The telecom industry annually contributes N450 billion in form of taxes to Nigeria’s economy, Mr Olusola Teniola, President, Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON), has said.

Teniola told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Friday that the industry had been paying the sum in the last five years to the three tiers of government.

He"...

(AETOS Wire)-- ZephyrTel, a new ESW software company, dedicated to serving the global Telecommunications and Cellular industry, is pleased to announce it has acquired three new companies into its portfolio – VoltDelta, PeerApp and Mobilology, effective immediately.

ZephyrTel is building a world class Telco Practice, which provides a multi-solution and services"...

MTN Nigeria’s bid to be listed on the Nigerian stock exchange has been approved to go ahead after weeks of delay by Nigeria’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). MTN Nigeria’s Initial Public Offering (IPO) has been set for August as part of MTN’s plans to restructure debts and fund local investments in Nigeria with its local currency.

According to Business Day News,"...

Touted as Nigeria’s most innovative telco, 9mobile has gone one step more towards reaffirming that position with the launch of 9pay. This is an operator-billed payment platform for Google Play store users, launched in partnership with Google, and Bango, the leading global mobile payments company.

According to its Chief Product & Information Officer, Otuyemi Otule, 9mobile is happy to expand"...

Digital platforms are the predominant source of travel information, suggestions and bookings for most Kenyans.

The Jumia 2018 Travel report shows that 71 per cent of domestic travellers making reservations on its website prefer booking from their mobile phones.

“They are not afraid of new technology solutions especially"...

MTN South Africa has extended its customer offering with the introduction of a new broadband proposition, addressing consumer needs for in-home internet connectivity. The MTN Made For Home proposition is offered on the Mons fixed LTE network, and is specifically designed for use within a fixed location.

MTN Made For Home is an easy to use, plug and play solution that requires only a router and a"...

(AETOS Wire) -- The GSMA today reported that more than 60,000 unique visitors1 from 112 countries and territories attended the 2018 GSMA Mobile World Congress Shanghai, held 27-29 June in Shanghai. The three-day event attracted executives from the largest and most influential organisations across the mobile ecosystem, as well from companies in a range of vertical industry sectors. In addition to this business-to-business audience, nearly"...

Cell C is pleased to announce the appointment of Junaid Munshi as Chief Commercial Officer, effective 2 July 2018.

Munshi, a seasoned executive with 25 years of experience in the telecommunications industry, returns to Cell C having worked for the company from 2002 to 2004.

Since then he has held various senior positions"...

(AETOS Wire) -- The GSMA announced the winners of the 2018 Asia Mobile Awards (AMO Awards), which were presented in series of ceremonies at Mobile World Congress Shanghai this week. The awards honour achievement, excellence and innovation in mobile communications across the Asia Pacific region.

“We congratulate all of the winners and nominees of the"...

9 mobile and Airtel, Nigerian mobile network operators have opposed the transfer of an 800MHz license from Visafone Communications to MTN Nigeria.

The operators argued that transferring Visafone’s 800 Megahertz spectrum would concentrate spectrum available in the country on MTN and give the company undue advantage to further dominate the Nigerian telecom market.

MTN"...