World Telecom Labs (WTL) has announced that
more than 1 billion minutes have passed through its second generation Voice
over Internet Protocol (VoIP) switches deployed by five of Nigeria’s
interconnect exchange carriers, ITRealms reports.
The announcement was made at an event
celebrating the achievement at the ongoing annual NigeriaCom telecoms
conference and exhibition. All five of the carriers were presented with a
trophy to mark the occasion.
“Licensed by the Nigerian Communications
Commission (NCC), the carriers – Breeze Micro, Exchange, ICN, Niconnx and Solid
– were established to increase competition and transparency in the Nigerian
telecom marketplace. The four leading mobile operators in Nigeria are now all
required to divert 10% of their inter-carrier voice and SMS traffic to one of
these operators,” WTL said.
Leigh Smith, MD of WTL, said “What a
triumph for the NCC. The benefits of introducing the new carriers are
clear: a huge amount of traffic is being
taken off the infrastructure of the established carriers in Nigeria thereby
freeing up capacity, increasing speeds and reducing latency. In addition, there
is greater transparency and openness in the market.”
Jihad Jaafar, CTO, Breeze Micro, said “The
billionth minute is a significant moment for both Breeze Micro and our
interconnect exchange carrier colleagues.
WTL has been instrumental in our success. Its team of experts continue to be generous
in sharing their knowledge and experience which is benefiting both the telecoms
market and indeed the people of Nigeria.”
Chukwudi Obi
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