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- 19 May 2009
Imperatives of Infrastructure Sharing
Telecom infrastructure sharing is an important concept in emerging telecommunication markets like India where operators share infrastructure such as the towers, masts and equipment rooms to lower…
- 6 Nov 2019
Medallion, Galaxy Backbone Make Case for Infrastructure Sharing in ICT Sector
The issue of infrastructure sharing in Nigerian telecommunications industry is extremely important since the resources used to provide the services are limited. Whether in passive or active model,…
- 7 Jul 2021
NCC: New Co-location and Infrastructure Sharing Guideline Will Mitigate Challenges in Telecom Sector
The introduction of co-location and infrastructure sharing services in Nigeria was done to mitigate the challenges of deploying telecoms services in the country. The Nigerian Communications…
- 23 Mar 2012
Reducing Capex and Opex through Infrastructure Sharing
A recent report by Frost & Sullivan finds that mobile network backhaul infrastructure plays a key role in the delivery of services to end users and is likely to be an important spending area for…
- 17 Nov 2020
NCC Issues Guidelines on National Roaming, Infrastructure Sharing
Nigerian Communications Commissions (NCC) has issued draft guidelines to telecoms operators on national roaming and infrastructure sharing. The guidelines on national roaming issued is aimed at…
- 28 Apr 2022
NCC Moves to Strengthen Colocation, Infrastructure Sharing Market Segment
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has commenced the process of conducting a study to assess the current level of competition in the colocation and infrastructure sharing (CIS) segment of…
- 27 Jul 2021
ATCON, ALTON Back Infrastructure Sharing Rules to Make a Difference
Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) and the Association of Licenced Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) have supported the introduction of collocation and…
- 3 Dec 2020
5G: ATCON President Urges Telcos to Share Infrastructure
Engr. Ikechukwu Nnamani, president, Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON), has urged telecom operators to collaborate to enable them deploy 5G infrastructure because of the…
- Telecom8 Sept 2026
ipNX Seeks Infrastructure Sharing to Accelerate Nigeria's Broadband Future
Nigerian ICT company, ipNX, has called for stronger collaboration across the telecommunications industry and wider adoption of open-access infrastructure models to bridge Nigeria's connectivity gap and accelerate nationwide broadband penetration.
- 6 May 2017
WTL Calls for Infrastructure Sharing in Rural Africa
At the Innovation Africa Digital Summit held in Uganda recently, World Telecom Labs (WTL) called on regulators to use USF money to build wholesale networks in rural Africa – and to reallocate unused…
- 15 Dec 2008
Reducing Operational Cost through Infrastructure Sharing
Telecommunications service providers in the country have severally be lamenting on high cost of providing service, which they claimed is adversely affecting their ability to deliver quality of…
- 1 Mar 2016
Galaxy Backbone, WACREN Ink Agreement for Cloud Computing, Shared Services Infrastructure
Galaxy Backbone Ltd, a leading ICT infrastructure and services company in Nigeria is set to empower tertiary institutions and Research Education Networks (RENs) in West and Central Africa with its…
- 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…
- 12 Jul 2026
NCC Advances Dig Once Policy, Engages Stakeholders on Cost-Based Framework for Duct Sharing
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has reaffirmed its commitment to promoting efficient broadband infrastructure deployment in Nigeria through collaborative implementation of the Dig Once…
- 22 May 2017
Why First Generation Telecom Investors Hold Back on Colocation- ATCON
Following growing number of industry calls in favour of colocation as the panacea to overcoming infrastructure deficit among telecoms operators, the Association of Telecommunications Companies of…
- 21 Dec 2009
Helios Towers Gets ISO Certification for Global Quality
Nigeria’s foremost infrastructure sharing and managed services provider, Helios Towers Nigeria has achieved ISO 9001:2008 certification for excellent quality management systems and processes.…
- 13 Nov 2008
Aitec Boss Challenges Telcos on Collocation
Sean Moroney, Aitec Africa chairman, has urged telecom operators to look beyond crude competitive capitalism and find ways of sharing infrastructure to accelerate the roll-out of services across…
- 2 Dec 2024
WIOCC, Galaxy Backbone Partner to Drive High-Speed Internet Connectivity Across Nigeria
WIOCC, Africa’s Carriers’ Carrier, has partnered with Galaxy Backbone Limited (GBB), a leading digital infrastructure and shared services provider, in a strategic infrastructure collaboration aimed…
- 26 Mar 2025
MTN Group, Airtel Africa Agree to Network Sharing in Uganda and Nigeria
Driven to extend digital and financial inclusion across Africa, MTN Group and Airtel Africa have entered into agreements to share network infrastructure in Uganda and Nigeria, while ensuring…
- 12 Aug 2025
Airtel, Vodacom sign Network Infrastructure Agreement to Drive Digital Inclusion
Airtel Africa and Vodacom Group have announced a strategic infrastructure sharing agreement in key markets including Mozambique, Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), subject to…
- 26 Apr 2018
NCC says National Roaming will End Rural-urban Digital Divide
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) said yesterday national roaming and active Infrastructure Sharing in Nigeria would end rural-urban digital divide. Prof. Umar Danbatta, NCC Executive…
- 26 May 2008
Exploring BTS outsourcing, Collocation options for cost reduction
Telecommunications operators are faced with operational challenges that include theft and vandalization of equipment as well as pressure from authorities to reduce number of towers. These bring to…
- 10 Aug 2026
ipNX Collaborates with ICT Stakeholders on the Future of Fibre-to-the-Home in Nigeria @ ATCON Forum
ipNX Nigeria joined other stakeholders across the telecommunications ecosystem as they convened at the Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) Critical Conversation Forum on…
- 7 Aug 2024
MTN Nigeria Renegotiates Tower Lease Agreement with IHS, ATC Nigeria
MTN Nigeria has renegotiated its existing infrastructure sharing and master lease agreements with IHS Tower Nigeria Limited and ATC Nigeria Wireless Infrastructure Solutions Limited (ATC) . …
- 22 Jul 2024
WATRA Says Digital Economy Contributes $30Bn Annually to W/African GDP
The West Africa Telecommunications Regulators Assembly (WATRA) has said that the digital economy currently contributes around $30 billion annually to the region’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). WATRA…
- 22 Mar 2018
Opeke Highlights Data Centre Hosting, Cloud investment @ TMT Finance Africa
Funke Opeke, Chief Executive Officer of MainOne, has highlighted the opportunity for increased investment in shared fiber network infrastructure and data center and cloud computing infrastructure in…
- 2 Feb 2019
WTL Tasks NCC on Use of Excess Spectrum for Rural Coverage
World Telecom Labs (WTL), a global telecommunication equipment vendor has urged the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to enforce the use of excess spectrum by telecom networks in rural areas…
- 2 Sept 2025
Minister Urges Africa Leaders to Unite on AI Infrastructure
Dr. Bosun Tijani, the minister of communications, innovation and digital economy, has urged African leaders to unite in building shared AI infrastructure or risk marginalisation in the global…
- 18 Mar 2014
GSMA, Telcos Partner to Improve Mobile Access across Africa
Senior leaders from eight major mobile operator groups, covering 551 million mobile connections across Africa and the Middle East, plan to cooperate on network infrastructure sharing initiatives that…
- 24 May 2010
Gateway Business Partners Helios Towers for Network Rollout
Infrastructure sharing and managed services provider, Helios Towers Nigeria (HTN) has signed a 120-site co-location deal with Gateway Business Nigeria, a pan African telecommunications service…