Telecommunications

The Federal Government is developing a blended funding model to expand telecommunications services to rural communities with little or no network coverage. The proposed model will combine funding from the …

MTN Nigeria has clarified that the airtime compensation being credited to eligible subscribers is linked to poor network quality and is not compensation for complaints about rapidly depleted data bundles. …

Nearly five years after winning a major 5G spectrum licence, Mafab Communications is seeking to transfer key spectrum assets to MTN Nigeria, raising fresh concerns about competition in Nigeria’s telecommunications …

Africa’s 5G market remains relatively small in terms of subscribers, but the technology is already having a much larger impact on the continent’s data economy as 5G users consume significantly …

Airtel Money is preparing to proceed with an initial public offering (IPO) on the London Stock Exchange, with details of the indicative share price range and number of shares expected …

Nigeria has recorded substantial growth in broadband access over the past several years, but the country did not meet its target of achieving 70 percent broadband penetration by the end …

Nigeria’s telecommunications industry may soon have a standardised system for measuring some of its biggest environmental, infrastructure and social challenges, including diesel dependence, fibre cuts, vandalism and local content. The …

Nigeria’s active mobile subscriptions climbed to 195,108,814 in July 2026, with teledensity now at 90 percent, according to the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). MTN Makes History MTN became the first …

Policymakers, regulators, development partners and telecommunications industry leaders have renewed calls for stronger collaboration to accelerate Africa’s digital transformation and close the continent’s persistent connectivity gap. The call was made …

Telecommunications firm Cell C has unveiled a new strategy aimed at strengthening connectivity support for small and medium enterprises (SMEs), warning that unreliable internet access is increasingly threatening business survival …