WiMAX to Fuel Internet Subscription in Nigeria

With continuous investment and reforms in its telecom sector, Nigeria has emerged as the largest telecom market in Africa. Among others, factors such as liberalization of the telecom market along with the fierce competition among the private telecom operators has been bringing about substantial benefits to subscribers in terms of lower tariffs and enhanced choice, says our new research report, "Nigeria Telecom Sector Analysis".

Our research identifies that the industry players are making substantial investments in rolling out WiMAX services in Nigeria. The successful rollout of the WiMAX technology remains an important step in the development of the country's Internet and broadband market that has low penetration rates as compared to other developed or developing nations. With rising demand for wireless Internet because of an increase in business activities and awareness among young Nigerians, WiMAX rollout is looked upon as a better alternative for Internet access which is capable of reaching even the most underdeveloped or unwired areas of the country. Considering this, RNCOS anticipates that Internet subscriptions in the country will increase at a CAGR leaping over 17% during 2010-2012.

"Nigeria Telecom Sector Analysis" gives an insight into the current market trends and substantiate the data with unbiased and rational analysis. The report provides industry forecast on various telecom segments based on feasible telecom industry environment in Nigeria, including Fixed-line subscribers and penetration, Mobile subscribers and penetration, Internet subscribers and penetration, Broadband subscribers and penetration.

Besides this, we have found that the regulatory environment plays significant role in the development of the country's telecom sector, and thus have tried to explain in detail the regulatory environment in the Nigerian telecom sector. We have also identified various key telecom technologies that will gain significant ground in the Nigerian telecom sector over the forecast period. However, some bottlenecks are also there, which should be taken into consideration to ensure viable market growth.
 
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