MTN Nigeria on Thursday said that it
has completed the acquisition of Visafone, the only surviving Code Division
Multiple Access (CDMA) network in Nigeria's telecommunications industry.
MTN Executive, Ms Amina Oyagbola made
this known in a statement in Lagos.
Oyagbola said that the acquisition of
Visafone was in line with a continued commitment by MTN to improve the quality
of broadband services for its subscribers.
She said that the acquisition, which
sought to leverage resources for service enhancement, was also reflective of
the company's concerted efforts to deepen the growth and roll out of broadband
services across the country.
According to her, the acquisition of
the CDMA network is in support of the National Broadband Plan, for the benefit
of Nigerians.
''We are committed to exploring
avenues for meeting our customers' increasing data needs in line with our
vision 'to lead the delivery of a bold new digital world to our customers'.
''As we work to maximise our data
capabilities towards achieving broadband of international quality, our
objective is to ensure that Nigerians experience a boost in the quality of
broadband internet services.
''This will translate to the much
needed enhanced data speeds and value to enhance personal and business
productivity.
''The acquisition of Visafone
highlights MTN’s commitment to Nigeria. More capacity will facilitate enhanced
product/service offerings and experience in the data space to the delight of
our valued customers.
''Voice is still King. However, data
is becoming increasingly important in our everyday lives and our energies are
focused on enhancing data and internet services to the benefit of our customers
and the country at large,'' she said.
NAN reports that Visafone is one of
the leading CDMA/ICT companies in Nigeria, offering a number of services, which
include voice, high speed data (3G), internet and other Value Added Services
(VAS).
Visafone also provides business
solutions to small and medium sized companies and corporate organisations in
Nigeria.
NAN also gathered that over 2,000
employees of Visafone were disengaged with effect from Jan 5 and were paid
three months salaries as severance package.
The only employees said to been left
are those in the personnel and transmission departments.
Credit: NAN
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