Experts To Brainstorm On Satellite Broadband Disruption

Experts in the Nigerian telecommunications sector will converge at the Telecom Sector Sustainability Forum (TSSF) to brainstorm on the impact of satellite broadband disruption on Nigerian internet space.

The discourse, to be hosted by Business Remarks, is scheduled to hold on the 28th of February, 2023 in Lagos state and will feature Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Infrastructure and Tower Companies, Network Operators and other telecom stakeholders.

In a press statement made available to LEADERSHIP, the convener of the forum and managing editor of Business Remarks, Bukola Olanrewaju disclosed that, the event will see the telecom regulator, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) address front-burner issues and enlighten telecom stakeholders on the impact of satellite broadband on the general macroeconomic sustainability of the sector and its players.

As access to internet connectivity becomes an essential part of people’s daily lives, the push for quality internet connection are now in very high demand, and as such, competition among players have become fiercer, Olanrewaju disclosed.

“Nigeria, Africa’s fastest growing telecommunications market is largely dependent on fibre connectivity. While broadband penetration in Nigeria sits at 47.4 per cent as of December 2022, the country is still far from attaining its targeted 70 per cent penetration threshold by 2025, in addition to bridging the currently identified 114 access gaps. 

“Satellite internet has many advantages in African countries, making it possible to open up rural, isolated or poorly served areas. However, the emergence of Elon Musk’s Starlink in Nigeria has sparked different reactions with many industry observers warning that it will cause a major disruption in the telecommunications industry in Nigeria,” she explained.