Category: Telecommunications

Airtel temporarily suspends airtime, data borrowing services

Airtel Nigeria has announced the temporary suspension of its airtime and data credit services, which...

Amazon to acquire Globalstar for $11.57bn, challenges Musk’s Starlink

Amazon is accelerating its push into space-based connectivity with plans to spend 11.57 billion dollars...

Telecom operators lose 656 critical power assets to theft – Report

Telecommunications operators in Nigeria are facing rising infrastructure theft, with data from the Nigerian Communications...

NCC data reveals massive theft of telecom generators, batteries

Telecommunications operators in Nigeria are grappling with a growing wave of infrastructure theft, as newly...

NCC mandates telcos to pay Nigerians for poor network service

The Nigerian Communications Commission has directed mobile network operators to compensate subscribers affected by prolonged...

NCC orders telcos to compensate subscribers for poor service

The Nigerian Communications Commission has instructed mobile network operators to compensate subscribers who experience prolonged...

FG to install 1,000 telecom towers in rural areas

The Federal Government has said it will deliver at least 1,000 telecommunications towers to rural...

Nigeria to launch NIGCOMSAT-2A, 2B satellites by 2029

The Federal Government has moved Nigeria’s next-generation satellite programme into the execution phase, with NIGCOMSAT-2A...

MTN Zambia completes Africa’s first Starlink direct-to-cell satellite test

MTN Zambia has completed Africa’s first field test of Starlink’s Direct-to-Cell technology. The trial successfully...

Airtel, MTN back ₦70,000 4G phones to bring Nigerians online

A coalition of Africa’s largest mobile operators plans to pilot entry-level 4G smartphones in Nigeria...

MTN, Airtel generate N3.6tn data revenue amid growing internet use

Nigeria’s top telecom operators, MTN and Airtel, generated over N3.6 trillion from data services alone,...

Starlink opens premium priority service in Nigeria’s congested cities

Starlink has launched its premium Business Priority service in Nigeria’s congested urban areas on February...