Telecoms services that used CDMA technology didn’t last, or eventually failed, in Nigeria.

E.g., Starcomms, Reitel, Multilinks and Visafone.

Why is it so?

Whereas telecoms companies that use GSM technology survive and thrive to this day.

E.g., MTN, Airtel, Glo and 9Mobile

Why did CDMA technology/services fail in Nigeria while GSM technology/services survive/thrive?

It failed simply because they don't have wide spread capacity. Even while it was working back then, the coverage was limited. They were just in few cities in nigeria.

The infrastructure was limited to certain places

And most of them don't have a physical simcard and simslot, they do use embedded sim attached to the phones, so it's not removable.

Adewale1603:
And most of them don't have a physical simcard and simslot, they do use embedded sim attached to the phones, so it's not removable.

So why are e-sim devices, now a delight........

What does CDMA network do and what are the benefits