Nokia
Solutions and Networks (NSN) has said that its presence in the most populace black
nation, Nigeria has been strengthened with the opening of office in the
commercial nerve center, Lagos, reports DigitalSENSE Business News.
This, the
company also confirmed to DigitalSENSE Business News is a
reiteration of their commitment to help operators in the Middle East and Africa
region build world-class mobile broadband infrastructure, even as the company also
renovated its existing office in the capital city Abuja.
DigitalSENSE Business News recalls that Nigeria is a priority
country in the Africa region for NSN, and these modern offices aim to
enhance the company’s operational agility for delivery of its mobile broadband
infrastructure for all operators in the country.
The inaugurated
was performed by Igor Leprince, Senior Vice President of Middle East &
Africa region, Salvatore Maisano, Head of Central East & West Africa and
Sam Nwosu, Country Director for Nigeria, NSN, in the company of Dr. Okechukwu
Itanyi, Executive Commissioner, Stakeholder Management, Nigeria Communications
Commission (NCC); Mr. Johnson Salako, the chief executive officer (CEO),
MobiTel; Olu Raheem, Head of Trade Center, Finland Trade Center, West Africa;
and representatives from Nigeria telecom operators including Etisalat, Airtel
and Intercellular.
Addressing
the occasion, NSN’s Igor Leprince affirmed the commitment, saying it further
strengthens the company focus on Nigeria and helping telecom operators build a
reliable, superior mobile broadband network across the country including
mid-size cities and rural areas.
“With two
modern offices and expanded operations in the country, we are ready to deliver
large-scale mobile broadband rollouts in Nigeria. As the world’s specialist in
mobile broadband as well as with the expertise and experience gained from the
most advanced telecom markets such as Japan and Korea, NSN will help operators
in Nigeria become advanced mobile broadband providers on par with the world’s
leading telecom services providers,” Leprince said.
In his
remarks, Dr. Okechukwu Itanyi noted that the opening of the new office by NSN
in Lagos, would be a benefit in terms of strengthening Nigeria’s mobile
broadband infrastructure and economy.
“Our telecom
market is fast growing with subscribers increasingly adopting smart devices and
demanding high quality voice and data services,” he said, stressing that NSN’s
advanced products and services, and strengthened quality of delivery will help
operators ensure better broadband access to a large part of the country’s
population for better education and development. In addition, it enhances the
position of Nigeria as a technology hub, while improving knowledge transfer
toward our country.
NSN is also
committed to training Nigerian telecom engineers to become mobile broadband
practitioners, helping create more employment opportunities.
Correspondent/GEE
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