30 results
- 3 May 2017
MTN Records Higher Q1 Revenue on Strong Data
MTN's first quarter revenue was bumped up 7.1% by a data revenue spike of 29.4% year-on-year. This is according to the telecoms operator's quarterly update for the three months ended 31 March, just…
- 20 Aug 2018
Big Data, Analytics Revenues to Reach $260bn by 2022 - Report
Worldwide revenues for big data and business analytics solutions will total $166 billion this year, an increase of 11.7% over 2017. This is according to International Data Corporation's (IDC's)…
- 12 May 2015
‘XIUS AMPLIO’ Launched in Africa to Accelerate Telecom, ISPs Data Revenues
XIUS, one of the global providers of mobile solutions and infrastructure has introduced the latest solution, XIUS AMPLIO that guarantees acceleration in data revenue through their continuous…
- 19 Nov 2019
Africa Sees Double Mobile Data Revenue by 2024
Mobile revenue in Africa will rise from $54.31 billion (R804 billion) in 2019, to $67.12 billion (R994 billion) in 2024. This is according to the Africa Digital Outlook 2019 report from market…
- 24 May 2016
Worldwide Big Data, Biz Analytics Revenues To Reach $187b in 2019- IDC
According to the new Worldwide Semiannual Big Data and Analytics Spending Guide from International Data Corporation (IDC), worldwide revenues for big data and business analytics will grow from nearly…
- 9 Feb 2025
NDPC’s Data Protection Revenue Rose 93.6 Percent to N12Bn in 2024
Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) data protection cumulative revenue rose by 93.6 per cent to N12 billion in 2024 from N6.2 billion in 2023. Dr. Vincent Olatunji, national commissioner, NDPC…
- 25 Oct 2017
Data, Digital Services Drive MTN Revenue in Q 3 of 2017
MTN group's total revenue for the third quarter of the year increased by 6.9%, and group service revenue was up 7.4% due to increase in its data revenue and digital services. According to Rob Shuter,…
- 27 Nov 2025
How MTN Nigeria Surpassed 85 Million Subscribers, Driving 11% Growth and a 73.2% Data Revenue Surge
MTN Nigeria has cemented its role as a core driver of Nigeria's digital economy, unveiling Q3 2025 financial results that underscore its massive scale and impact. MTN Nigeria The company’s total…
- 4 Jul 2018
Telcos Laments Directive, Says New Data Rollover Will Affect Revenue
Association of Telecommunication Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) has said the new directive by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on data rollover will negatively impact the revenues of…
- 23 Oct 2020
Data, Mobile Money Revenues Buoy Airtel Africa Half-Year Result
Shareholders of Airtel Africa will receive an interim dividend of $1.5¢ (one and a half cents of the US dollar) per share for the half-year ended September 30, 2020, the board of the telco has…
- 25 Jan 2010
Global Mobile Revenues to Exceed US$1 Trillion in 2013
Total mobile service revenues will exceed US$1 trillion in 2013, despite a projected fall in voice revenues. Growth in service revenues will be driven by data revenues rising to over US$330 billion…
- 30 Jul 2020
Data, Fintech Services Boost MTN Nigeria Revenue in Half-year
MTN Nigeria has recorded double-digit growth in data revenue and fintech services in the six months ending June. MTN Nigeria says the pandemic weighed on profits for the period but it maintained…
- 27 Dec 2019
NITDA Calls Out Lagos State Internal Revenue for Breach of Data Protection Regulation
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has called out Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) for breaching the Nigeria Data Protection Regulation. NITDA, in a statement…
- 29 Oct 2018
Nigeria Boosts MTN Group’s Subscriber Base Growth Despite Sanction
The MTN group added 2.5 million new subscribers in the third quarter of the year, boosted by a strong performance in its embattled Nigerian operations and robust growth out of Ghana. However, MTN SA…
- 22 Oct 2021
Ookla Q3 Report Rates Airtel Fastest Broadband in Nigeria
Airtel Nigeria has been rated the fastest network in the telecom broadband category. This rating was made public recently by Ookla, a global leader in mobile and broadband network intelligence,…
- 27 Apr 2015
Ovum Describes Data Center Interconnect As Booming Market For Suppliers
Revenues for data center interconnect (DCI) continue to grow at a rapid pace according to a recently completed market study* by Ovum, a global analyst firm. 2014 revenues of US$2.5bn grew more than…
- 3 May 2018
MTN Nigeria Announces Strong Quarterly Results for the Period Ended 31 March 2018
MTN Nigeria on Thursday announced that its subscribers base increased by 4.3% quarter on quarter (QoQ) to 54.5 million and Constant currency (organic) service revenue also increased by 14,4% and data…
- 30 Oct 2019
SIM Re-Registration Limits MTN Nigeria's Base Growth
The mandatory SIM card re-registration process undertaken by MTN Nigeria resulted in 0.6 million active subscribers being disconnected and limiting the operator's base growth. This is…
- 9 May 2024
Airtel Africa Records Loss as Revenue Falls on Naira Devaluation
Airtel Africa Plc released its full-year financial statement for the year ending March 31, 2024. The company posted a loss after tax of $89 million during the fiscal year, a significant decline from…
- 30 Jan 2025
Airtel Africa Records 7.9% Subscriber Growth, $3.6B Revenue in Nine-month Results
Airtel Africa reports strong revenue and customer growth, bolstered by data, mobile money, and network investments despite currency fluctuations. Airtel Africa plc has announced its results for the…
- 26 Jul 2019
MTN Nigeria releases unaudited results, posts 566.95bn revenue in six months
MTN Nigeria Communications Plc has released its unaudited result for the six months ended June 30 and announced an interim dividend of N2.95 per share to its shareholders. The company disclosed this…
- 23 Aug 2014
African Telecoms Market to Top $65Bn by 2018
The African telecoms market is set to be one of the main growth success stories for the telecoms sector in the next 5 years, according to a new report entitled Sub-Saharan Africa telecoms market:…
- 25 Oct 2016
MTN Nigeria Records Further Revenue Decline in Q3 of 2016
MTN Nigeria reported a smaller revenue decline in the quarter ended 30 September, as subscriber numbers continued to recover in the West African country. After reporting a year-on-year decline in…
- 12 Dec 2025
FIRS says MOU with DGFIP Won’t Compromise Nigeria Tax Data Sovereignty
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has clarified that the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) recently signed with France’s Direction Générale des Finances Publiques (DGFiP) is a strictly…
- 12 May 2020
3.3m New Users Push Internet Users’ Database to 134m
Mobile network operators in the country added a total of 3.3 million internet customers in February, data released by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has revealed. The new additions to…
- 28 Oct 2020
Fintech Anchors MTN Post-COVID-19 Recovery in Nigeria
MTN Nigeria recovered from elevated volatility caused by COVID-19 to record massive revenue growth from digital and fintech services in the nine months ended 30 September. During the period under…
- 23 May 2013
IDC Estimates 3-4% Worldwide Semiconductor Revenue Growth in 2013
International Data Corporation (IDC) Semiconductor Application Forecaster (SAF) indicates the industry is expected to make 3-4% revenue growth this year despite the fact that worldwide semiconductor…
- 8 May 2020
COVID-19: Nigerians Groan, Telcos Feed Fat
The COVID-19 outbreak is now travelling around the world, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake. But there is a silver lining for telecom services providers as data revenue has continued to…
- 14 Feb 2020
Airtel Nigeria, East Africa Boost Airtel Africa Earning
Pan-African telecommunications company, Airtel Africa has reported a 9.9% increase in its revenue to US$2, 522-million for the nine-month period ended 31 December 2019, coming off the back of strong…
- 21 Oct 2014
‘Global Software Solution Revenues Will Surpass $32Bn in 2018’
A newly published International Data Corporation (IDC) study forecasts that revenues for marketing software solutions are expected to grow from approximately $20.2 billion in 2014 to more than $32.3…