Telecoms Tariff Hike: NCC ex-insider wants Tinubu to tackle alleged ‘hostile takeover of telecoms industry’ by MTN Nigeria 

A former Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) insider has asked President Bola Tinubu, seen in the photo above, to suspend the 50% telecoms tariff hike approved by the industry regulator, and address alleged hostile market takeover by MTN Nigeria, the dominant mobile network operator (MNO) said to be championing the imposition of the price increase to undermine competition.

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MTN to cut off Glo over N6B debt, NCC says

MTN Nigeria has received government’s approval to disconnect rival Glo over interconnect debt owed by the nation’s second national operator. Telecoms industry insiders tell Technology Times that Globacom Limited allegedly owes over N6 billion in interconnect debt to MTN, a development that has warranted the intervention of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), which today alerted […]

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Buhari to 5G Investors: You Will Succeed in Nigeria

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Buhari to 5G Investors: You Will Succeed in Nigeria

In a key policy assurance supporting the country's digital economy aspirations, President Muhammadu Buhari says that the government will provide the environment for 5G investors to succeed in Nigeria.

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MTN Nigeria 5G trial ‘downloaded 2GB movie in 17 seconds’

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The MTN Nigeria 5G trial achieved a download speed of 17 seconds for a 2GB movie in one of the successful tests carried out across six cities in the country, the telecoms regulator's records reviewed by Technology Times have shown.

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Photos: Buhari, MTN top execs meet as operator visits Nigerian Govt

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Top executives of South Africa’s MTN Group and local subsidiary, MTN Nigeria, last week undertook a three-day visit to top Nigerian government officials that culminated in a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari Friday in Abuja.

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5G: MTN taps OpenRAN as African ‘early adopter’

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MTN Group is becoming an African early adopter of OpenRAN network technology to quickly roll out network services, including 5G, the mobile phone giant says. Among several benefits, OpenRAN will let MTN roll out services like 5G on its legacy network across its African footprints, which includes Nigeria, where it owns the largest mobile phone […]

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‘MTN Nigerianization Agenda now underway’

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South Africa's MTN Group has started "MTN Nigerianization agenda" to increase local participation in the mobile phone company, according to its top management.

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