The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) report
released recently on global fixed broadband penetration in 183 countries
shows Nigeria as having no score in fixed broadband.
The report dated September placed Nigeria on
number 170 with Mauritius leading in Africa and occupying number 67 in world
rating, while Switzerland leads in the global rating with 41.9 per cent
followed by Netherland, Denmark and France.
DigitalSENSE Business News noted
from the report that Nigeria fixed broadband rating is expected as there are
not fixed fibre optic lines network on which the broadband services would run
on.
However
the report posted 10 per cent mobile broadband penetration per 100
inhabitants for Nigeria as it occupies
90 out of the 170 countries enumerated with Ghana leading in the mobile
broadband rating in Africa with 33.3per cent penetration and placed number 49
on the global rating.
DigitalSENSE Business News
recalls that though companies such as Globacom had been licenced by the
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to provide the fixed
line network since 2003, the concentration has been tilted towards mobile
network deployment which brings about
quicker revenue.
With the ITU’s report showing Zimbabwe,
Namibia, Egypt and South Africa coming after Ghana, Digital Business News hopes
that despite some challenges that Nigeria will begin to implement the National
Broadband Plan that will see to investors deploying the submarine cables
onshore of Nigeria to drive the fixed line broadband growth to the last mile.
Anthony Nwakaegho/GEE
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