T2, the telecom operator previously generally known as 9mobile, has signed a strategic partnership with world ICT large Huawei to modernize its core community infrastructure, a transfer that indicators its daring return to Nigeria’s aggressive telecommunications sector.
Whereas the quantity concerned within the deal was not disclosed, a press release from T2 described it as a multi-million-dollar settlement.
This deal follows the corporate’s current rebrand after years of turbulence that noticed its customer base plunged from over 23 million to lower than 3 million as its community deteriorated.
Based on the assertion, the settlement, introduced at a signing ceremony in Lagos, will see Huawei overhaul T2’s core methods to enhance capability, resilience, and safety.
The mission, the corporate mentioned, kinds a part of its four-phase strategic roadmap: Stabilisation, Modernisation, Transformation, and Progress, all geared toward restoring the corporate’s competitiveness and positioning it for long-term development.
Greater than a technical improve
Obafemi Banigbe, Chief Government Officer of T2, described the deal as greater than a technical improve, calling it “a catalyst” for the corporate’s revival.
“Huawei has been a trusted companion all through our journey, and this subsequent chapter reaffirms our shared dedication to innovation, reliability, and excellence. With Huawei by our aspect, we’re not simply upgrading our community, we’re future-proofing it,” he mentioned.
Executives current on the signing included Banigbe, Chief Working Officer, John Vasikaran, Chief Technical & Data Officer, Ayodeji Adedeji, Vice President Company Service, Ifeloju Alakija, and Vice President Manufacturers & Communication, Seni Ogunkola.
- Huawei additionally reaffirmed its dedication to the Nigerian market. Jiang Junyong, CEO of Huawei Nigeria Service Enterprise, mentioned the partnership would ship world-class options to assist T2 construct a “resilient, high-performance core community that can help next-generation companies and long-term development.”
- The modernization marks the start of a multi-phase funding technique by T2, because it repositions itself with a refreshed company and shopper id.
- Business analysts say the initiative may broaden the corporate’s nationwide protection and enhance service supply at a time when Nigerian shoppers are demanding sooner, extra dependable digital connectivity.
- The mission is predicted to be accomplished within the coming months, setting the stage for T2’s resurgence in Nigeria’s telecom market.
What you must know
On the again of its current infrastructure sharing take care of MTN, Nigeria’s largest community operator, Nairametrics reported that T2 recorded its first subscriber acquire of the yr in July because it added 290,601 new subscribers within the month.
- This got here as the primary month-to-month subscriber acquire in almost a yr for the telecom operator that had skilled a gentle decline in its customer base over time.
- For July, 9mobile additionally emerged as the one operator out of the 4 MNOs that gained subscribers in a month that noticed MTN, Airtel, and Globacom shed weight.