29 results
- 30 Apr 2013
ICN Assures Subscribers of Prompt MNP Porting Regime
Interconnect Clearinghouse Nigeria Limited (ICN), the scheme’s administrator, has promised a prompt number porting regime, folllowing the commencement of mobile number portability (MNP) by the…
- 13 Jun 2016
WTL, ICN Win ‘Connecting W/Africa Award’ for VoIP Network
World Telecom Labs (WTL) and its customer Interconnect Clearinghouse Nigeria won in the Connecting West Africa category at the inaugural West Africa Com awards which took place in Dakar, Senegal on…
- 1 May 2016
Nnamani, Medallion’s CEO Elected Into NIRA Executive Board
Engineer Ikechukwu Nnamani, chief executive officer of Medallion Communications Limited, was at the weekend elected into the Executive Board of the Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NIRA).…
- 27 May 2025
Vitel Wireless Completes Interconnectivity with all Major Telcos in Nigeria
Vitel Wireless Limited, pioneer mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) in Nigeria has made another history by announcing the successful completion of interconnectivity with all major Mobile Network…
- 1 Jul 2024
IXPN Rallies ICN to Host Connectivity Engagement Forum in Port-Harcourt
The Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria (IXPN) has sealed a partnership deal with Interconnect Clearinghouse Nigeria Limited to host a connectivity engagement forum in Port-Harcourt, South-South…
- 4 Mar 2013
MNP is Win-Win for All - Onwudiwe
Uche Onwudiwe, chief operating officer, Interconnect ClearingHouse Nigeria Limited, a Nigerian Communications Commission’s (NCC) licenced company to implement Mobile Number Portability (MNP).…
- 7 Dec 2012
Debts Mount as Telcos Shun Clearing Houses
Telecommunications operators in the country have reverted to the old system of passing traffic directly without going through clearing houses, a development that has led to the current high…
- 4 Feb 2013
Knocks, Pats as Operators Dissect Interconnect Rate
Argument swung left and right Friday, as stakeholders in the telecom industry disagreed on terms of measurement used in determining Nigeria’s interconnection rates regime that has caused problems in…
- 28 Apr 2016
MNP Clocks 3, Now Records 601 Average Daily Porting- ICN
The Mobile Number Portability (MNP) launched by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on April, 2013, has been recording increase on the number of subscribers migrating from one network…
- 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…
- 26 Apr 2020
How NCC Stopped $3Bn Call Masking Revenue Fraud In Nigeria
The masking of foreign calls with local phone numbers was illegal, a security risk and also a threat to the revenue base of major mobile network operators (MNOs) whose networks were bypassed for such…
- 14 Dec 2012
NCC Blames Exchanges, Others for High Indebtedness
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has attributed the high incidence of interconnection indebtedness in the telecommunications industry to inability of Interconnect exchanges to pay operators…
- 28 Feb 2018
NCC Sanctions Telcos, Bars 750,000 Numbers for Call Masking, Others
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has sanctioned three companies and barred 750,000 numbers found to be connected to call masking. Call masking is a technique used to hide numbers when…
- 17 May 2013
ATPN Lauds NCC, ICN on MNP Flag-Off
Association of Telecommunications Professionals of Nigeria (ATPN) has said that the kick off of mobile number portability (MNP) in the country has offered mobile phone subscribers in the country…
- 13 Nov 2015
AMOTEL Appoints WTL as First Supplier for GSM, Data Networks
World Telecom Labs (WTL) has been appointed by AMOTEL to bring voice and data to remote rural villages close to Lake Tanganyika in Katavi Region. Later to take the services to other villages in…
- 2 May 2016
Ntel, Others to Benefit from Mobile Number Portability
Following the simplification of the Mobile Number Portability (MNP) by the Nigeria’s telecoms regulatory body- the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), results show that the plan will even aid…
- 2 Nov 2019
IXPN Upgrades Core Switches to Offer 25GE, 40GE Ports
As part of efforts to improve performance, services and scalability that are critical to today’s evolving Information and Communication Technology industry, the Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria…
- 28 Sept 2020
ALTON, Medallion, CloudFlex Back NITRA’s Innovation Forum
More companies have indicated interest in partnering with the Nigeria Information Technology Reporters' Association (NITRA), as the national umbrella body of ICT reporters accelerates plans towards…
- 28 Sept 2020
ALTON, Medallion, CloudFlex Back NITRA’s Innovation Forum
More companies have indicated interest in partnering with the Nigeria Information Technology Reporters Association (NITRA), as the national umbrella body of ICT reporters accelerates plans towards…
- 16 Sept 2014
Interconnect, Others’ Switch Over 1Bn Minutes Traffic-WTL
World Telecom Labs (WTL) on Tuesday, announced that close to one point four billion (one thousand million) minutes have passed through its specialist 2nd generation VoIP switches deployed by five of…
- 12 Jun 2017
Telcos Must Innovate, Stop Fighting OTTs - Nnamani
Engineer Ikechukwu Nnamani is the President/Chief Executive Officer of Medallion Communications Limited. With over 15 years of core telecom experience, Engr. Nnamani is very active in promoting…
- 3 Dec 2012
NCC Begins Test Run of MNP
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) said at the weekend that it will begin test run Mobile Number Portability (MNP) preparatory to its full implementation in the first quarter of next year,…
- 14 Feb 2012
Operators, NP Firms Commence Negotiation on Implementation
Ahead of September date fixed by Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) for the commencement of number portability (NP) in the country’s telecommunications space, licensed NP providers and…
- 9 Nov 2020
Nnamani Gets Special Recognition for Contributions to Telecom Sector at NTITA 2020
Engr. Ikechukwu Nnamani, the Chief Executive Officer of Medallion Communications Limited was on Saturday given a special recognition at year’s Nigeria Tech Innovation & Telecom Awards (NTITA).…
- 24 May 2021
Vintage Confluence, CWG, Medallion Join NITRA Technology Forum Train On Cloud/Data Services
The Nigeria Information Technology Reporters Association (NITRA) has announced more partnerships for its upcoming event, tagged NITRA TECHNOLOGY FORUM 2021. The event, which will hold on Thursday,…
- 30 Jul 2018
Broadband Service Providers Chart Way Forward to Increasing Broadband Penetration
Broadband service providers have identified ways through which Nigeria can increase broadband penetration by 2020. They spoke at the Nigeria ICT Impact CEO Forum with the theme: “Broadband…
- 2 May 2018
Medallion Wins Best ICT Clearinghouse @ BoICT Awards
Telecommunications infrastructure servicing company, Medallion Communications Limited has been adjudged the best ICT Clearing House of the Year, at the Beacon of Information and Communications…
- 4 Jun 2012
Number Portability will Benefit Operators & Subscribers - Onwudiwe
Uche Onwudiwe is the chief operating officer of Interconnect Clearing House, one of the companies licensed by Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to implement Number Portability in…
- 9 Feb 2013
MNP Receives Red-Carpet Reception
Mobile number portability (MNP) which gives subscribers freedom to choose or fire their GSM service providers and still retain their numbers will create better value for the tripod upon which the…