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Nigeria - Telecoms, Mobile, Broadband and Digital Media - Statistics and AnalysesNEW YORK, July 18, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Nigeria's broadband sector to benefit from five more InfraCo licences Efforts are also being made to encourage network sharing and to outsource the management of tower infrastructure to third parties. There remains considerable growth potential in rural areas where mobile penetration is lower. Competition of voice pricing has encouraged operators to develop new revenue streams from mobile broadband and data services, including m-payments and m-banking. Although the market is one of the most competitive in Africa, the regulator has applied a price floor on voice and data tariffs in a bid to prevent the dominant operators from squeezing competitors. This price floor was reduced in November 2016 but swiftly retracted. The country's broadband sector has seen considerable consolidation among players, from over 400 ISPs in 2012 to fewer than 90 by mid-2017. Most internet connections are via mobile networks though there are also a number of WiMAX operators. Supported by the expansion of national fibre backbone networks, platforms such as e-commerce, online banking and e-payments, e-health, e-learning and e-government are evolving rapidly. The government has continued with its plan to increase broadband penetration to 36% by 2018 and to enable over 80% of the population to be able to receive mobile broadband services. Key developments: Regulator prepares to auction five more InfraCo licences; MTN Nigeria secures licence for spectrum in the 2.6GHz band; State oil company NNPC allows part of its fibre infrastructure to be used for telecom services; Regulator hopes for the telecoms sector to account for greater share of GDP by 2025; Digital broadcasting migration process begins in six states; Government devising strategy to increase broadband penetration to 36% by 2018; Etisalat defaults on loan payments, ordered to transfer 45% holding in Etisalat Nigeria to loan trustees; MTN Nigeria awarded spectrum in the 2.6GHz band for LTE use, extends licenses for spectrum in the 900MHz and 1800MHz bands to August 2021; Report update includes regulator's market data to April 2017, operator data to Q1 2017, recent market developments. Companies mentioned in this report: Read the full report: http://www.reportlinker.com/p04093411/Nigeria-Telecoms-Mobile-Broadband-and-Digital-Media-Statistics-and-Analyses.html About Reportlinker ReportLinker is an award-winning market research solution. Reportlinker finds and organizes the latest industry data so you get all the market research you need - instantly, in one place. http://www.reportlinker.com __________________________ Contact Clare: [email protected] US: (339)-368-6001 Intl: +1 339-368-6001 View original content:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/nigeria---telecoms-mobile-broadband-and-digital-media---statistics-and-analyses-300490420.html SOURCE Reportlinker |