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- 6 Feb 2016
NCC, GSMA Open Talks on Capacity Building to Grow Mobile Networks
Global System of Mobile Communications Association (GSMA), the umbrella body for all Mobile operators, Equipment manufacturers, Vendors among others recently opened talks with the Nigerian…
- 25 Sept 2019
GSMA Says High Spectrum Prices Disconnect Millions
The Global System of Mobile Telecommunications Association (GSMA), has said that millions of people will be unable to access mobile broadband services and improved network quality due to high…
- 2 Jul 2017
Nigeria Missing as Mobile IoT Initiative gets Underway
Nigeria as the fastest growing telecommunications market in Africa is not even at the outskirts of the Global System for Mobile Association (GSMA) Mobile Internet of Things (IoT) Initiative1 launched…
- 31 Jan 2014
Terragon Debuts @ This Year’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona
Terragon Group, Africa’s leading New Media Company is billed to have an exhibition at the upcoming Global Systems Mobile Association (GSMA) Mobile World Congress holding in Barcelona, Spain from the…
- 18 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,…
- 30 Jun 2026
Lebara Nigeria Becomes Member of GSMA Network
Lebara Nigeria has become a member of the Global System for Mobile Communications Association (GSMA) as it expands operations in the West African country. The membership places Lebara Nigeria within…
- 2 Jun 2008
$71 bn Taxes Hinders Phone Access, Investment-GSMA
Global System for Mobile Communications Association, ( GSMA) is worried that mobile-specific taxes on handsets, airtime and telecom equipment estimated at over $71 billion in sub-Saharan Africa…
- 1 Nov 2013
Mobile Phone Technicians Berate Govt, Manufacturers
Mobile phone technicians in Nigeria have expressed displeasure that 12 years after the introduction of global system for mobile telecommunications (GSM) in the country, both the government and the…
- 7 May 2026
GSMA Urges Import Duties Exemption for Smartphones
Global System for Mobile Communications Association (GSMA) has urged African governments to recognise telecommunications as a core economic pillar and implement specific tax reforms that could…
- 13 Dec 2019
GSMA Says Communications Taxes Will Deepen Poverty
Global System for Mobile Communications Association (GSMA), has warned that Nigeria risks deepening the poverty rate if the proposed nine per cent Communication Service Tax is implemented. The…
- 14 Apr 2009
Convergence Redefines Service Delivery in Telecoms
At the expiration of exclusivity license granted to pioneer operators of Global System for Mobile communications (GSM) in the nation’s telecommunications industry in 2006, Nigerian…
- 17 Nov 2008
Social Pressure Bane of Poor QoS- Operators
Telecommunications operators especially Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) are faced with quality of service issues. In line with our promise of offering stakeholders in the industry…
- 20 May 2008
Alton PRO Joins Etisalat
Mr. Demain Udeh, publicity secretary, Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (Alton) has joined the fifth Global System for Mobile communications operator, Etisalat. Udeh is…
- 14 Jul 2008
Telecom Equipment and Radiation Concerns
Proliferation of antennas installed by Global System for Mobile communications (GSM) operators and microwave equipment by Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) counterparts have been condemned by…
- 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…
- 31 Dec 2015
How Tech Helped Tower Operators Curb Generators, Diesel Theft
Some years back when Global System for Mobile (GSM) communications and code division multiple access (CDMA) operators were in control of their telecom towers there were outcries over incessant theft…
- 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…
- 8 Dec 2019
The Odds of Fixed Line Service in Broadband Penetration
Among the different channels of telecommunications service delivery is fixed wired which involves direct to home connections against the common mobile system. This system was prominently used in the…
- 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…
- 4 Jul 2017
Huawei Bags GSMA's Best IoT Innovation for Mobile Networks Award
Witnessed by experts from the global telecommunications industry and the media, Huawei’s NB-IoT solution received the "Best IoT Innovation for Mobile Networks" award issued by GSMA at the Mobile…
- 4 May 2014
Nigeria to Miss MM Cross Border Remittance Deal
Nigeria will not be a beneficiary of the landmark deal struck by major telecom operators in Africa for the implementation of interoperable mobile money services across Africa and the Middle East…
- 14 Dec 2014
Tower Operators Spend $80m Monthly on Maintenance
Telecommunications tower operators in the country spend some $80 million every month in the maintenance of towers they are operating. Telecom towers houses base stations that Global System for…
- 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,…
- 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…
- 18 Feb 2018
Subscribers Groan as Operators Fight over Interconnect issues
Subscribers of Global System for Mobile communications (GSM) services are lamenting over their inability to make seamless call over different network as a result of interconnectivity issues. …
- 8 Dec 2008
MTN, Globacom Others Invest $50Bn in Africa
Global System for Mobile Communications operators in Nigeria will lead the massive investment in Africa estimated at over $50 billion in the next five years, Nigeria Communications-Week has learnt.…
- 24 Apr 2019
ALTON Warns NCAA against Demolishing 7,000 Masts
Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) has warned the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) over its threat to demolish over 7,000 telecommunications mast in the…
- 9 Dec 2021
Huawei Gives Over 600 Students ICT Training Across Africa in 2021
Huawei has successfully trained more than 600 students through the “Seeds for the Future” program in 14 sub-Saharan countries covering emerging ICT technologies such as 5G, cloud computing, and AI,…
- 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…
- 31 Jul 2020
Huawei Urges Telecoms Regulators to Address COVID-19 Challenges
Catherine Chen, Huawei corporate senior Vvce president and director of the Board, , has called on global telecoms regulators to work together to address the challenges posed by COVID-19 pandemic.…