The GSM Association (GSMA) has announced the appointment of John Giusti as its new chief regulatory officer with effect from November 1, 2015. According to the organisation representing the interests of mobile operators worldwide, Giusti will be responsible for leading its public policy and industry advocacy agenda with governments, regulators, international institutions and development organisations. […]
Nigeria’s Bassey wins ITU Telecom World 2015 Young Innovators Competition
Ogbonnaya Bassey (from Nigeria) and Ugur Can Bastik (from Turkey) have been announced by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and Intel as the winners of the of the final ITU Telecom World 2015 Young Innovators Competition challenge. The duo are expected to take part in ITU Telecom World 2015, the global ICT innovation platform for government, corporates and […]
Naij, MTN, Opera dangle ‘free mobile Internet’
Naij.com, an online news organisation says it is offering a web pass that offer one million days of free mobile Internet access in Nigeria. Naij says the free Internet offer comes in wake of a partnership with MTN Nigeria, the mobile telephony company and Opera Software, the tech giant. Under the plan, Naij.com says it […]
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 […]
