Even amid the macroeconomic uncertainty of 2015 and the first half of 2016, the performance of Nigeria’s telecoms sector was marked by steady subscriber growth, a renewed regulatory mandate and continued infrastructure development. By July 2016 the country was home to 150.3m active telecoms subscribers, according to the federal telecoms regulator. This user base represents 81.7% of the total...
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Chapter | Telecoms & IT from The Report: Nigeria 2016
Interviews & Viewpoints | Issam Darwish, Executive Vice-Chairman and Group CEO, IHS Towers: Interview from The Report: Nigeria 2016
To what extent do right of way issues stifle operators’ investment in laying fibre-optic cables?
Articles & Analysis | Growing ICT uptake in Nigeria along with robust state support sees technology sector expand from The Report: Nigeria 2016
Over the course of 2015 and 2016 Nigeria’s ICT industry has developed rapidly on the back of state-led growth initiatives and also, increasingly, as a result of rising levels of private sector activity. According to estimates compiled by the Federal Ministry of Communications (FMC), in 2015 ICT-related activities accounted for nearly 11% of...
Articles & Analysis | Nigeria sees improving quality of service in telecoms provision as a priority from The Report: Nigeria 2016
Since Nigeria’s mobile telecoms sector was liberalised in 2001, call quality has improved dramatically, primarily on the back of some $32bn in telecoms-directed investments made by the nation’s four leading mobile operators. This high level of spending has helped turn the 184m-person country into the largest mobile telecoms market in Africa,...
Articles & Analysis | Nigeria's 4G LTE has potential to rejuvinate sector performance from The Report: Nigeria 2016
In 2015 and the first half of 2016 mobile data moved to the front and centre of Nigeria’s telecoms sector. In recent years the country’s four established mobile operators – namely the local firm Globacom, the UAE’s Etisalat, South Africa’s MTN and India’s Airtel – have ramped up investment in the development of high-bandwidth mobile data...
Articles & Analysis | State and private entities pour finance into Nigeria's start-up culture from The Report: Nigeria 2016
As both the largest market in Africa in terms of value and population, and a major rising player in ICT uptake and investment, Nigeria’s reputation as a centre for technology start-ups and innovation-driven development has progressed rapidly. One of the major drivers for this is the enormous domestic demand. In June 2016 the country was home...