As part of efforts to confront challenges rocking the telecommunications industry, experts in the field have offering strategic solutions to navigate the complexities and propel the industry forward. Speaking at the Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNO) conference hosted by XIUS at the Oriental Hotel in Lagos on Thursday, experts predicted a transformative era in the...
Nigeria will go from having four mobile providers − MTN, Globacom, Airtel and 9Mobile − to nearly 30 in a few months, a milestone that will transform the country’s telco market. This comes after the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) recently awarded 25 mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) licences. As a licensing fee, the 25 corporations...
FNB and MTN have announced a strategic network collaboration aimed at accelerating access to telecommunications and internet services for FNB Connect. FNB Connect is the big-four bank’s mobile virtual network operator (MVNO), which has been piggybacking on Cell C’s network since it was launched in 2015. MTN launched its MVNO platform in 2020, a space where Cell...
The advent of virtual mobile network operators should strengthen competition in the Nigerian telecom market to the benefit of consumers. Until then, the market is shared between mobile network operators MTN, Globacom, Airtel and 9mobile. The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has just awarded operating licenses to 25 new mobile virtual network operators (MVNO) for a total...
The South African telecom regulator has forced all telecom operators to open their networks to MVNOs. This should facilitate the entry of this type of operator into the growing telecom market. The South African telecoms market is enriched by a new player. Melon Mobile, a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) is set to officially launch its business...
The licensing process for virtual mobile operators in Nigeria is nearing completion. These new operators should guarantee more competitive offers on the market and reduce the cost of calls and data for subscribers. The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has announced that it hopes to finalize the process for awarding operating licenses to mobile virtual network operators...
The local mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) market is opening up, but that growth can’t be accelerated if there is no spectrum being allocated to players. This is according to Valde Ferradaz, CEO of Ignition Telecoms, a business unit of Ignition Group, speaking to ITWeb about South Africa’s spectrum woes. The South African MVNO space has...
The Shoprite Group has introduced its own mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) called k’nect mobile, which it says offers consumers more competitive rates than what is currently available in the local market. The retail giant has partnered with digital enabler FREI One Digital, and piggybacks off the mobile network infrastructure of Cell C. The launch of SA’s...
Jambo Pay is set to launch a virtual mobile network after obtaining a license from the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA). According to Techweez, this will allow it to lease spectrum from mobile network operators and roll out mobile services – intensifying telco competition in an industry dominated by Safaricom. “Yes we have a been granted...
Communications regulator Icasa this week defended its plan to require successful bidders in South Africa’s 2021 spectrum auction to support a minimum of three black-controlled mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) amid industry criticism of the idea. An MVNO — examples of these include the recently launch PnP Mobile from Pick n Pay (the first to piggyback...
