Emma Okonji writes that despite the challenges in the outgoing year, the telecommunications sector recorded success and contributed to the economy in several ways
The year 2020 came with unprecedented challenges capable of crippling economies, but the Nigerian telecoms sector was able to weather the storm and came out strong with impressive performance and growth.
The greatest challenge faced by the sector in 2020, was about managing a resilient network to ensure unhindered telecoms service during the outbreak of COVID-19, which was first experienced in Nigeria in February 2020.
Narrating the challenges posed on telecoms infrastructure by the outbreak of COVID-19, the Chairman, Association of Licensed Telecoms Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), Mr. Gbenga Adebayo, told THISDAY that ALTON had to appeal to government to allow telecoms operators move around to visit telecoms sites to ensure that telecoms services were up and running, because at that time, the Nigerian economy was under lo
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The newly elected President of the Association of Telecoms Companies of Nigeria, Mr. Ikechukwu Nnamani, speaks about his plans to achieve better service quality for subscribers, among other initiatives. Emma Okonji presents the excerpts:
You were recently elected as the next President of the Association of Telecoms Companies of Nigeria (ATCON). How do you intend to run the telecoms association in the next two years?
It was a good day for the association because the election that brought me to the helm of affairs of ATCON, was well conducted and it was peaceful and transparent. First, I must commend our immediate past president, Mr. Olusola Teniola for a great job he has done in taking the association to the current level. A lot has been achieved in the last four years when he was at the helm of affairs. The new Exco will continue with the great work that the former exco did. Most of us in the new exco were members of the former exco and we operated in various capacities, which mean
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