NIN-SIM: MTN apologises for barring customers’ lines

Several subscribers have taken to social media on Tuesday to express their displeasure over the barring of their communication lines by telecommunication network providers in Nigeria. However, the Mobile Telephone Network, in its tweets, apologised to the complainants over the…

Telecom sector’s challenges cut-off five million users from networks in 2021

•Tele density, broadband penetration dip by 2% and 5% respectively By the end of 2021, some 4.75 million telecommunications users were cut-off from the networks in the country. This appeared to be a carryover from the year 2020, where over…

Orange, France’s largest telco operator, may come to Nigeria in months

France’s largest telecom operator, Orange, is set to extend its tentacles to Nigeria and South Africa. Chief Executive Officer, Orange, Stephane Richard, who disclosed the news, said that the firm would make the move in a few months. He said, “It…

Apple Gets US FCC Licence to Test 5G Wireless Broadband on Millimetre Wave Networks

Apple has been granted licence to test the next generation of wireless technology, 5G, specifically its millimetre wave networks. The approval has been offered by the US FCC for an experimental licence to test next-generation 5G broadband wireless in two…