INDUSTRY body, the Global System for Mobile Communication Association (GSMA), six African telcos and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) said they will pilot $40 (about N55,000) entry-level fourth generation (4G) smartphones in Nigeria and other five African countries this year. This initiative is coming as report showed that some 710 million Africans live close to a…
GLOBAL system for mobile communication association (GSMA) has conferred a rare Lifetime Achievement Award on Sunil Bharti Mittal, Founder and Chairman of Bharti Enterprises, recognising his role in reshaping the global telecommunications landscape and expanding connectivity across operators, governments, businesses and billions of consumers worldwide. Bestowed on only a handful of industry leaders in the…
Despite the hype about the almost limitless possibilities of the fifth generation (5G) technology adoption, its coverage and use have remained dismally low at three per cent in Nigeria and just four per cent in low-income countries. This has further questioned the rush by countries to deploy the technology which is costly in terms of…
In spite of challenges, global telecoms industry revenue rose 4.3 per cent in 2023 to hit $1.1 trillion by 2028– even as Fifth Generation (5G) subscriptions are projected to quadruple by that year. PwC, in its ‘Global Telecoms Outlook’, said global telecoms revenue is projected to rise at a Compound Annual Growth rate (CAGR) of…
A 50 per cent tariff hike in end user tariffs of telecom services in Nigeria will spur business expansion, potentially reducing poverty levels in Africa’s most populous nation, Global System for Mobile Communications Association (GSMA), has said. Its head of sub-Saharan Africa, Angela Wamola, who spoke during a virtual press conference, said private capital will…
At the 79th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, key stakeholders gathered at Semafor’s “The Next 3 Billion” summit to address pressing digital access inequalities affecting millions globally. MTN Group Chairman Mcebisi Jonas, Togolese Minister of Digital Economy and Transformation Cena Lawson, and GSMA Foundation President John Giusti participated in a panel discussion…
