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- 12 Jan 2009
GSM Operators, Banks Shun IXPN
Global System for Mobile communications (GSM) operators, MTN, Glo and Zain as well as all the banks in the country are yet interconnect their internet point to Internet Exchange point of Nigeria…
- 18 Aug 2008
GSM Operators Lose N360m to Generator Thieves
Leading Global System for Mobile communications (GSM) operators lose N360 million every month as a result of theft of their equipment, especially generating sets, Nigeria CommunicationsWeek…
- 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.…
- 4 Apr 2016
GSM Operators Soon to Lose Voice Revenue
There are strong indications that global system for mobile communications (GSM) operators in the country will soon lose voice service as its mainstream revenue source, Nigeria CommunicationsWeek has…
- 12 May 2008
Militants Demand N45m Security Fee from GSM Operators
One of the militant groups in the Niger Delta is demanding an annual security fee of N45 million from the three major Global System for Mobile communications (GSM), MTN, Celtel and Globacom. This is…
- 20 Apr 2010
Survey Rates Glo Mobile Best GSM Operator
Quarterly audit of mobile telephone service providers in Nigeria has again rated Glo Mobile as the best GSM operator in the country. The latest survey results published in the Feb-March edition of IT…
- 5 Sept 2018
GSM Operators Commit to Expand Financial Inclusion to 90 million Nigerians
The four GSM operators have agreed to clearly articulate their commitment to deepening financial inclusion and providing Nigerians with access to a range of affordable financial services. They also…
- 22 Sept 2008
GSM Operators Commit $1.5Bn in ‘Fibre-Optic’ Race
Global system for Mobile communications (GSM) operators in Nigeria have begun a $1.5 billion race to ring Nigeria with fibre optics following the collapse of the country’s telecommunications…
- 14 Dec 2009
GSM operators’ End of Year Promos and Quality of Service Issues
One of the different ways that businesses woo customers to patronize their products or services is sales promotions. Succinctly put; a sales promotion is an activity designed to boost the sales of a…
- 17 Oct 2012
Subscribers Group Cries Foul, Drags GSM Operators to NCC
Consumers Empowerment Organization of Nigeria (CEON), a consumer advocacy group has petitioned Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) alleging anti-competitive conducts against Airtel, Glo and MTN,…
- 22 Apr 2013
MNP Gives Subscribers Power to Fire GSM Operators
The telecom industry yesterday gave birth to mobile number portability (MNP), a new democratic environment which empowers a subscriber to dump his or her network service provider if he or she is not…
- 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…
- 20 Jul 2017
GSM Operators Engage in 39,535 Porting Activities in May – NCC
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) yesterday said Global System for Mobile communications operators carried out 39,535 Mobile Number Portability (MNP) activities in May. NCC made this known…
- 24 Feb 2014
NCC Slams N647m Fines on GSM Operators over Poor Service
Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) on Monday slammed a total fine of N647.5 million on Airtel, Globacom and MTN Nigeria, the three major GSM service providers for failing to meet the Key…
- 7 Feb 2013
GSM Operators, Microfinance Firms Catalysts for Mobile Payment-Asolo
Peter Asolo, chief executive officer, Petvini Global Concept Limited has called for the proper engagement of mobile operators and the microfinance institutions to ensure the success of the mobile…
- 9 Nov 2012
GSM Operators Add 2.25m Subscribers in September
The number of active phone subscribers in Nigeria rose to 107.367 million in September, 105.239 million a month earlier, according to information on the the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC)…
- 12 Aug 2015
Reps Ask NCC to Caution GSM Operators over Unfair Practices
The House of Representatives yesterday asked the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to halt certain “unfair practices” by mobile telecommunication service providers in the country. The House…
- 23 Apr 2013
GSM Subscribers Sue Operators, Demand N1.5 Trillion for Poor QoS
Telecommunications subscribers under the aegis of Consumers Empowerment Organization of Nigeria (CEON) and the United Consumers Association of Nigeria (UCAN) have demanded the sum of N1.5 trillion…
- 8 May 2017
Subscribers to Face QoS Issues as Telcos Slowdown Operations
Telecommunications subscribers in the country may face poor quality of service issues as some Global System for Mobile communications (GSM) operators scale down operations as a result of the harsh…
- 25 May 2009
Co-Location: An Imperative for CAPEX Reduction
Although there are pockets of sharing of infrastructure among telecommunications operators among Global System for Mobile communications (GSM), operators there is urgent need now for a massive…
- 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…
- 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…
- 8 Sept 2008
Etisalat to Ring Commercial in 2 Weeks
Etisalat, Nigeria’s fifth Global System for Mobile (GSM) communications operator, is to launch commercial operations in two weeks, Nigeria CommunicationsWeek investigations can now reveal.…
- 14 Dec 2009
Zain, Etisalat, MTN Connect to IXPN
Zain, Etisalat and MTN, Global System for Mobile communications (GSM) operators, are set to connect to Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria in few weeks, Nigeria CommunicationsWeek can now reveal. The…
- 11 Aug 2008
Celtel to Zain, Unification Rebranding
The recent rebranding of Celtel Nigeria to Zain may be viewed by many as one too many having changed name about four times. The company began operation as operator of Global System of Mobile…
- 30 Mar 2015
ISPAN Backs Open Access Model to Broadband Revolution
Internet Service Providers of Nigeria (ISPAN) has thrown its weight behind Open Access Model in effort to increase broadband penetration in the country. The Open Access Model, allows for inclusive,…
- 11 Mar 2012
Gains of Managed Services
Operators are constantly faced with vandalization and theft of their equipment. All the operators both Global System for Mobile communications (GSM) and Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) have had…
- 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,…
- 26 Jul 2010
Starcomms, Etisalat, MTN Race for Main One Bandwidth
Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) operator, Starcomms, Global System for Mobile communications (GSM) operators, MTN and Etisalat are among the ten telecommunications players that have subscribed…
- 24 Nov 2008
Etisalat Promises better Quality of Service
The fourth Global System for Mobile communications (GSM) operator in the country, Etisalat has pledged to offer better quality service at lower tariff to its customers and also pledged to satisfy the…