Airtel’s Spam Alert Service Thwarts 9.6 Million Potential Attacks in 2 Months

• Airtel Nigeria has stated that its AI-powered Spam Alert Service identified and thwarted about 9.6 million spam alerts in two months
• The company disclosed that it designed the service to analyse traffic patterns and detect potential threats to protect customers
• Airtel said the AI tool identified 528,080 on-net and 9,139,928 off-net attacks as suspected spam messages

Legit.ng’s Pascal Oparada has reported on tech, energy, stocks, investment and the economy for over a decade.

Airtel Nigeria has disclosed that its AI-enabled Spam Alert Service issued about 9.6 million spam alerts between March 13 and May 20, 2025.

Airtel designed the service to analyse traffic patterns and detect potential threats as part of its commitment to protect customers from unsolicited and potentially fraudulent communications.

Airtel’s AI thwarts spam and scam calls

The telco disclosed that since its launch, the AI tool has identified a total of 9,667,008 SMS as potential spam messages targeted at its customers in two months.

According to reports, of these numbers, the AI tool identified 528,080 on-net and 9,139,928 off-net attacks as suspected spam messages, showing the level of the threat and the company’s advanced processing capability.

Airtel Nigeria CEO, Dinesh Balsingh, stressed the company’s commitment to protecting its subscribers.

He said the milestone shows the strength of the company’s AI-driven infrastructure in fighting the growing threat of spam messages and scam calls.

Airtel Nigeria discloses reason for AI tool

According to Balsingh, Airtel Nigeria is focused on connecting Nigerians and ensuring their safety and confidence while using the network.

Daily Trust reported that the company disclosed that the Spam Alert Service is part of its larger plan to integrate artificial intelligence into its fabric to deliver a smarter and safer customer experience nationwide.

Airtel shares surge on Nigerian Exchange

Meanwhile, Market capitalisation also rose by 1.50% to reach N70.377 trillion by the close of trading, up from N69.2 trillion in the previous session.

This means that investors made a whopping N1.086 trillion after 4 hours of trading activities. 

The standout performer driving the rally was Airtel Africa Plc. The company is currently executing a $100 million share buy-back programme, now in its second tranche following the successful completion of the first phase announced on 23 December 2024.

In summary, investors exchanged 409,571,113 shares valued at N9.869 billion across 15,992 deals on the NGX on Tuesday, May 27, 2025.

Airtel Africa discusses preparations for IPO

Legit.ng earlier reported that Airtel Africa disclosed that it was making progress in preparations for Airtel Money Initial Public Offer (IPO), explaining that it remained committed to the plan.

The telco’s chief executive, Sunil Taldar, disclosed this following the company's release of financials for Q1 2025.

Airtel Money is a mobile money service operated by Airtel, which allows users to pay digitally, send money, and manage their accounts via mobile phones.

Source: Legit.ng