MTN Nigeria is part of the MTN Group, Africa’s leading cellular telecommunications company. On May 16, 2001, MTN became the first GSM network to make a call following the globally lauded Nigerian GSM auction conducted by the Nigerian Communications Commission earlier in the year. Thereafter the company launched full commercial operations beginning with Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt. www.mtnonline.com/

Globacom Limited

Since it launched its services on August 29, 2003, Glo Mobile has been at the forefront of revolutionary changes in the GSM sector in Nigeria, offering both Prepaid and Contract packages along with a range of Value Added Services. Glo Mobile in its first year of operation became the fastest growing GSM network in Africa, achieving a record one million subscribers and covering over 87 towns in just nine months. www.gloworld.com/

Vmobile Nigeria

Vee Networks Limited, trading as Vmobile Nigeria (formerly Econet Wireless Nigeria Limited) was unveiled to the Nigerian public on the 15th of March 2004. Since its inception on August 6, 2001, as Econet Wireless Nigeria, Vmobile has continued to make good milestones, recording its 1 millionth subscriber in December of 2003. www.vmobile-nigeria.com/