Sometime around 2014, while working for Ericsson in Ghana, we sought ways to drive broadband usage using digital services for the Ghanaian market. We identified Mobile TV/Streaming Service as one of the value adds that could gain mass market appeal. We approached a major subscription-based streaming service company to collaborate …
Read More »Glo Delights Subscribers with My-G Data Bundles
To further give its customers a delightful experience on the network, Globacom has unveiled a new offer, My-G Data Bundles, which gives subscribers the opportunity to access favourite music and entertainment apps online at unbeatable rates. In a statement released in Lagos on xxxx, Globacom said, “My-G Data Bundles are …
Read More »WIOCC Gives Update on Undersea Cable Cuts, Full Resilience Network Restoration
The Chief Executive Officer of West Indian Ocean Cable Company (WIOCC), Mr. Chris Wood has shared clearer insights into the state of repairs for undersea cable cuts, which affected Nigeria and 12 African countries. Recall, Business Remarks reported that most African countries have suffered internet outages following several submarine cable …
Read More »Undersea Cable Cuts: Glo 1 Runs Smoothly as Internet Disruptions Persist
The internet outage which hit Nigeria and some other African countries may persist for up to five weeks, according to latest reports. One of the undersea cable companies affected by the service disruptions, MainOne, said in an update on Saturday that the situation might persist for two to three weeks …
Read More »Tizeti Secures Debt Financing to Expand Internet Access in 15 Nigerian States
Chapel Hill Denham’s Nigeria Infrastructure Debt Fund (“NIDF” or the “Fund”) has agreed to provide long-term financing to Tizeti Network Limited (“Tizeti” or the “Company”) (https://www.Tizeti.com) – West Africa’s pioneer solar-based internet service provider. The senior debt facility will be used to finance the rollout of Tizeti’s state-of-the art broadband …
Read More »Telecom Sector Contributes N2.508 Trillion, 14.13 % to Nigeria’s GDP
The telecommunications and Information Services sector in Nigeria has, in the first quarter 2023, delivered a handsome N2.508 trillion in terms of financial value contribution to the nation’s gross domestic product (GDP), representing 14.13 per cent. Figures released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed that the sector recorded …
Read More »Project East2West: Africa50, MTN’s Bayobab to Invest US$320 Million for Pan-African Terrestrial Fibre
…Plan to Connect 10 African Countries in 3 Years Bayobab and Africa50 on Monday signed a partnership to develop Project East2West, a terrestrial fibre optic cable network connecting the eastern shores of Africa to those on the continent’s west. The partnership will invest up to US$320 million connecting ten African …
Read More »NCC Revises Complaints, Service Level Agreements to Strengthen Consumer Protection
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) said it undertook a revision of the framework stipulating the processes for resolving consumer complaints arising from service delivery by telecoms operator in order to achieve greater effectiveness in the sector and to strengthen the protection of telecoms consumers and other stakeholders. Tagged: Complaints Categories …
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