flyuche:

the wimax technology being deployed by Mobitel does not qualify as 4G, although it potentially offers better speed than the HSPA currently used by MTN and glo.

denzel2009:

Laying of fibre optic cables is just a waste of time IMHO. Even Virgin can't do it in the whole of UK.

Why can't we just fix NITEL and enjoy the normal ADSL broadband with average speeds of 8meg while discarding those hopeless Starcomms lines.

puskin:

. . . . .and the telcos here too ain't trying to lay them to cover the whole of Nigeria.

4llerbuntu:

the NITEL cables are all gone

do you still see them in your vicinity? my area, they have all been taken down and used for other stuff.

and i really do think that stringing all those wires up is not nice anyway, the NEPA cables are already so annoying!!

hmmn, well way i see it, there is'nt a solution in sight afterall

4llerbuntu:


@ pussykin wad up na? Yim?

. . . . . .dis ya new interpretation of my name . . . huh. . . . .U for add "g" to complete am.

denzel2009:

Then whats the point of making noise about it. Suffice to say,they would prefer corporate customers.

If they can get the infrastructure back in place,faster internet would be feasible in Naija else we'd stick to the same dial-up services they are currently selling.

Imagine, an ADSL router would serve more than 5 houses on the same street with good speeds.

sun_temi:

pussyking Oya naw there we go oooo

. . . . dats more like it.

Djcn:

Who says only Nitel can do it all, other telcos can also deploy ADSL or cable but now FTTH is the choice to beat
Glo is deploying FTTN and that's a good developement

samir101ng:

Does anybody know or can anyone guess how many subscribers actively browse on the glo netwok ? MTN & Etisalat are the 2 companies that i know with active data subscribers especially MTN with the new mobile internet packages. Honestly, i have [b]NEVER seen anybody that i personally know that uses glo to browse[/b]. Therefore, i am surprised to see where the customers are going to come out from when they start their ADSL services. Remember, its more expensive laying cables than over-the -air services. Therefore, the first packages coming out for the ADSL services might be expensive and beyond the reach of the average nigerian.

In another news, MTN BB service is now N3000 per month. This came about as a result of increased competition from Etisalat who has been offering reduced prices for their voice and data sevices & as a result winning over more subscribers.

samir101ng:

Does anybody know or can anyone guess how many subscribers actively browse on the glo netwok ? MTN & Etisalat are the 2 companies that i know with active data subscribers especially MTN with the new mobile internet packages. Honestly, i have NEVER seen anybody that i personally know that uses glo to browse. Therefore, i am surprised to see where the customers are going to come out from when they start their ADSL services. Remember, its more expensive laying cables than over-the -air services. Therefore, the first packages coming out for the ADSL services might be expensive and beyond the reach of the average nigerian.

[b]In another news, MTN BB service is now N3000 per month. [/b]This came about as a result of increased competition from Etisalat who has been offering reduced prices for their voice and data sevices & as a result winning over more subscribers.

goggs:

i use glo infinito, its crap! Mtn is much much better. Did 2 pings of glo and and got over a thousand millisecs. Its obvious they are still using satellite. That glo 1 launch was PR stunt no doubt. Mtn pings about 180 millisecs. No doubt its main one at work. My hunch is that the low keyed glo 1 launch and lack of a revised tarif since the 'launch' is cos glo 1 is still not fully operational.

samir101ng:

Does anybody know or can anyone guess how many subscribers actively browse on the glo netwok ? MTN & Etisalat are the 2 companies that i know with active data subscribers especially MTN with the new mobile internet packages. Honestly, i have NEVER seen anybody that i personally know that uses glo to browse. Therefore, i am surprised to see where the customers are going to come out from when they start their ADSL services. Remember, its more expensive laying cables than over-the -air services. Therefore, the first packages coming out for the ADSL services might be expensive and beyond the reach of the average nigerian.

In another news, MTN BB service is now N3000 per month. This came about as a result of increased competition from Etisalat who has been offering reduced prices for their voice and data sevices & as a result winning over more subscribers.

Djcn:

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As a matter of fact, MTN offers the best data services in the country. Occasionally i use glo only when having issues on the MTN link.
Glo doesn't seem to be serious with the average subscriber, but they have a large no of corporate clients on their fibre link, i should not be listing names but a i know of three banks on the their fibre links using it currently. Oil companies in the Niger Delta and others firms.

The BB service on the MTN platform is just a promo.

goggs:

main one has connected a major ISP in ghana. Will post the source link later. (Posting via mobile hence copy and paste is not as easy).