Visafone Communications Limited is a wholly owned Nigerian telecommunications company. The company was incorporated in Nigeria on June 20, 2007 following the acquisition of Cellcom. Visafone received its Unified Access Service Licence as a telecom operator from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on August 1, 2007.
Less than two months after its registration Visafone was announced as the Approved Bidder for the 3 carriers in the 800 MHz spectrum put on auction by the NCC. Visafone brushed off stiff competition from Multilinks, GiCell Wireless Limited and TC Africa Telecoms Network Limited to clinch the 800 MHz licence which will allow Visafone to roll out commercially across Nigeria.
Visafone has also carried out a number of strategic acquisitions to help position it for a pan-Nigerian launch. The acquired companies include ITN which is operational in the Lagos area while a more high profile and strategic acquisition is Bourdex with operations in South-eastern Nigeria. With over 40,000 subscribers and coverage in 10 states, Bourdex and the two other acquisitions provide Visafone with a ready market in the very lucrative eastern Nigerian region.
With its Unified Access Service Licence, 800 MHz spectrum and strategic acquisitions, Visafone aims to become the pre-eminent telecom operator in Nigeria by offering seamless and efficient services that will ensure the best clarity and the widest coverage.
The company will offer an exciting bouquet of superior telecommunications services that will encompass the very best of Voice, High Speed Data (3G), internet and other innovative Value Added Services to individual subscribers while also providing unequalled business solutions to both Corporate entities as well as the Small & Medium Scale Enterprises in Nigeria.
Visafone’s Unified Access licence as well as the 800 MHz spectrum band has placed the company in a unique and vantage position to offer a pan-Nigerian roll-out while its strategic acquisitions offer a ready pool of customers across the country.
Visafone’s brand values are:
- Passion
- Vibrancy
- Freedom
- Ease
- Communication
- Superior Quality
- Excellent Service
With a subscriber base spread over 12 states and 40 cities, Visafone will offer a rich blend of unique and innovative products as well as exciting Value Added Services from fast connectivity to excellent voice clarity and high speed data on the 3G internet platform.
The 3G technology will enable Visafone to provide appreciably faster transmission of data, voice, broadband internet and multimedia services over a range of frequencies. It will allow customers to avail themselves of services that include video call, video streaming and high-speed mobile internet access from their customized 3G mobile handset.
Visafone’s paramount mission is to act as a spring board for Nigeria’s economic growth and development. To achieve this, Visafone will assist in fast tracking that growth and development through the provision of cutting edge communications infrastructure as well as seamless and efficient services that will ensure excellent customer service, unequalled clarity, the widest coverage and seamless connectivity.
The target is to bring joy to Nigerian subscribers by giving them the freedom to talk and communicate while providing them with innovative, exciting and affordable products as well as value added services.
Visafone will go the extra mile in ensuring that their customers and subscribers are well served by adopting the best possible standards in the industry while revolutionizing the telecommunications sector by providing Nigerians with a veritable passport to reach the world.
| JIM OVIA |
FOUNDER |
| THOMAS NINAN |
CEO |
| VINOD SHAH |
COO |
| UDEY BILLORE |
CTO |
| UCHE OJO |
DIRECTOR, FINANCE & ADMIN |
| SAM EDOHO |
DIRECTOR, SALES (LAGOS) |
| KUNLE ADEBIYI |
DIRECTOR, SALES (NORTH) |
