Despite some technical challenges associated with fibre optic cables deployment across the country, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has reported a surging trend in telecom subscribers’ migration to the 4G network, with the rate in January this year surging to 31.75% percent. The telecom industry regulatory commission in its latest report on network adoption rate […]
The Executive Vice Chairman/CEO of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr. Aminu Maida, has harped on the increasing relevance of emerging technologies to the nation’s economic growth drive as the Commission continues to strengthen its collaboration with relevant stakeholders in telecom industry to review the current operating standards and introduce new measures in accordance with […]
The Minister of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani, has estimated that the construction of fibre optic cables in Nigeria will require about $2 billion investment. Tijani, who gave this hint when he featured as a guest on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Tuesday, said that his ministry, working in collaboration with […]
MTN Nigeria (MTNN), the country’s largest mobile operator by subscriptions, has installed more than 100 5G base stations ahead of a commercial rollout of the high speed service from the end of this month. News reports indicated that the base stations were deployed in partnership with Chinese equipment vendor, Huawei. It would be recalled that […]