[June 01, 2010] Nigeria - Convergence, Broadband and Internet Market 2010 - Nitels Notorious SAT-3/WASC Cable and Is Set To Revolutionise the Market Tweet (M2 PressWIRE Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Dublin - Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/6f2e67/nigeria_converge) has announced the addition of the "Nigeria - Convergence, Broadband and Internet Market" report to their offering. Significant consolidation has occurred in Nigerias Internet and broadband sector, from over 400 ISPs three years ago to around 150. New powerful players from the fixed-wireless and mobile network operator camps have entered the market with 3G mobile and advanced wireless broadband services such as WiMAX. The Internet Protocol (IP)-based next generation networks currently being rolled out are enabling converged voice, data/Internet and video services. VoIP is already carrying the bulk of Nigerias international voice traffic. The arrival of a second international submarine fibre optic cable (Glo-1) in 2009 broke the monopoly of Nitels notorious SAT-3/WASC cable and is set to revolutionise the market by reducing the cost of international bandwidth by up to 90%. Supported by the expansion of several competing national fibre backbone networks, applications such as e-commerce, online banking and e-payments, e-health, e-learning and e-government are rapidly evolving. Key Topics Covered: - Synopsis- Internet market- ISP market- Broadband market- Overview- Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL)- Wireless broadband- Odua Telecom- Swift Networks- Startech Connection- Cyberspace Network- Nitel- Netcom Africa- MWEB Nigeria- Gateway Communications- WiFi- Accelon, Internet Solutions- Jigawa Broadband Access Network- Polestar/5G WiFi network in Lagos- NaijaWiFi- Abuja WiFi, WiMAX- Enugu- WiMAX- Mobile broadband- Internet via satellite- Direct-on-PC- BroadbandDirect- IP Direct- MWEB Nigeria- Other services- Broadband over Powerlines (BPL)- E-services- Convergence- Table 1 - Internet users and penetration rate - 1996; 1998; 2000 - 2011For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/6f2e67/nigeria_converge ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) (c) 2010 M2 COMMUNICATIONS [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]