ZTE Corporation has launched the iMacro base station to help operators enhance 4G LTE network coverage in congested urban areas with limited space for site installation, according to the Chinese tech company. The new iMacro base station, with integrated RFUs (radio frequency unit) and antennas of compactness and high performance, was unveiled at the Mobile […]
Visafone sale to MTN faces regulatory hurdle
Visafone Communications Limited’s plan to sell the biggest CDMA operator to MTN Group, owners of MTN Nigeria, will have to scale a major regulatory hurdle before the two parties can close the acquisition deal, a key source conversant with the talks has told Technology Times. Both companies have been in talks to close a deal […]
Mobile West Africa 2015 ‘garners industry-wide support’
All Amber, the organisers of technology conferences across Sub-Saharan Africa, have announced that they have secured a wide-ranging selection of international and local partners for Mobile West Africa 2015 scheduled to hold April 21-23 April in Lagos. Organisations confirmed to sponsor and exhibit at the event include MTN Nigeria, Airtel Nigeria, Etisalat Nigeria, Eskimi, VConnect, […]
Report: Sponsored data gains traction among Nigerian telcos
Sponsored data, the business model where third parties companies buy mobile data from mobile phone networks for use by their consumers or employees, is on the upswing in Nigeria, a new report has shown. Sponsored data provides a useful business model for bringing mobile data to new users in emerging markets and to new device […]
