Celebrity
magazine, City
People, at the weekend named Airtel Nigeria, Telecom Company of the Year 2012,
in recognition of its efforts at building a pan Nigeria 3.75G Internet Network
coverage.
The event held
at Balmoral Hall, Oregun, Lagos, DigitalSENSE Business News gathered that
Airtel was recognized for reportedly blazing the trail and for revolutionizing
the telecommunications sector in Nigeria with groundbreaking value offerings,
innovative services and for covering Nigeria with the widest and largest 3.75G
Network.
Also, Airtel was
commended for implementing a robust Corporate Social Responsibility initiative
aimed at uplifting underprivileged children in the country.
Chief
Operating Officer and Executive Director of Airtel Nigeria, Deepak Srivastava
received the award on behalf of the company and thanked the organizers for
creating a highly respected awards’ platforms in honour of outstanding
achievements in the Nigerian society. Srivastava also used the opportunity to
assure telecoms consumers at the occasion that Airtel was committed to
maintaining its position as true innovation pioneers in the Nigerian Telecoms
Industry.
“At Airtel, we
value our customers and this premium we place on customers has influenced most
of our big decisions. Indeed, we have moved first to cover Nigeria with the
widest and largest 3.75G coverage and we have also recently announced several
milestones including the successful completion of Long Term Evolution (4G)
Trial in Lagos just as we have unveiled several innovative service offerings
including the highly sought after High Definition (HD) Voice Service,” he said.
Some of the
dignitaries at the occasion include several top politicians from the National
House of Representatives, Ogun State Government, Niger State government, Oyo
State government and Lagos State Government. The Airtel’s Team was led by COO
& ED, Deepak Srivastava; VP, Corporate Communications & CSR, Emeka
Oparah; CEO of Blueflower Communications, Chido Nwakanma; CSR Manager, Chinda
Manjor and PR Managers, Erhumu Bayagbon and Nsikan Umoh, among others.
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