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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…
- 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…
- 12 Aug 2019
GSMA Says Nigeria, Others Mobile Economies Hit $150Bn in 2018
Global System for Mobile Communication Association (GSMA) has reported a burgeoning growth in mobile economy of Nigeria and other African countries which it said rose to over $150 billion last year.…
- 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…
- 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…
- 29 Jan 2025
GSMA Says Telecom Tariff Adjustment will Fuel $150m Investment, 4G Expansion
The recent 50 percent increase in mobile tariff in Nigeria has been identified by the Global System for Mobile Communications Association (GSMA) as a major driver for investment, and the expansion of…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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.…
- 3 Jul 2018
Huawei Bags ‘Mobile Innovation’ Award
Mobile Money Solution arm of Huawei had last week won the “Best Mobile Innovation for Emerging Markets” award at Mobile World Congress (MWC) Shanghai 2018 organised by the Global System for Mobile…
- 1 Jan 2014
NCC, Operators Disagree over New Licencees
Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) service providers have warned the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) against licensing new operators in the country, arguing that the new operators…
- 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…
- 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,…
- 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…
- 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. …
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 2 Sept 2019
GSMA Lists Barriers to Mobile Money Adoption in Emerging Markets
With more than 866 million registered mobile money accounts globally and $1.3 billion processed daily, mobile money serves as a critical infrastructure for start-ups looking to increase digital…
- 18 Apr 2021
SecureID Receives GSMA Certification, Launches Digital Solution
Isa Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy, extolled Kofo Akinkugbe, the CEO of SecureID, Africa’s leading manufacturer of smart cards, as the company bagged a Global System of…
- 26 Jun 2014
ITU, Gates Foundation to Promote Global Adoption of Mobile Money
ITU has established a new Focus Group on Digital Financial Services to promote financial inclusion using information and communication technologies (ICT) in response to a proposal from the Bill &…
- 17 Jun 2016
4G/LTE Networks Passes 500 Milestone Says GSA
The Global mobile Suppliers Association (GSA) has confirms that the number of commercially launched LTE networks has passed the 500 milestone, which was achieved during May 2016. According to its…
- 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…
- 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…
- 23 Sept 2018
14 New Associates Join EMVCo Payment Technology Innovation Program
Global technical body EMVCo has welcomed 14 associate organizations to its program of cross-industry collaboration for the development of EMV specifications. The EMVCo Associates Program allows…
- 15 May 2019
CBN Says No Decision Yet on Crypto Technology
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said it acknowledged the existence and usefulness of crypto technology but hasn’t taken any official position on it. Rakiya Mohammed, chief information…
- 22 Sept 2008
First Bank Supports ComBIT 2008 Expo
First Bank of Nigeria Plc, a leader in the Nigerian banking sector, has thrown its weight behind ComBIT 2008 Expo the annual international communications, business systems and information technology…
- 2 Mar 2022
Pantami, Danbatta Lead Nigerian Delegation to Mobile World Congress 2022
Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, accompanied by Prof. Umar Danbatta, Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (EVC/CEO) of the Nigerian…