Abuja, Nigeria – Better days don finally land for 9mobile subscribers as the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) don approve wetin dem dey call national roaming deal wey MTN Nigeria and 9mobile don work on for some time.
This three-year agreement go allow 9mobile users of 2.97 million enjoy MTN’s robust network. Finally, those gizzers about no network fit stop as MTN go take care of cover wey 9mobile no fit reach before. Na wah o! (Imagine people actually enjoying their phones.)
So, wetin dis mean for the regular Nigerian wey dey suffer from bad reception? It mean say you fit make calls and use data like say you dey use MTN as long as you waka enter MTN area. Kemi Alaka, one frustrated 9mobile user, don talk say, “I never dey enjoy my phone for weeks, but now, hope dey shine small for my data experience!”
This national roaming matter dey sweet for 9mobile users, wetin go finally get hope say dem fit enjoy good signal without changing their numbers. Na wetin dem call infrastructure sharing, and e dey work well for MTN as dem don also dey try this kind with Airtel.
During di announcement wey happen on Thursday, Femi Bamigbe wey be 9mobile CEO say this na win-win for their partnership. “We dey pay for wetin we go use from each other. No be only one party dey benefit,” e explain. Talk about collaboration! (No be small teamwork.)
E still get plenty story as MTN don already dey manage 90.51 million subscribers. Dis deal go allow dem access 9mobile’s precious frequency bands like 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, and 2100 MHz. Na real business matter we dey see here!
But no forget say before dis agreement, 9mobile dey face serious wahala since dem lose their technical partner and investors wey carry their money wey dem buy am recently. Subscriber numbers don drop from 4.65 million to 2.97 million since LH Telecoms Nigeria take over. This new deal fit change di narrative, and dem dey pot-hole to recover their customers.
With the roaming system don kick off next week, the whole Nigeria dey dey wetin dem call a telecommunications revolution. Experts dey say dis move dey vital for connectivity and e go help many rural areas wey dem neglect for long. As so e be, 9mobile customers dey ready to hug their phones tightly. (Finally, no more “call failed” during gist.)
While some telecoms dey fear say dis deal fit give MTN too much power for the market, wey don lead Globacom to send petition to NCC, e go dey interesting to see how everything go play out. Na die regulatory body dey suppose monitor the arrangement well well make sure say e benefit consumers without scatter things.
For 9mobile subscribers, dis na come-back with small relief. They go fit finally join di data and call party without worries. As dem start to deploy dis new roaming service from next week, we go dey watch gbulogulu to see the action.
