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| Airtel Nigeria CEO, Segun Ogunsanya |
Ogunsanya who was a panel discussant at the Nokia Connect Nigeria
ICT forum, themed: Exploring ICT potential for growth: opportunities and
challenges for operators in the Nigerian market through 3G/LTE; which
held at the Eko Hotel & Suites last week Tuesday, gave credence to
the opinion that the availability of spectrum for mobile broadband will
help change the current narrative of a myriad of activities and
businesses in Nigeria; from providing an access pipe and database of
customers for advertisers to have prompt access to their markets to
givingconsumers necessary information they require at the click of a
button.
He noted;“We are moving from the use of mobile broadband for
e-commerce to m-commerce which strongly supports the development of
interconnectivity of devices within an ecosystem.” He however, advised
that the key to ensuring the wide spread use of interconnectivity, is to
make mobile devices available and at affordable prices whilst ensuring
transparency in providing access to the networks.
“The future is already here and the time saving benefits in the use
of 4G broadband connectivity is enough to encourage rapid 4G/LTE
rollout,” Ogunsanya said.
The conference which had several corporate leaders and CEOs drawn
across the ICT sector in attendance, was chaired by Chief Leo Stan Eke,
Chairman of Zinox Group. Other discussants on the panel were, Mr.
Matthew Willsher, CEO Etisalat Nigeria, Mr. Bernard Najm Head, EMEA
Nokia Networks and Mr. Wales Goodluck, Corporate Services Executive, MTN
Nigeria.
In his closing remarks, the Airtel CEO stressed the need for the
addition of mobile connectivity and information technology to the list
of fundamental human rights critical to national development, which he
believes will enhance the attainment of the vision 2020 goals for mobile
broadband penetration and coverage.
He also called for the declaration of telecoms infrastructure as
critical national infrastructure, stating that legal protection as well
as security for Telecoms infrastructure is required to deepen mobile
broadband penetration and coverage.
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