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- 7 Nov 2016
Regulators Treat Over The Top Applications with Caution, Says Danbatta
Professor Umar Garba Danbatta, executive vice chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has hailed the contribution of the telecom sector in citizens’ increased participation in governance.…
- 19 Apr 2018
Mobile Voice Usage Steady in Africa - Report
Mobile voice telephony usage in Africa has remained stable and the situation is likely to persist at least until the end of this year – despite increasing adoption of Over the Top (OTT) applications…
- 30 Jun 2016
Nokia’s Real-Time Data Analytics To Benefit Telcos, OTT
Nokia is launching Real-Time Mobile Network Analytics, the industry's first solution to give operators an end-to-end view of mobile networks from individual subscribers, applications, devices and…
- 19 Aug 2017
ALTON Decries Impact of OTT on Telecom Operations
The Association of Licensed Telecommunication Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) has decried the impact of over the top service (OTT) on the telecom operations in the country. Engr. Gbenga Adebayo,…
- 29 Feb 2016
Fears NCC May Regulate OTT Services Are Misplaced- Danbatta
Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, executive vice chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), said that fears in some quarters that the Commission is out to regulate over the Top (OTT) services…
- 4 Mar 2022
5G will Revolutionise Nigeria's Creative Industry – Danbatta
The current efforts of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to facilitate deployment of the Fifth Generation (5G) technology will further catalyse the innovativeness and creativity of the…
- 21 Apr 2023
RCS: Empowering MNOs to Compete Against OTT Players in Lucrative A2P Messaging Space
By Filip Filković, Regional OP Manager, West Africa at Infobip As Over-The-Top (OTT) platforms such as WhatsApp, Viber and Telegram continue to gain popularity, SMS messaging still has its purpose…
- 24 Aug 2018
ALTON Fights Back as OTT Soars, Erodes Revenue
Citing the high mortality rate of telos in Nigeria, Association of Licensed Telecoms Companies of Nigeria (ALTON), has called on the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to take a second look at…
- 29 Oct 2017
GTS-Infotel Unveils Disruptive VAS Mobile App, ‘Mobinawa’
By peter oluka GTS-Infotel, one of the leading licensed Value Added Service (VAS) providers in the country, has unveiled its disruptive “GTS Network”. At the unveiling in Lagos recent, Dr. Ing.…
- 13 Feb 2013
ITU Says Traditional Telco Biz out of Sync IP-based Communications
The move to IP-based communications is irreversible – and the timescales for business models, regulatory frameworks, development cycles and infrastructure investment in the Internet world and that of…
- 5 Jun 2017
ATCON Says Increased Broadband Helps Banking Grow Customers by 23%
One of the sectors that Broadband has impacted is the banking sector as the sector can now boast of 23% bank account penetration, said Olusola Teniola, president, Association of Telecommunication…
- 15 Aug 2012
Movius Makes CAFÉ Available Worldwide
Movius Interactive Corporation, a leader in communication applications has announced the latest release of its revolutionary CAFÉ platform. With the release, service providers worldwide now have…
- 13 Apr 2018
ONEm Extends its Internet-like Services to Africa
London-based high-tech firm ONEm has announced plans to expand the reach of its internet-like services to more Africans who are without internet connectivity or smartphones. The company says it is…
- 30 Aug 2017
Telcos Demand 100% Hike in Prices of Calls, Data
The telecom subscribers in the country will pay more for telecom services if the industry regulator accedes to telecom operators’ demand for 100% increase in prices of data and voice calls. In simple…
- 2 Mar 2017
OSFON Counsels Telcos on Blocking OTT
The Open Source Foundation for Nigeria (OSFON) has counselled the Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) in the country to look elsewhere in effort to balance their books, instead of tinkering of how to…
- 15 Jan 2014
OTT, Smart Device Penetration Will Shape MEA Consumer Telecoms Scene in 2014-IDC
International Data Corporation (IDC) on Wednesday announced its annual predictions for the Middle East and Africa consumer telecommunications and media services market in 2014. IDC predicts that…
- 24 Aug 2015
Competition is Both Helping, Hurting Telecoms Industry
A colleague of mine recently bought a smartphone. On a limited budget, he was able to find an excellent phone with a sharp 5.5inch display, 32 GB storage, and an 8 MP camera, running the latest…
- 16 Jun 2026
NCC Begins Review Telecom Termination Rates after 8 Years
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has commenced a comprehensive review of Mobile Termination Rates (MTR) eight years after the current rates were introduced, citing changing economic…
- 22 Sept 2014
Huawei Launches IP VIDEO Solution 2.0
Huawei on Monday, launched its innovative IP VIDEO Solution 2.0 at the International Broadcasting Convention (IBC) 2014 in Amsterdam. The new solution uniquely integrates diverse features and a new…
- 1 Sept 2019
Licensing of Web TV, Radio Caught in Cross Fire
The recent move by the federal government to license of online radio and television stations has sent emotions flying left and right. While some welcomed the development; others expressed…
- 12 Nov 2023
Spending on Telecom, Pay TV Services Hobbled by Inflation - IDC
International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Semiannual Telecom Services Tracker, has reported that worldwide spending on telecommunication and pay TV services will reach $1,55-trillion in 2023, an…
- 23 Nov 2014
90% World Population Will Own Mobile Phone by 2020- Ericsson
The latest edition of the Ericsson Mobility Report, a comprehensive update on mobile trends leveraging big data from live networks worldwide, launches today and reveals that proliferation of mobile…
- 20 Nov 2014
Ericsson Reports Mobile Subscriptions in Africa Near Billion Mark
The latest edition of the Ericsson Mobility Report, a comprehensive update on mobile trends leveraging big data from live networks worldwide, reveals that proliferation of mobile technology continues…
- 3 Dec 2014
How 3rd Platform will Bring Disruption, Other Top 10 IDC ICT 2015 Predictions
International Data Corporation (IDC) has announced its top ten predictions for the worldwide information and telecommunications technology (ICT) industry in 2015. The driving force behind all of…
- 9 Jul 2015
Cloud IT Infrastructure Market Grows by 25.1% in the First Quarter - IDC
According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Cloud IT Infrastructure Tracker, v endor revenue from sales of infrastructure products (server, storage, and Ethernet switch)…
- 11 Oct 2018
Nigeria’s VAS Market Hit ₦79Bn, yet Unhealthy
Nigerian Value Added Services (VAS), market is valued at about ₦79 billion. Yet, it is dangerously going in comatose. The business which until recently, appeared the most innovative segment of…
- 16 Jun 2016
Nokia Smart Home Solution Now Connects Residential Customers to IoTs
Nokia has announced a new Smart Home solution that lets network operators quickly offer new services to residential customers seeking a digital home solution for the Internet of Things. The solution…
- 22 Jul 2015
The “App Economy” will Drive Innovation in Africa
The mobile economy has finally arrived in Africa. Anyone who doubts should simply take a look around them. The millennial generation have become the leading purveyors of the emerging “App Economy”.…
- 13 Mar 2014
African Standardization Experts Agree on Uniform Mobile Roaming Cost
African standardization experts have agreed to develop a technical standard (ITU-T Recommendation) establishing a uniform costing model for mobile roaming in the African region. The decision to…
- 15 Jun 2020
Nigeria Cannot Enforce Tax against Facebook, Others—Expert
Nigeria will find it impossible to place taxes on the transactions of foreign tech companies like Netflix, Facebook, Google, Youtube and other virtual firms without foreign help, Ikemesit Effiong,…