Airtel Nigeria) has completed the acquisition of additional spectrum worth N146 billion from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), which will enable the telco to roll out 5G services and further expand its existing services. Airtel Africa Plc, the parent company of Airtel Nigeria, announced the acquisition in a regulatory filing at the Nigerian Exchange (NGX). Airtel Africa’s share price rose ...
Read More »Tag Archives: Airtel Nigeria
Airtel Nigeria unveils state-of-the-art data center for business owners
Top telecom company, Airtel Nigeria, on Tuesday April 12th in Lagos unveiled its state-of-the-art Tier 3 data centre for commercial use. According to the group, its mission to help provide perfect uptime and peerless security for servers it houses as well as cloud services for businesses and government establishments across the country. Awarded the high-end Tier 3 ANSI/TIA-942 certification by ...
Read More »Airtel gets CBN approval to be a super-agent in Nigeria.
Airtel Africa has announced that its subsidiary, Airtel Mobile Commerce Nigeria Limited, has been granted approval in principle by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to operate as a super-agent in Nigeria. The Group Company Secretary of Airtel Africa, Simon O’Hara, confirmed this in a statement filed with the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX), which reads: ‘’Airtel Africa, a leading provider ...
Read More »Deadline for sale of 9mobile expires as Globacom, Airtel remain top contenders
The deadline for the sale of 9Mobile, formerly Etisalat Nigeria, has lapsed without the process producing a major buyer. ETV gathered that the five bidders left in the race, Globacom, Airtel, Helios, Teleology and Smile Communications, would have to wait for another two weeks to know which of them will take over the assets and liabilities of 9 Mobile . ...
Read More »NCC says porting activities declined to 19, 419 in October
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), on Saturday, said that the Mobile Number Portability (MNP) activities carried out by telecommunications operators decreased to 19, 419 in October. The regulatory body made this known in its “Incoming and Outgoing Porting Activities of Mobile Network Operators Report,” posted on its website. It said that 33,514 subscribers ported within the networks in September, ...
Read More »