Zegtel is a Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) licenced by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) with a focus on providing the underserved market a whole new experience beyond data and voice capabilities. What most subscribers know and have enjoyed primarily is voice and data operations.
Zegtel is a future-thinking company driven by advanced technologies.As such, Nigerians and Zegtel subscribers are set to not only enjoy top-notch voice and data connectivity but a wide-range of value-added services not known to the Nigerian market.
“In other developed markets, subscribers enjoy an extensive array of value-added services on their mobile networks,” said Professor Victor Izegbu, Executive Chairman of Zegtel, during a private meeting with stakeholders.
“Unfortunately, in Nigeria, subscribers are mostly exposed to just the basic offering of voice and data. Zegtel is set to change that narrative with our product offerings.”
Prof. Victor Izegbu, together with fellow directors; Mr Olumide Oladapo, Princess Juliana Edewor, Dr Alban Okonkwo, and Mr Edozie Izegbu, have outlined the strategic roadmap for the new MVNO company. It has an agreement with a renowned British MVNO management company to roll out virtual mobile telephony over the next 6 months.
Zegtel has its focus high up, with a strategic plan to spend 30 billion naira over the next 5 years to extend telephone connections to the underserved population.
With the minds behind this MVNO, strategic alliances, and product offering design, the future of telecoms is here with Zegtel.
MVNOs are not a new concept; however, their introduction in Nigeria is a recent development aimed at addressing the needs of the underserved and unserved market, estimated to be between 35-100 million people.
MVNOs provide competitive telephony services telephony services leveraging on the infrastructure of the existing Mobile Network Operators (MNOs).
