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- 11 Jun 2012
Swap Technologies Raises Share Capital to N12Bn
Swap Technologies and Telecoms Nigeria Plc has raked in some $100 million in investment fund to accommodate an expected expansion to further reposition it for wider service provisioning in the…
- 28 Aug 2015
HTN Towers, SWAP Technologies, Telecomms Plc Ink Tower Deals
HTN Towers, the pioneer of tower infrastructure sharing in Africa, said that it has executed a Managed Services and Co-location Agreement with SWAP Technologies and Telecomms Plc. The…
- 3 Dec 2017
Reps Wade into Feud between NCC, Telcos
House of Representatives committee on Telecommunications has asked the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC); IHS Nigeria Ltd and SWAP Technologies & Telecoms Plc to within two weeks’ resolve…
- 13 Feb 2013
Nokia's First Dual-SIM Smartphone with Wi-Fi
Nokia has announced the launch of the Nokia Asha 310, a new Dual SIM smartphone with Wi-Fi support, a first for Nokia smartphones. With Nokia's built-in Easy Swap Dual SIM technology, consumers can…
- 13 Jun 2013
MTN says No More SIM Swap by Proxy
MTN, Nigeria’s leading Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Company, has communicated the decision to discontinue SIM swaps by proxy effective from June 7. After this date, customers who…
- 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…
- 22 Nov 2023
The Structures, Roles of Operators in the Nigerian Telecoms Sector
By Olajide Adisa Since Independence in 1960, the telecoms sector has impacted on the Nigerian economy in several positive ways, creating jobs and contributing to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of…
- 2 Feb 2014
Nokia Excites Customers with Three ‘Iced’ Devices
Nokia has expanded its highly successful range of Asha devices with the addition of three new phones known as the Nokia Asha ICE range; Asha 500, Asha 502 and Asha 503 which come encased in a…
- 15 Jun 2010
Banks, Others Embrace Collocation to Reduce Cost
Banks have begun moves to co-locate their masts in commercial cities across the country to reduce operational costs and stave-off pressures from various authorities, Nigeria CommunicationsWeek can…
- 4 Jul 2013
Nokia Expands Classically Designed Mobile Phones
Nokia has expanded its range of classically designed mobile phones with the launch of three new, high-performing handsets. The Nokia 207, Nokia 208 and Nokia 208 Dual SIM combine the familiar ‘candy…
- 24 May 2010
AURDA to Decommission Single Base Stations
Abuja Urban Renewal Development Authority in collaboration with telecommunications operators is to decommission base stations that are not co-located by more than two operators in the capital city,…
- 7 Jan 2026
Kaspersky Shares AI Cybersecurity Predictions for 2026
Kaspersky experts outline how the rapid development of AI is reshaping the cybersecurity landscape in 2026, both for individual users and for businesses. Large language models (LLMs) are influencing…
- 6 May 2019
Kaspersky says SIM Swap Fraud is Targeting Africa’s Financial, Online Services
Kaspersky Lab experts at its annual Cyber Security Weekend discussed the wide spread growth of mobile payments across the globe and the many cyber risks that surround such technology, especially the…
- 15 May 2026
Nigerians Lose N12.5bBn to Telecom-Related Financial Crimes - PwC
Nigerians lost about N12.5 billion to telecom-related financial crimes from 2019 to January 2023, underscoring the scale and persistence of this threat to the telecommunications industry, PwC Nigeria…
- 3 Nov 2022
Ericsson Report Reveals 5G Network Success can be Achieved in an Energy-efficient Way
A new edition of Ericsson’s Breaking the Energy Curve report offers updated advice to communications service providers (CSPs) about how they can become more energy-efficient, sustainable, and…
- 27 Aug 2025
NITDA Links Weak Passwords to Rising Cases of Hacking
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has identified weak passwords, phishing scams and SIM-swap fraud as the main causes of the rising wave of social media account hacking…
- 21 Apr 2017
CAPDAN Raises Alarm, Says Computer Village Under Police Siege
Computer and Allied Product Dealers at Computer Village (CAPDAN), Ikeja, have sent ‘Save Our Soul’ (SOS) message to the Inspector General of Police (IGP) over extortion and abuse of operational…
- 13 Feb 2026
NITDA Explores Partnership with Trust Stamp on Digital Trust and Innovation
By Naeemah Junaid The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has held strategic discussions with representatives of Trust Stamp, a NASDAQ-listed global technology company, to…
- 16 Oct 2016
Etisalat Reveals Unique Propositions of its 4G LTE Service
Adebisi Idowu, Vice President, Marketing, Etisalat Nigeria, has said that the key objective of Etisalat launching its mobile 4G Long Term Evolution (4G LTE) is to drive the future of technology in…
- 26 Jun 2023
Sterling Bank’s Qore Sparks Nigerian EV Revolution to Life
Sterling Bank, Nigeria's leading commercial bank and one of Africa's fastest-growing companies, has changed the course of Nigeria's energy and transportation sectors with the launch of Qore; its…
- 23 Sept 2021
LCCI President, Others Seek Adoption of Blockchain Technology to Drive Business, Regulatory
Mrs. Toki Mabogunje, president, Lagos Chamber of Commerce & Industry, LCCI, has urged Nigerians in private and public sectors to adoption Blockchain innovations to drive business, regulatory and…
- 23 Sept 2019
Growth in Africa Fintech Drives Growth in Cyberattacks - Kaspersky
Africa’s Fintech sector is booming! According to reports, Africa’s Fintech ecosystem has surged 60% in the last two years and the continent’s Fintech firms have grown to 491 from 301 in 2017, with…
- 12 Jun 2013
Swift Networks Acquires 4G Business of DoPC, Mulls LTE Tech
After 18 months painstaking discussions, Swift Networks Limited, a leading provider of wireless and fibre-based broadband services to businesses and residential users on Wednesday announced the…
- 14 Aug 2018
CWG to Launch Entersekt Product Line into Nigerian Market
CWG Plc, a pan-African provider of information and communications technology, has announced a strategic partnership with Entersekt, a globally recognized innovator in mobile-first fintech solutions.…
- 10 Dec 2025
AI-Powered Fraud Drives Global Race for Deepfake Defenses
Reality Defender and 1Kosmos have announced a strategic partnership that will see the deepfake detection firm integrate its real-time deepfake defenses into 1Kosmos’ blockchain-based biometric…
- 22 Nov 2019
NCC Sharpens Strategy to Combat Financial Frauds
In fulfillment of one of its fundamental statutory responsibilities of protecting the interests of the consumers of telecoms services, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on Wednesday…
- 2 Dec 2019
Cybercriminals Turn to Deepfakes, Target Enterprise Networks
The year 2020 will see a new level of cyber-attacks – fake audio-visuals are forecast to be increasingly used by criminals as a social engineering tactic to extort money from companies and…
- 27 May 2021
Ericsson Launches Three-sector Radio for Efficient Site Upgrades, Capacity Boost
Ericsson continues to expand its range of radio products and solutions to simplify site upgrades and capacity expansions as communications service providers execute their network evolution…
- 17 Dec 2025
Qualcomm Completes Third Edition of Make in Africa Startup Mentorship Program
Qualcomm Technologies Inc. has announced the successful completion of its third annual Make in Africa (QMIA) Startup Mentorship Program, marked by the virtual Make in Africa Finale 2025. The…
- 15 Dec 2016
Gionee Unveils IoT Ready ‘Gionee M6’ Smartphone, Partners Etisalat
Gionee (Nigeria) has unveiled its latest flagship device- Gionee M6 with unique proposition of Internet of Things (IoT) ready smartphone. Internet of Things or is primarily the internetworking…