WTL is a key component in Nigerian Number Portability
The particular role for WTL was to supply a variant of their SoIP SS7 Gateway to allow all operators to exchange SMS traffic from ported numbers.
The Need for Portability
Mobile Number Portability (MNP) is a very important concept enabling subscribers to preserve their numbers while switching to a different mobile network.
Background
The Nigerian mobile space has grown to be the biggest in Africa ranked by the subscriber base and revenue and remains attractive despite the high cost of doing business. There are 4 major and many minor operators currently licensed and active. The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) originally set the date for commencement of Mobile Number Portability (MNP) as long ago as May 2009.
Recently the Executive Vice Chairman of the NCC, Eugene Juwah assured the country that MNP would be fully implemented before the end of the first quarter of 2013.WTL became involved in this prestigious project in the second half of 2012. Existing customer ICN had won the contract to operate the MNP service in the country and called on a number of leading vendors to supply infrastructure and expertise.
The Need for Portability
Mobile Number Portability (MNP) is a very important concept enabling subscribers to preserve their numbers while switching to a different mobile network. This gives subscribers flexibility in the quality, price and variety of telecommunications services they choose to purchase.
