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  Nigeria’s telecommunications industry witnessed a major milestone as T2, one of the nation’s leading telecoms operators, signed a landmark strategic partnership with Huawei , a global leader in Information and Communications Technology (ICT). The agreement, sealed at a high-level signing ceremony in Lagos, is designed to modernise T2’s core network infrastructure, positioning the company as a trailblazer in delivering next-generation services. T2, Huawei Sign Partnership For Network Upgrade The event brought together senior executives from both companies to mark the start of what has been described as a transformational journey. Representing T2 were its Chief Executive Officer, Obafemi Banigbe; Chief Operating Officer, John Vasikaran; Chief Technical & Information Officer, Ayodeji Adedeji; Vice President of Corporate Services, Ifeloju Alakija; and Vice President of Brands and Communication, Seni Ogunkola. On Huawei’s side, the deal was formalised by Jiang Junyong, CEO of Hu...

Mobile operator Vodacom Group said on Monday it had switched on Africa’s first live 5G mobile network in three cities in South Africa, with further rollouts planned in other parts of the country.   Source: BizAfricaDaily According to Reuters, Vodacom has been recently assigned temporary additional spectrum by South Africa’s telecoms regulator for the duration of a national state of disaster to tackle the coronavirus pandemic, which has been used to fast track its 5G launch, the company said in a statement. Chief Executive Officer, Shameel Joosub had said in February that Vodacom is expected to offer 5G mobile services in South Africa this year by using a network being built by another African operator, Liquid Telecom. The deployment of 5G will help Vodacom manage the 40% increase in mobile network traffic and the 250% increase in fixed traffic experienced during the five-week long coronavirus lockdown, it said. The lockdown has resulted in a spike in online ac...

The Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) says its members are likely to implement the 14 days grace for data roll-over planned by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). The Chairman of ALTON, Gbenga Adebayo, disclosed this  in Lagos on Monday. NCC is working to issue a directive to telecommunications operators to give 14 days’ window to subscribers to enable them to roll over their unused data. Adebayo said that the period for data roll over was a commercial issue, which each telecommunications operator would determine how it suited its business plan. “The decision is left to the individual players. As an industry player; I think it is good for the subscribers. “If the data roll over grace makes the subscribers happy, I am certain that our members will align with the directive provided it does not impact on the existing cost,” he said. On its part, the National Association of Telecommunications Subscribers (NATCOMS) has call...