A delegation from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) will visit SA next month to explore investment and partnership opportunities with South African companies.
ITWeb's Broadband 2010 conference
More information about the ITWeb Broadband 2010 Conference, which takes place on 5-6 October 2010 at The Forum in Bryanston, is available online here.
The delegation aims to network with local broadband service providers and telecoms firms during the ITWeb Broadband 2010 summit in Johannesburg.
Titi Omo-Ettu, ATCON president and a speaker at the event, says that while the telecoms market in Nigeria is showing among the most rapid growth in Africa, the current broadband penetration rate in the country is still extremely low. “This translates into a lot of business available,” he says.
He feels that while new submarine cables have indeed opened massive possibilities for broadband growth in the Nigerian market, the potential has yet to be realised.
“The first national operator, NITEL, is at this time, comatose. The second national operator, GLObacom, has been constructing countrywide fibre networks but has yet to open to traffic. Its own Europe-bound submarine fibre cable, Glo1, is just about to also open up to traffic. Other local fibre providers with intent on selected regions have also been licensed, but the results are yet to show. And, of course, MainOne just opened on the international route.”
All of which translates into a wealth of business opportunities, he points out.
Omo-Ettu will outline business opportunities in Nigeria during his talk at the ITWeb Broadband 2010 Summit on 5 - 6 October at The Forum in Bryanston. For more information on this event, click here.
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