Telecommunications

MTN NIGERIA CONVERTS FROM LTD TO PLC

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MTN NIGERIA CONVERTS FROM LTD TO PLC

MTN Nigeria converts to Plc so as to list on the Nigerian Stock Exchange MTN Nigeria recently announced its conversion from a Private company (Ltd) to a Public Limited Company (Plc). In a statement released on Wednesday April 24 2019; the telecom company, now MTN Nigeria Communications Plc gave reason for its conversion as being a legal requirement and key milestone for its listing on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE). According to the statement, listing on…

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INFORMATION SYSTEM ANALYST AT EXXONMOBIL, NIGERIA

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INFORMATION SYSTEM ANALYST AT EXXONMOBIL, NIGERIA

At ExxonMobil,  we attract, develop and retain a premier workforce of talented men and women around the globe, and we encourage them to think independently, take initiative and be innovative. ExxonMobil is looking for Information system Analyst to join their Nigerian Office. JOB DESCRIPTION The successful candidate will provide basic hardware computing, server, network (data, voice and video) and telecom support within the ExxonMobil Information Technology organization, as part of their initial professional development. The Candidate The successful…

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MAINONE AND FACEBOOK TO PROVIDE HIGH SPEED INTERNET IN TWO NIGERIAN STATES

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MAINONE AND FACEBOOK TO PROVIDE HIGH SPEED INTERNET IN TWO NIGERIAN STATES

MainOne and Facebook partner to deepen broadband internet penetration in Nigeria. Two of Nigeria’s fastest growing states Edo and Ogun state would be beneficiaries of a partnership between MainOne and Facebook. MainOne on Monday 25th February 2019, said it plans to undergo a metro fiber infrastructure project in the two states. MainOne is a cable company and Facebook, a social networking service company. The MainOne and Facebook partnership aims to deepen broadband internet penetration in Nigeria….

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TOWER AND CONNECTIVITY SERVICE CHARGES DWINDLES ISPs MARKET

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TOWER AND CONNECTIVITY SERVICE CHARGES DWINDLES ISPs MARKET

  ISPs loss 60% of it’s earnings to tower and connectivity charges. 90% of Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in Nigeria have gone out of business among them are Swift, Spectranet, Direct on Data and Smile Communications. Surviving ISPs are complaining that 40% of their earnings is spent on tower operations, while 20% goes for connectivity charges, with this rate the Federal Government’s plan of having 30% broadband penetration this year will no be visible.  In the…

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ALCATEL AND IOX CABLE LTD TO CONNECT SOUTH AFRICA TO MAURITIUS AND INDIA

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ALCATEL AND IOX CABLE LTD TO CONNECT SOUTH AFRICA TO MAURITIUS AND INDIA

Africa to get improved Telecommunication and Internet service through the IOX Fiber Optic Submarine Cable System. A Mauritius-based fiber optic cable company, IOX Cable Limited, and Alcatel Submarine Networks (ASN), a telecommunications firm, have commenced survey for an 8,850 kilometers Undersea IOX Cable System which is intended to be the first open access cable system, that connects Africa  to the Indian Ocean Islands of Rodrigues and La Ruenion. When completed in 2019 as planned, the communication…

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ANGOLA TO LAUNCH FIRST SATELLITE

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ANGOLA TO LAUNCH FIRST SATELLITE

Angola to Boost Telecommunications Service with Launch of First Satellite AngoSat-1 Mr. José Carvalho da Rocha, Angloa’s ICT Minister confirmed that Angola is set to launch into the orbit its first communications satellite (AngoSat-1) by the end of the year. The satellite on commencement of operations will provide telecommunication services throughout the country. The minister stated some benefits that the country will receive from the satellite which include the possibility of performing  telemedicine services and many…

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MTN Ghana CEO appointed as Regional Vice President

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MTN Ghana CEO appointed as Regional Vice President

MTN Ghana CEO have been appointed as the new regional Vice president of the Southern and East Africa and Ghana (SEAGHA) Region. Mr Ebenezer Asante, Chief Executive Officer of MTN Ghana, on October 1, 2017 was appointed as the new Vice President (VP) of MTN Group’s altered Southern and East Africa and Ghana (SEAGHA) Region. The new SEAGHA Region includes the telecommunications operations in Ghana, Uganda, Rwanda, Zambia, South Sudan, Botswana and Swaziland, along with Internet Service Providers (ISPs)…

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