeria @ Outskirts of Mobile IoT, AI Services
The deployment of mobile Internet of Things (IoT) and Artificial Intelligence services in Nigeria has been described as sluggish compared to giant strides by some African countries. According…
- 27 Aug 2019
Unlocking the Potentials of Spectrum for Economic Growth
Spectrum is beyond the lifeblood of the telecommunications industry, it is the lifeblood of the economy. As a scarce resource the way it is allocated determines whether it will lead to economic…
- 18 Nov 2019
Looking for ‘Progressive’ Spectrum Pathway
Spectrum is beyond the lifeblood of the telecommunications industry, it is the lifeblood of the economy. The more spectrum is licensed, that's how things will be deployed and how mobility will be…
- 18 Oct 2020
Stakeholders Disagree Over Nigeria Adopting Its Own Use Case for 5G
Stakeholders in the nation’s telecommunications space have disagreed over the adoption of Nigeria use case for 5G deployment, arguing that it is tall order going by our level of technological…