After two decades, Nigeria’s 3G era is nearing its final call

For nearly two decades, 3G was the network that moved Nigeria from a voice-first telecom market into a mobile internet economy.

The journey began in 2006 when telecom operator Starcomms launched Nigeria’s first 3G service using Evolution-Data Optimised (EV-DO) technology. Initially designed for laptop data cards and USB modems, the service offered an early glimpse of a future where internet…