DRIVING BROADBAND AND TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION AS A POLICY MAKER

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 08, 2013

Ministry of Communication Technology

THE HONOURABLE MINISTER OF COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY MRS OMOBOLA JOHNSON

Presentation made at the:

11TH ANNUAL COMMONWEALTH TELECOMMUNICATIONS ORGANISATION (CTO) FORUM

by

Inclusive Development

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An unacceptably high number of people are excluded from infrastructures that can meet their basic needs. Increasing the spread of ICTs (mobile phones in particular) can be a means through which this can be corrected.

ICTs contribute to increasing social welfare and security. By being applicable in the delivery of education, health, security and other “basic needs.

Expansion in Infrastructure: situation as at 2010 and improvements up to 2013

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MICROWAVE

TRANSMISSION

# of Base Stations

SATELLITE

# of Satellites

Covering country

FIBRE-OPTIC

TERRESTRIAL

Distance (Km)

FIBRE-OPTIC

UNDERSEA

Capacity (Tb/sec)

Base Stations are Concentrated in Urban Areas

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1Source: Universal Service Provision Fund (2012)

Expanding scale and scope of

ICT use requires good

telecommunications

connectivity

About 50% of rural Nigeria

does not have mobile coverage - map1 shows scale of

coverage that still needs to be

attained (particularly in rural

areas)

There is no incentive to own a

phone where there is no

mobile coverage - Survey (by Min of Agric) of

426,000 farmers across 13

States found that 71% did not

have mobile phones

National Backbone Network

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© Hamilton Research Ltd., 2013

Pace of deployment influenced by amount operators have available for actual construction once permits and levies have been paid for

Build Cost – Short Haul (“Intra-State”)

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40% 30% 30%

Right-of-Way Taxes & Levies Civil Works, Fibre

& Equipment

5 10 85%

BEFORE

AGREED

Percentages are indicative**

Procurement of right of way in States ranges between N690,000 to N6.5m per linear km

Includes: Yearly Operating Levy, Ecology Tax, Sanitation Levy, Town Planning Fee etc.

Public Access Venues (PAVs)

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Community Communication

Centre

Post Office

Rural ICT Centre

Approx. 2,380 PAVs established, however not evenly distributed across the country. Some in very close proximity to one another

Clinic/Health Centre

School

Library

Community Centre

Post Office

Implementation of guidelines on deployment of PAVs is resulting in better coordination and more efficient and equitable spread of resources

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Information Technology Developers

Entrepreneurship Accelerator (iDEA)

Lagos State | Cross River State

Ideation and Innovation

TechLaunchPad

Growing Local Participation in ICT Industry

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Network Service

Providers

Device Sales & Distribution

Device Maintenance & Repairs Call Center

Operations

Research & Development

Infrastructure Services

Support Services

Software Development

Software Distribution & Sales

Access Provision

Value Added

Services

Equipment Assembly

Equipment Sales & Distribution

Equipment Maintenance & Repairs

Device Assembly

Infrastructure Service

Providers

Software Installation & Customization

Software Maintenance & Support

• Oxygen Broadband

Networks

• OTG Playa

• Veda Computers

• Encipher Inye

• Websoft - Vantium

• Co-Creation Hub

• Cinfores

• Varsoft Technologies

• Mobiqube

• Tavia technologies

• Rightclick Nigeria

SLOT

• Computer Village, Ikeja

• Computer Village, Abuja

• Banex Plaza, Abuja

Local representation in the ICT industry is growing with new wave of industry leaders (most below 40 years old and running companies on the average under 5 years).

• MyPaga

• Wakanow

• Dealdey

• Konga.com

• Jobberman

• BudgIT

• Mairuwa

• iWatch

• Pledge 51 (online

constitution)

• Ticketmobile

• Nairalist

• Iroko • uConneckt

• Interra

• Console

• CNSS Ltd • Efiko

• Asa

• Wayopedia

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DRIVING BROADBAND AND TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION AS A POLICY MAKER

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 08, 2013

Ministry of Communication Technology

THE HONOURABLE MINISTER OF COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY MRS OMOBOLA JOHNSON

Presentation made at the:

11TH ANNUAL COMMONWEALTH TELECOMMUNICATIONS ORGANISATION (CTO) FORUM

by