Nigeria - Convergence, Broadband and Internet Market

Synopsis

Significant consolidation has occurred in Nigeria’s Internet and broadband sector, from over 400 ISPs two years ago to around 150. New powerful players from the fixed-wireless and mobile network operator camps have entered the market with 3G mobile and advanced wireless broadband services such as WiMAX. The IP-based next generation networks currently being rolled out are enabling converged voice, data/Internet and video services. VoIP is already carrying the bulk of Nigeria’s international voice traffic. The arrival of two new international submarine fibre optic cables in 2009 will break the current monopoly and revolutionise the market by reducing the cost of bandwidth by up to 90%.

Table of Contents

• 1. Synopsis
  
• 2. Internet market
  
  • 2.1 Market analysis – 2009
    
    • 2.1.1 Internet statistics
      
  • 2.2 Public Internet access locations
    
    • 2.2.1 Internet cafes
      
    • 2.2.2 Mobile Internet Units (MIUs)
      
    • 2.2.3 NIPOST email services
      
    • 2.2.4 Nigeria Internet Project (NIP)
      
  • 2.3 Limited availability of PCs
    
  • 2.4 Internet Exchange Points (IXP)
    
  • 2.5 Country code top level domain (ccTLD) administration
    
• 3. ISP market
  
  • 3.1 Internet Service Providers Association of Nigeria (ISPAN)
    
  • 3.2 Selected ISPs
    
    • 3.2.1 Cyberspace
      
    • 3.2.2 Hyperia
      
    • 3.2.3 Linkserve
      
    • 3.2.4 21st Century Technologies
      
    • 3.2.5 PINET Informatics
      
• 4. Broadband market
  
  • 4.1 Overview
    
  • 4.2 Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL)
    
  • 4.3 Wireless broadband
    
    • 4.3.1 Odu’a Telecom
      
    • 4.3.2 Swift Networks
      
    • 4.3.3 Startech Connection
      
    • 4.3.4 Cyberspace Network
      
    • 4.3.5 Nitel
      
    • 4.3.6 Netcom Africa
      
    • 4.3.7 MWEB Nigeria
      
    • 4.3.8 Gateway Communications
      
  • 4.4 WiFi
    
    • 4.4.1 Accelon, Internet Solutions
      
    • 4.4.2 Jigawa Broadband Access Network
      
    • 4.4.3 Polestar/5G WiFi network in Lagos
      
    • 4.4.4 NaijaWiFi
      
    • 4.4.5 Abuja WiFi, WiMAX
      
    • 4.4.6 Enugu
      
  • 4.5 WiMAX
    
  • 4.6 Mobile broadband
    
  • 4.7 Internet via satellite
    
    • 4.7.1 Direct-on-PC
      
    • 4.7.2 BroadbandDirect
      
    • 4.7.3 IP Direct
      
    • 4.7.4 MWEB Nigeria
      
    • 4.7.5 iDirect
      
    • 4.7.6 African Trumpet Telecommunications
      
  • 4.8 Broadband over Powerlines (BPL)
    
• 5. E-services
  
  • 5.1 E-Commerce, E-Payment
    
  • 5.2 E-Government
    
  • 5.3 E-health
    
  • 5.4 Electronic Crimes Bill
    
• 6. Convergence
  
  • 6.1 Next generation networks (NGN), Triple-play
    
  • 6.2 VoIP telephony
    
    • 6.2.1 Nitel
      
    • 6.2.2 Globacom
      
    • 6.2.3 Starcomms
      
    • 6.2.4 Adesemi Nigeria
      
    • 6.2.5 MWEB Nigeria
      
    • 6.2.6 Accelon
      
    • 6.2.7 Linkserve
      
    • 6.2.8 Layer3
      
    • 6.2.9 Swift Networks
      
  • 6.3 Cable TV
    
  • 6.4 Internet TV
    
• 7. Related reports
  

• Table 1 – Internet users and penetration rate – 1996; 1998; 2000 - 2008