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- 22 Feb 2016
Operators, Google, GSMA Align Behind Adoption of Rich Communications Services
Global operators, including América Móvil, Bharti Airtel Ltd, Deutsche Telekom, Etisalat, Globe Telecom, KPN, Millicom, MTN, Orange, PLAY, Smart Communications, Sprint, Telenor Group, TeliaSonera,…
- 30 Aug 2016
Communication Service Tax Unacceptable - AAN
ActionAid Nigeria (AAN) has rejected the proposed bill to impose Communication Service Tax (CST), up to 9 percent on all phone calls, short message service (SMS), multimedia messaging service (MMS),…
- 23 Dec 2016
Samsung Acquires Business for ‘Richer’ Messaging, Chat Solution
Samsung Electronics recently announced its acquisition of NewNet Communication Technologies (Canada), Inc. (“NewNet Canada”), a company operating Rich Communications Services (RCS) business within…
- 27 Apr 2015
Alcatel-Lucent Simplifies Service Provisioning with Rapport™ Software
Alcatel-Lucent has launched Rapport™, a software-based, open platform that gives large enterprises and service providers a new, and much more flexible way to deliver communications and collaboration…
- 2 Sept 2022
Out There Media, MTN Nigeria Bring RCS to Market
Out There Media (OTM), the global leader in telco driven mobile advertising, announced that it has successfully launched the first Rich Messaging campaigns based on RCS (Rich Communications Services)…
- 28 May 2013
Over 1Bn Subscribers Benefit from Ericsson's Managed Services
In an increasingly Networked Society, a growing number of devices are expected to use broadband connections to deliver a wide array of rich communication and multimedia services, anytime, anywhere.…
- 21 Apr 2023
Boosting Profitability and Enhancing Deeper Customer Engagement with Conversational Banking
By Marina Bolfan, Senior Customer Growth Executive at Infobip Nigeria Nigeria’s banking sector is becoming increasingly more competitive. This is especially the case within the digital banking space…
- 14 Jul 2022
Dotgo Unveils Business Messaging Hub
Dotgo, a Gupshup company, and provider of Rich Communication Services solutions for business messaging, has announced the launch of RBM Hub. The launch of the RBM Hub expands the reach and…
- 17 Aug 2016
FG to Energize Telecom Sector through Legislations
Barrister Abdur-Raheem Adebayo Shittu, Minister of Communications, has reiterated the Federal Government’s determination to provide the needed, enabling environment for the ICT and…
- 21 Apr 2023
Why Nigerian Businesses Must leverage RCS as the Next Big Digital Channel – Infobip Regional Manager
Olatayo Ladipo-Ajai, regional manager at Infobip Nigeria, has urged Nigerians, particularly business entities, such as banks, telcos and other businesses to harness the benefits posed by the Rich…
- 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…
- 29 Dec 2021
ITU to Maximise Global Impact of 5G Rollout
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the United Nations specialised agency for information and communication technologies (ICTs), that is driving global innovation in ICTs, has formed a…
- 10 Jan 2024
Omdia Ranks Infobip a Leader in the CPaaS Universe Report for Second Year
Infobip, a global cloud communications platform has been named a Leader in the CPaaS market by tech research group Omdia for the second year. Omdia has again named Infobip a leader in its latest…
- 23 Dec 2021
MTN Nigeria Launches RCS Business Messaging with Google and Dotgo
MTN, Nigeria’s largest mobile network operator (MNO), has launched RCS Business Messaging (RBM) Services in partnership with Google and Dotgo®, a Gupshup company and a leading cloud communications…
- 29 Nov 2016
Data Tariff Increase "Wicked, Diabolical"- NATCOMS
Association of Telecoms Subscribers (NATCOMS), has described the proposed increase of data tariff effective from December 1, 2016 as “insensitive, callous, and diabolical” NATCOMS said that the…
- 15 May 2025
Get Ready: Google Unveils 8 Game-Changing Android Updates
Google's annual I/O developer conference is a hub for exciting product updates. This year, "The Android Show: I/O edition" offered an early preview of Android's future. Packed with groundbreaking…
- 8 Dec 2014
Priority Communications Targets Datacenter Infrastructure, Rewards Staff
Priority Communications Limited, at the weekend, disclosed it plans to build a robust data center in the country, by year 2015. The company which has been in existence close to a decade, said that it…
- 6 Feb 2012
Effective Frequency Management And Broadband Penetration
Spectrum, otherwise frequency is a scarce resource and the extremely rapid technical developments in mobile communication services have resulted in a boom in demand for use of radio frequencies.…
- 15 May 2014
Inmarsat Plans Free Flight-Tracking for Airline Safety
Inmarsat, a mobile satellite communications provider, said it will offer basic, two-way communications services to track commercial airline flights free of charge in an effort to improve…
- 15 Apr 2020
Nigeria Represents Huge Potential Market for RCS
By Olajide Osho-Thomas The most popular communications channel in many parts of the world – the Short Message Service (SMS) – is rapidly evolving into a technology that businesses can leverage to…
- 19 Sept 2016
MainOne Opens New PoP in Tema for Enhanced Enterprise Experience
MainOne, West Africa’s leading communications and data solutions provider, has inaugurated a new telecommunications Point of Presence (PoP) in Tema, Ghana’s major shipping, manufacturing and trading…
- 3 Oct 2025
BT, Infobip Expand Global Partnership to Launch AI-Powered Unified Communications Platform
BT and Infobip have announced the global expansion of their partnership to deliver AI-powered advanced communication services to multinational businesses worldwide. The extended partnership builds on…
- 20 May 2016
Huawei Awarded Best Innovative Future Comms Service at IMS Forum
The IMS World Forum is the world's largest IMS professional forum and is one of the most influential events in the industry. The forum attracted more than 300 delegates from the world to explore the…
- 5 Oct 2015
Nokia Networks Unlocks Mission-Critical LTE Potentials for Public Safety
Nokia Networks' end-to-end LTE-based solution underlines its commitment to public safety communications, enabling a rich variety of multimedia tools and applications for first responders and other…
- 29 Jun 2016
GSMA Launches Initiative for Rich, Interoperable Messaging Experiences
GSMA hasannounced that AIS, Axiata Group, Beeline, Bell Mobility, China Mobile, China Telecom, China Unicom, Claro Brazil, Claro Colombia, Indosat Ooredoo, M1, Megafon, MTS, Optus, Personal…
- 28 Jul 2008
Celtel Nigeria Offers Data Roaming in UK, USA, Others
Celtel Nigeria is now offering data roaming services to its customers in many hot spots of the world including the United States of America, United Kingdom, Ghana, and Kenya. Others include South…
- 19 Feb 2020
9Mobile, Google Partner on Workshop to Promote RCS Business Messaging
9mobile, the leading telecom operator in Nigeria, in association with Google, and Kirusa, a global leader in communication solutions over data networks for consumers and enterprises, recently hosted…
- 22 Apr 2013
Opeke, Main One Boss Makes Case for Reliable Connectivity in W/A
Ms. Funke Opeke, CEO, Main One, West Africa's leading communications services company has reiterated the significance of reliable and affordable connectivity in the development of the sub-region. She…
- 31 Jul 2014
Flytxt Platform Goes Live in 3 MTN OpCos
Flytxt, a market leader in providing analytics-driven real-time, integrated, closed-loop campaign management platforms for Communication Service Providers (CSPs), announced that it has gone live at 3…
- 17 Jun 2014
Ericsson Predicts Upsurge in Mobile Subscriptions
Ericsson, a world leader in communications technology and services, has predicted that mobile subscriptions will surpass global population come 2019 by reaching 9.2 billion. For Nigeria to leverage…