Starcomms Plc., Nigeria’s leading CDMA telecommunication network has been awarded the CDMA network of the year in the seventh edition of the Nigerian Telecom Awards, which took place in Lagos at the weekend.

Also, Chief Maan Lababidi, OON, the founder of Starcomms was presented with a Gold Award in the personality category.

Presenting the award to the Chief Executive Officer of Starcomms, Mr. Logan Pather, the former minister of information, Chief Alex Akinyele who is the vice chairman of the board of trustees of the Nigerian telecom Award said that the award which was the last to be presented at the event crowned all the awards because of the excellence which the company stands for.

Akinyele said this year’s awards ceremony was organized to recognize and reward personalities and companies in the Nigerian telecommunications industry. These companies and individuals have, who through thick and thin, ensured the rapid development of the telecommunications industry in the last ten since the revolution began in Nigeria.

Responding to the award presentation, the Starcomms CEO thanked the board of trustees of the award, led by veteran broadcaster and diplomat, Ambassador Olusegun Olusola for recognizing the efforts of Starcomms in bringing innovative and excellent services to its customers.

“This is also a challenge for us to maintain the global standards of our offering to the public as a CDMA network, which has kept us going long before the advent of other technologies in the Nigerian market till now. The recognition given to us through this award can only ginger us to continue to make more value and innovation available to our customers. And we are committed to surpassing our own standards in serving them,” Pather said.

As he received his own award presented by the Hon. Minister of Communications Technology, Mrs. Omobola Johnson, the founder of Starcomms, and Baba Oja of Lagos, Chief Lababidi put the said that the telecommunication revolution started long before the arrival of foreign GSM companies in Nigeria.

The chief said the revolution started since 1998, when Nigerian companies invested Nigerian money to provide alternative telephone access to the Nigerian people when government owned network was the only option available.

The organizers of the awards, Logica communications Limited said the Gold Award was given to Chief Lababidi because of his contributions and accomplishment in the telecom sector.

According to them, “Maan Lababidi is one of the earliest investors in Nigeria to invest in telecom. His interest in telecommunication opened the floodgate of interests in the sector today. He is the founder of the first successfully managed and most formidable CDMA operator in Nigeria.”

The company applauded Lababidi for his foresight and vision.