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Nigeria
Internet Usage and
Marketing Report
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Country
Profile:
Nigeria - officially
the Federal Republic of Nigeria - is a country in West Africa and the most
populous country on the African continent. Nigeria shares land borders with
the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, Niger in
the north, and borders the Gulf of Guinea in the south. Since 1991, its
capital has been the centrally-located city of Abuja; previously, the Nigerian
government was headquartered in Lagos.
Internet Usage Statistics:
5,000,000
Internet users as of Sept/2006, 3.1% of the population,
according to ITU.
Latest Population
Estimate:
159,404,137
population for 2006, according to world-gazetteer
Gross National
Income:
GNI per
capita ('06) is US$ 560 and purchasing power parity (ppp) is US$
1,188.
Country Area:
923,768 sq
km
Internet Usage and
Population Growth:
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YEAR
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Users
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Population
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% Pen.
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Usage
Source
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2000
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200,000
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142,895,600
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0.1
%
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ITU
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2006
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5,000,000
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159,404,137
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3.1
%
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ITU
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Telecommunications, ICT
and Internet Usage in Nigeria
Nigeria -
Convergence, Broadband and Internet Market Report
Nigeria’s Internet sector has been hindered by the country’s underdeveloped
and unreliable fixed-line infrastructure, but this is changing as competition intensifies
and new technologies are able to deliver wireless broadband access. More than 400 ISPs
have been licensed as well as a number of data carriers, Internet exchange and gateway
operators. Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) is already carrying the bulk of Nigeria’s
international voice traffic. The current deployment of the country’s first Next
Generation Networks (NGN) will drive further convergence of voice, data and video/TV,
enabling the provision of triple-play services that will ultimately also involve the
country’s already competitive broadcasting sector.
Nigeria -
Key Statistics, Regulatory and Fixed-Line Telecoms Overviews
Nigeria is the most competitive fixed-line market in Africa, featuring a second
national operator (SNO) and over 50 other companies licensed to provide fixed
telephony services. The alternative carriers combined now provide more than twice
the number of fixed lines than the incumbent telco, Nitel, which was finally
privatised in July 2006. Strong demand for Internet services and broadband
capabilities is aiding the development of the fixed-line sector, which at a
market penetration of just over 1% still has enormous growth potential. The
majority of new lines is provided by fixed-wireless systems, and a new unified
licensing regime introduced in 2006 will intensify the competition between fixed
and mobile operators.
Nigeria
Mobile Market - Overview and Statistics
The transformation of Nigeria’s telecommunications landscape since the
licensing of three GSM networks in 2001 and a fourth one in 2002 has been nothing
short of astounding. The country continues to be one of the fastest growing markets
in Africa with triple-digit growth rates almost every single year since 2001. It
passed Egypt and Morocco in 2004 to become the continent’s second largest
mobile market after South Africa. And yet it has only reached about one quarter
of its estimated ultimate market potential. Declining ARPU levels, however, are
weighing heavy on the sector, as is the new unified licensing regime introduced in
2006, designed to increase competition between fixed and mobile network operators.
Nigeria -
Telecoms Market Key Statistics and Regulatory Overview
Nigeria is one of the biggest and fastest growing telecom markets in Africa,
attracting huge amounts of foreign investment, and is yet standing at very low
levels of market penetration. The mobile sector, shared by four operators, has
seen triple-digit growth rates every year since competition has been introduced.
A second national operator (SNO) and four national long-distance operators have
been licensed as well as over 200 other companies providing virtually all kinds
of telecom and value-added services. Major events in 2006 include the conclusion
of the twice stalled privatisation of Nitel, the incumbent telco, and a new
unified licensing regime designed to increase competition between fixed and
mobile network operators.
Nigeria -
Telecoms Market Statistics and Forecasts
Nigeria is one of the biggest and fastest growing telecom markets in Africa with
still huge further growth potential in all sectors. It is expected that the
recently privatised incumbent, Nitel, will compete more aggressively and
effectively in the future, and that a new unified licensing regime introduced
in 2006, allowing all operators to provide both fixed and mobile services, will
accelerate market growth going forward. Both fixed and mobile service providers
will benefit from the increasing demand for Internet access and broadband
capabilities. This report contains key statistics and scenario forecasts for the
country’s fixed-line, mobile and Internet markets for the years 2010 and 2015.
Further reading on Internet in Africa:
Africa Market
and Telecommunications Reports
Get the latest information about Africa from the largest
global telecommunications research site on the Web.
High Mobile Sales Could Help
Internet Growth in Africa
Internet in
Africa
A paper on Internet development in African
countries.
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