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Fifth-generation technology, commonly called 5G, is now available in Nigeria. MTN Nigeria Communications Plc commercially launched the fifth-generation technology, commonly called 5G, in Nigeria on Sunday.
It was launched during an event that enabled guests to test the use of the technology. At the commercial launch event, guests were able to experience some of the use cases of 5G. This follows a pilot launch of 5G by MTN in August, keeping with the Nigerian Communications Commission rollout guideline. In August, the firm announced a pilot launch of 5G and its plan to roll out services in Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt, Ibadan, Kano, Owerri, and Maiduguri. More details at: https://punchng.com/mtn-launches-5g-network
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The number of companies providing internet services in Nigeria has increased to 225 as of September 2022 from 187 recorded in December 2021. According to the updated list of licensees just published by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) 38 more companies have been licensed since the beginning to bridge the internet access gaps in the country.
The newly licensed companies include Elon Musk’s company, Starlink, whose licence was approved by the telecom regulator in May this year. While other licensees will be leveraging the existing bandwidth capacity in-country to provide last-mile connectivity for Nigerians, Starlink, which is expected to launch its service this month, will be deploying its satellite technology to provide internet service across Nigeria. The rising number of ISPs is expected to boost the country’s broadband penetration target of 70% by 2025... More details at: https://nairametrics.com/2022/09/14/nigerias-internet-service-providers-increase-to-225-as-ncc-issues-fresh-licences International Internet bandwidth capacity in Nigeria and other parts of Africa has witnessed a compound yearly growth rate of 44 per cent in the last four years.
The growth rate, which was between 2018 and 2022, has been described as rapid, with Asia sitting next to Africa, rising at a 35 per cent compound yearly rate of 35 per cent within the same period. Global telecommunications market research and consulting firm TeleGeography, which disclosed this in its latest Global Internet Geography research, which tracks the continued return to ‘normal’ from the pandemic-generated bump of 2020, noted that on a global scale – COVID bump aside-the pace of growth has been slowing. More details at: https://guardian.ng/business-services/nigeria-other-african-countries-near-pbps-era-as-bandwidth-capacity-rise-to-44 Internet penetration in Nigeria through mobile phones has reached 99.6 per cent, while a meagre 0.4 per cent is generated through other platform. This shows that more people now use mobile phones to browse than other means. The statistics was revealed in the new industry data report released by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). According to the report, the four mobile network operators — MTN, Airtel, Glo and 9mobile — accounted for 151.4 million Internet users out of a total of 152 million as at July, 2022. Other platforms to access the Internet (Fixed Wired, ISP wired/wireless) added 366,271 to the figure.
Broadband connections also leaped by 310,631, moving from 84.6 million in June to 84.9 million in July... More details at: https://www.newtelegraphng.com/nigeria-generates-99-6-internet-penetration-via-mobile-phones According to the recent Gross Domestic Product (GDP) report by the National Bureau of Statistics, the information and communications technology (ICT) sector contributed 18.44% to Nigeria’s GDP in the second quarter of 2022. The sector saw a 6.55% growth rate from Q1 2022.
The contribution of the oil sector, which used to dominate the country’s GDP bottom line, fell to 6.33% in Q2 2022, a position lower than its 7.42% in Q2 2021 and 6.63% in Q1 2022. More details at: https://techcabal.com/2022/09/01/tech-drives-nigeria-gdp With 17.92% Contribution to GDP, ICT Has Consistently Enhanced National Growth, Says Pantami25/8/2022 The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami has applauded the consistent growth in ICT contributions to the nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), which hit 17.92% in the last quarter of 2020, and in the first quarter of 2021, and continued on an impressive trajectory.
The Minister gave the figures recently, during the opening of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU’s) Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) roundtable, and technical workshop on Building Capabilities for Sustainable and Inclusive Digital Transformation in Nigeria. More details at: https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2022/08/25/with-17-92-contribution-to-gdp-ict-has-consistently-enhanced-national-growth-says-pantami/ The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) remitted $1.1 billion to the Federal Government’s Consolidated Revenue Fund from 2015 to April 2022.
The EVC said SVP has five focus areas, which include: operational efficiency and regulatory excellence, facilitation of infrastructure provision for the digital economy, promotion of fair competition, inclusive growth and investment, improvement of quality of service, quality of experience and facilitation of strategic collaboration. In a statement, signed by the Director of Public Affairs, NCC, Reuben Muoka, Danbatta who led a team of two executive commissioners and directors of the commission to the briefing, listed successes recorded since 2015 as teledensity, broadband penetration, and significant contribution of the industry to the GDP that grew from 8.5 percent in the 4th quarter of 2015 to 12.61 in the 4th quarter of 2021 as the sector also attracted over $2 billion in foreign direct investment over the period. Other achievements listed by the commission are the recent successful auction of 3.5GHz spectrum for 5G, licensing of seven fibre optics infrastructure providers and an additional 38,296-kilometre fibre optic to the country’s spectrum. More details at: https://guardian.ng/business-services/ncc-remits-n463b-in-seven-years-attracts-2b-foreign-investments Nigeria spent $2.35bn on telephone importation in three years, according to data from the International Trade Centre.
The nation spent $807.95m on the importation of phone sets in 2019, $765.57m in 2020 and $772.25m in 2021, the ITC, which is an international body that focuses on trade, said. The data further revealed that most of the phone sets coming into the country were from China ($1.71bn in the time under review). The nation also imports from other nations such as Hong Kong, Sweden, the United States, Netherlands, Vietnam, Mexico, and others. The Nigerian Communication Commission, NCC, recently revealed that about 63 million technology devices were sold in Nigeria every year, quoting data from Original Equipment Manufacturers. More details at: https://punchng.com/nigeria-spends-2-35bn-on-phone-importation-report Huawei Technologies, a global provider of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) infrastructure and smart devices has partnered with TD Africa, sub-Saharan Africa’s foremost distributor of tech, services and lifestyle products to launch a suite of revolutionary digital power solutions targeted at various categories of users for the Nigerian market.
In his presentation, the Principal Consultant on Huawei Digital Power Technologies Co., Ltd in Nigeria, Justin Tinsey, disclosed that the launch of the company’s Digital Power Solution in Nigeria was motivated by the desire to drive down energy costs, while also playing its part in establishing a greener future built on sustainable, stable and cost-efficient electricity supply in the country... More details at: https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2022/07/25/huawei-td-africa-launch-digital-power-solutions The first fibre optic cables factory in West Africa and fifth in Africa by Coleman Technical Industries Limited, CTIL, has been commissioned in Ogun State, just as the state governor, Dapo Abiodun, promised a port channel to facilitate export soon.
More details at: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2022/07/first-fibre-optic-cables-factory-in-w-a-commissioned-in-nigeria |
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