NOT many realized that Nov. 19th was the first anniversary of the Airtel brand in Nigeria, when President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan unveiled the brand to Nigerians in Abuja at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel. But rather than roll out the drums to celebrate one year of existence, Airtel is taking a look back at the past 12 months to see how much it has changed the Nigerian telecommunications landscape as it promised.

THE lingering environmental pollution, degradation and economic rape going on in the Niger Delta is not only attracting the sympathy of the international community, but has also started to draw the attention of some concerned oil exploration companies operating the oil rich region.

ONE of the leading systems integration companies in Nigeria, Resourcery Plc, said it has deployed the very first Cisco Unified Computing System in Nigeria. This business solution was deployed for Vodacom Business Nigeria (Formerly known as Gateway) as a means of reducing the complexity in the management of disparate components within its Data Centre. This represents another first for the wholly Nigerian company.

AIRTEL Nigeria last week made history as the first telecommunications company to announce a landmark deal to upgrade 250 diesel powered stations in Nigeria to Green-sites. An initiative designed to enable the company harness solar energy to operate its base stations.

Over the years, MTN Nigeria has created several customer promotions targeted at rewarding loyal customers. From the days of Buy One Get One Free, BOGOF, to that of MTN Y’ello Family Game Show and the recent Billionaires promo, either by luck or providence, the beneficiaries of these promotions are largely the lower class.