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- 17 Nov 2015
Mobile Money: Next Global Communications Platform
Mobile money is on a journey. What started as a simple way of paying people using a phone is on the cusp of becoming the next global communications platform. Not just a means of buying goods and…
- 23 Sept 2013
Africa Accounts for 60/130 of Global Mobile Money Systems
Africa accounts for 60 out of the 130 mobile money systems in the world, said the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) as mobile ticketing, insurance, charitable donations, as well as fee…
- 26 Jan 2015
BlackBerry Handles over 30Petabytes of Global Mobile Data Monthly
BlackBerry Limited, notable for its leading role in the global mobile communications, has disclosed that its global network infrastructure presently handles approximately 35 petabytes of mobile data…
- 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…
- 6 May 2008
MTN, MultiChoice Partner on Mobile TV
Global System for Mobile communications giant, MTN and Direct-To-Home Satellite television operator, MultiChoice are partnering to provide mobile television in the country. Mr. Bola Akingbade, chief…
- 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…
- 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…
- 21 Apr 2013
MNP Takes Off Today
Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) and operators of Global System for Mobile communications (GSM) services will today flag-off Mobile Number Portability (MNP) scheme, a telecom democratic…
- 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.…
- 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…
- 11 Jul 2014
Philips Introduces Ultra-Mobile Ultrasound System in Nigeria
Royal Philips has unveiled its new ultra-mobile ultrasound system (VISIQ) to the Nigerian market during the Lagos leg of its annual pan-African Cairo to Cape Town Roadshow. Currently in its fifth…
- 12 Jan 2009
Minister Chides Operators Over high Tariff
Prof. Dora Nkem Akunyili, Minister of Information and Communication has decried high tariff charged by Global System for Mobile communications (GSM) operators amidst poor service delivery. Speaking…
- 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…
- 3 Mar 2015
Intel Launches New Mobile System on Chips, LTE Solution
Brian Krzanich, Intel Corporation CEO, has announced a series of mobile platforms including the company’s new low-cost system-on-chip (SoC) for phones, phablets and tablets, a global LTE solution,…
- 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.…
- 30 Jun 2008
Changing Telecom Landscape Through Number Portability
There has been clamour by Global System for Mobile communications subscribers in the country for the regulatory authority in the industry to implement number portability, which is believed to be…
- 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…
- 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…
- 11 Feb 2014
Cisco Forecasts 14-Fold Increase in MEA Mobile Data Traffic in 5 Years
Cisco® Visual Networking Index Global Mobile Data Traffic Forecast for 2013 to 2018 indicates that worldwide mobile data traffic will increase nearly 11-fold over the next four years and reach an…
- 15 Feb 2018
NCC Raids Banks, Others over Illegal GSM Boosters
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has raided some financial institutions and other firms in Lagos for allegedly deploying Global System for Mobile (GSM) communication boosters illegally.…
- 4 Aug 2008
3G Technology and Access Challenge
The 3G race in the space begun when the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) signified its intension to award the licenses to Global System for Mobile communications (GSM) operators in 2006…
- 26 May 2015
Jumia/MTN 1st Megathon Week Attracts Global Mobile Devices OEMs
Jumia, Nigeria’s leading online shop and in a few days will be unveiling one of its biggest sale of the year, dubbed ‘the Biggest Mobile Sales Ever’ of the retail industry in Nigeria. Supported by…
- 8 Apr 2014
Internet Users on GSM Networks Shrinks to 63m in February
The Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) recorded 63,474,364 internet users in February, as against 64,079,270 users in January, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) said on Monday.…
- 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…
- 9 Mar 2016
Reps Insist MTN Must Pay Fine in Full
House of Representatives is insisting that Global System for Mobile communication (GSM) service provider, MTN Nigeria must pay the N780b fine slammed on it by the Nigerian Communications Commission…
- 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)…
- 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…
- 29 Jan 2015
NCC Did Not Stop Platform for APC Fund Raising, Says Juwah
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) yesterday further clarified that it did not at any time order Global System of Mobile Communications (GSM) operators to shut platforms used by political…
- 4 Oct 2013
Global Accelerex Unveils Handheld Mobile PoS
Global Accelerex and its technology and business partner, Shenzhen Xingoudu Technology Co have unveiled the XGD K370 mobile handheld terminal into the Nigerian market that supports both CDMA and GRPS…