Spectranet seeks increased broadband penetration in Nigeria

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Internet service provider, Spectranet, has urged stakeholders in Nigeria’s Information and Communications Technology industry to work together in driving broadband penetration in the country.

The Chief Operating Officer, Spectranet, Mr. Atul Ojha, said this when the firm unveiled its ‘Pay lite download heavy’ marketing plan in Lagos.

He said the plan was aimed at giving customers in Lagos and Abuja value for money as a value for money.

“This is a series of all new plans which are specifically created to offer huge value for every Naira paid by customers,” Ojha explained.

According to him, the plan will cater to customers looking for significant value for money, while taking into account the needs of students, families, upwardly mobile corporate executives, corporate customers and people with keen interest in downloading movies, music, games, among others.

The Spectranet COO added, “The plans are also appealing to customers who are busy during the day but want to enjoy the internet during the eve and night. Spectranet offers night plan with a very lenient access time including offering 24 hours access on night plan during weekend and public holidays.

“This offers great savings when you consider the per gigabyte cost of data download. As a matter of fact these plans are the best in the industry. Keeping in mind to offer value for money the cost per GB download in some of the plans is as low as N100.”

He said Spectranet was committed to delivering the best possible experience to the customer not only on the quality and grade of service but also on value for money and convenience.

Paga, Swift announce payment partnership

Paga, a mobile payment service provider, and Swift Networks Limited, a provider of wireless and fibre-based broadband services, have announced a partnership aimed at providing convenient self-payment options to all Swift broadband subscribers.

On the role of Paga as a payment driver in the deal, the Chief Operating Officer Swift Networks, Mr. Chukwuma Okoye, said, “With our reputation for providing fast broadband service in the country, we are extremely excited to be working with Paga to make our payment options just as swift and even more accessible to all our customers.”

The partnership will see Swift Networks making Paga available as a payment option to its customers.

Commenting on the partnership, Paga Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Tayo Oviosu, said, “Partnering with Swift is just one of the many ways we are working with local service providers to bring alternative payment options to their customers.

“More and more businesses are beginning to realise the vast market of potential customers interested in utilising their services or products; but who are limited by their conventional payment channels. Our goal at Paga is to bring an end to those limitations and make it possible for all Nigerians to have access to the services they need irrespective of the payment choices they choose to adopt.”

In line with those goals, he said Paga now has over 1,300 businesses like Swift in the process of integrating to provide their customers with viable alternatives to cash and card payments through Paga’s platform and nationwide agent network.