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POLICYCOMPETIONANDECONOMICANALYSISDEPARTMENT

2013YEARENDSUBSCRIBER/NETWORKDATAREPORTFORTELECOMMUNICATIONSOPERATING

COMPANIESIN

NIGERIA


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Table of Contents

1.

Commitments 2

- VisionandMissionStatements 2

2.

CoresValues 2

3.

Credo 2

4.

ObjectivesoftheNCA2003 3

5.

TelecomsIndustryReview 4

- HighlightsofIndustryPerformance 4

- GrowthinsubscriberLinesandTeledensity 4

- SubscriberDataandTeledensity 5

- NumberofInternetSubscriptions 7

- NumberofPortedActivities 8

- MarketShareofTelecomsOperatingCompanies 9

6.

InfrastructureDeployment 11

- BaseTransceiverSites 11

- FibreOpticsDeployment(KM) 14

- MicrowaveRadio 15

- NumberofGateways 16

7.

StaffProfileofOperatingCompanies 18

8.

CommentsbyDifferentTelecomsOperatorsontheyear2013 21


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COMMITMENTS

TheNigerianCommunicationsCommission(NCC) iscommittedtocreatingaworldclass

telecommunicationsenvironmentforALLinNigeria.TheCommissionisdrivenbythethree

guiding principles (the 3Fs) to be fair, firm and forthright in carrying out its duties and

functionsas

the

National

Telecommunications

Regulator.

NCC

has

adopted

the

following

VisionandMissiontoguideitswork:

Vision

Tobearesponsive,worldclasscommunicationsregulatoryorganization.

Mission

Tosupportamarketdriventelecommunicationsindustryandpromoteuniversalaccess.

COREVALUES

ProfessionalismandEthicalConduct

TransparencyandIntegrity

FairnessandEquity

Discipline

EffectiveCommunications

ExemplaryLeadership

ConsultationandConsensusBuilding

CREDO

Ourgoalistoensuretheavailabilityofhighqualityandaffordablecommunications

servicestoeveryoneandeverywhereinNigeria.

Weshallstrivetobefair,firmandforthrightincarryingoutourmandatewith

commitmentto

protect

the

interests

of

stakeholders.

Wecommittoprovidealevelplayingfieldintheindustrywithintegrityandtransparency.

WeshallworkasateamwithaManagementthatisaccountableandresponsive,a

workforcethatishardworking,loyalandcommitted,allboundbyprofessionalism.


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Weshallbesensitivetotheyearningsofouremployeesforwhomweshallprovide

conduciveworkenvironmentfortheattainmentofjobsatisfactionandselfactualization.

Weshalltreatouremployeeswithrespectanddignity;recognizeandrewardmerit.

OBJECTIVESOFTHENIGERIANCOMMUNICATIONSACT(NCA2003)

To promote the implementation of the national communications or

telecommunicationspolicyasmayfromtimetotimebemodifiedandamended.

ToestablisharegulatoryframeworkfortheNigeriantelecommunicationsindustry

and for this purpose to create effective, impartial and independent regulatory

authority.

Topromotetheprovisionofmodern,universal,efficient,reliable,affordableand

easily accessible communications services and the widest range thereof

throughoutNigeria.

To encourage local and foreign investments in the Nigerian communications

industryandtheintroductionofinnovativeservicesandpracticesintheindustryin

accordancewithinternationalbestpracticesandtrends.

ToensurefaircompetitioninallsectorsoftheNigeriancommunications industry

and also encourage participation of Nigerians in the ownership, control and

managementofcommunicationscompaniesandorganizations.

Toencourage

the

development

of

a

communications

manufacturing

and

supply

sector within the Nigerian economy and also encourage effective research and

developmenteffortsbyallcommunicationsindustrypractitioners.

To protect the rights and interest of service providers and consumers within

Nigeria.

To ensure that the needs of the disabled and elderly persons are taken into

considerationsintheprovisionofcommunicationsservicesand

Toensure

an

efficient

management

including

planning,

coordination,

allocation,

assignment,registration,monitoring anduse ofscarcenationalresources in the

communications subsector, including but not limited to frequency spectrum,

numbers and electronic addresses, and also promote and safeguard national

interest,safetyandsecurityintheuseofthesaidscarcenationalresources.


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1. TELECOMSINDUSTRYREVIEW

HIGHLIGHTSOFINDUSTRYPERFORMANCE2012and2013

1.1GrowthinSubscriberLinesandTeledensity

ThetelecommunicationssectorinNigeriahasexperiencedmajorstructuralchangesandgrowthsince2000thathaspositivelyimpactedthebusiness,economicandsociallivesof

Nigerians.Before

2001

and

the

advent

of

digital

mobile

telephony,

telecommunication

serviceswereexpensivetoacquire,difficulttoobtainandveryexpensivetouse.Also,thetotal connectedactive lines inNigeriabefore full liberalisationwere justa little above400,000makingthecountryoneofthelowestintermsofteledensity(0.4)intheworld.AsattheendofDecember2013,justaboutthirteenyearsafterfullliberalisation,Nigerianowhasover127.6millionlineswithateledensityofover91.15andiscurrentlyrankedasthe leading telecommunications country in Africa ahead of South Africa in terms ofsubscriberbase.

Figure1.showsthesectorevolutionuptoDecember2013.

Also, this significant growth as evidenced by the growth in the number of telecom

subscribersaswellasinfrastructuraldevelopmenttomentionafew.

TheNigerian telecoms industry inAugust, 2011 celebrated adecadeof telecom

revolution andmore significantly the introduction of Global System ofMobile

Communications(GSM)inAugust,2001.

Priorto

the

liberalization

of

the

Nigerian

Telecom

industry,

there

were

just

400,000

lines with a teledensity of 0.4; In December 2012 total active subscriptions

witnessedasignificantimprovement,itincreasedto113,195,951withteledensityat

80.85.

The Commission has recorded significant increased telecom subscribers in the

years20122013.Thisachievementhasincreasedthetotalactivesubscriptionsto


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As at December 2013 total active subscriptions stood at 127,606,629 with

teledensityat91.15.

TotalActiveInternetsubscriptionshasalsoincreasedto64,417,110asatDecember,

2013withthewirelessbroadband(3G)connectionsof17,531,781asatDecember

2013.

Following the launch of Mobile Number Portability (MNP) service by the

Commission

in

April

2013,

the

cumulative

total

number

of

ported

lines

(both

incomingandoutgoing)asatDecember,2013was157,432.

InstalledcapacityasatDecember2013was248,353,725whiletotalconnectedlines

stood at 169,676,545. The total number of Base Transceiver Stations (BTS) sites

increasedtoabout30,000forboththeGSMandCDMAtelecomsOperators.

The Nigerian telecom industry is primarily driven by the Mobile (GSM) market

segmentasthissegmentaccountsfor97.83%oftheentiretelecomsmarketwhile

theMobile(CDMA)andFixed/FixedWirelesssegmentsaccount forabout1.88%

and0.29%respectively.

Thishasshownanincreasedtelecomspenetrationthroughoutthecountrythatis

better,well

connected

with

wider

coverage

despite

the

challenges

of

quality

of

serviceprovidedbythetelecomsoperators.

Followingtheconclusionandanalysisoftheannualcollectionsandcollationofthe2013Year End Telecoms Subscribers and Network Data from the responses of the telecomsoperatingcompaniesinNigeriatothequestionnairesadministered,thedetaileddataandgraphicalrepresentationsofthesummaryreportsofthesubmissionsbythecompanies:please find below a report on the data collated,the reviews of the submissionsof thetelecomsoperatingcompaniesandtheircommentsasat2013YearEnd.

Section1.

a.

TotalNumber

of

Active

Voice

Subscriptions:

As

at

December,

2013

total

active

voice subscriptions were 127,606,629 while Teledensity was 91.15. This indicates

thattherewasa13%increasefrom2012whentotalactivevoicesubscriptionswas

113,195,951andTeledensitywas80.85.

Thisgrowthinactivevoicesubscriptionswasprimarilydrivenbythegrowthinthe

Mobile (GSM) market segment. While the Mobile (GSM) market segment

accountedfor97.83%oftheentiremarket,theMobile(CDMA)andFixedWired/

Wirelesssegmentsmerelyaccountedfor1.88%and0.29%respectivelyoftheentire

marketasatDecember,2013.

Table1:TotalActiveVoiceSubscriptions(20092013)

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

TotalActiveSubscriptions

74,518,264 88,348,026 95,886,714 113,195,951 127,606,629

Teledensity 53.23 63.11 68.49 80.85 91.15


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Figure2:SubscriberDataActiveVoiceSubscriptions&Teledensity(2009 2013)

b. MarketShareofMobileGSMOperators

As at December, 2013 the total number of active voice subscriptions for all market

segments was 127,606,629 while Teledensity was 91.15. The Mobile GSM Operators

recordedatotalof124,841,315activevoicesubscriptionsindicatingthatitaccountedfor

97.83%oftheentiremarket.AfurtherbreakdownshowsthatMTN;GLO;AIRTEL&EMTS

respectively had 56,766,085; 25,933,867; 24,847,567; & 17,035,276 active voice

subscriptionsthereby indicatingthatMTN;GLO;AIRTEL&EMTSeachhad45%;21%;20%

&14%shareoftheMobileGSMmarket.TheMobileCDMAandtheFixedWired/Wireless

marketsegmentseachaccountedfor1.88%and0.29%shareoftheentiremarket.

Figure3:PercentageofMarketShareofMobileGSMOperatorsasatDecember,2013

0

20

40

60

80

100

0

20,000,000

40,000,000

60,000,000

80,000,000

100,000,000

120,000,000

140,000,000

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

TotalActiveVoiceSubscriptions(20092013)

TotalActiveSubscriptions Teledensity

45%

21%

20%

14%0%

MarketShareofMobileGSMOperatorsasat

December2013

MTN

GLO

AIRTEL

EMTS

MTEL


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TABLE2:MARKETSHAREOFMOBILEGSMOPERATORS2013

MTN GLO AIRTEL EMTS MTEL

56,766,085 25,933,867 24,847,567 17,035,276 258,520

45% 21% 20% 14% 0%

TABLE 3: PERCENTAGE OF MARKET SHARE OF SERVICE DEPLOYMENT BY

TECHNOLOGY2013

MOBILE(GSM) MOBILE(CDMA) FIXEDWIRED/WIRELESS

97.83% 1.88% 0.29%

Figure4:PercentageofMarketShareofservicedeploymentbytechnologyasatDecember,2013

c. TotalNumberofActive InternetSubscriptions:AsatDecember 2013, the total

active internetsubscription forallmarketsegmentswas64,417,110.The four (4)

MobileGSMoperatorsrecorded64,229,097activeinternetsubscriptionsindicating

thattheMobileGSMoperatorsaccountedfor99.71%oftotalactiveInternetservice

subscriptions.TheFixedWired/Wirelessmarketsegmentonlyaccountedfor0.29%

oftotalactiveinternetsubscriptions.


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TABLE4:TOTALACTIVEINTERNETSUBSCRIPTIONSDEC2012 DEC2013

DEC 12 31,143,861

JAN 13 32,223,569

FEB

13

32,527,348

MAR 13 34,637,158

APR 13 35,081,005

MAY 13 38,278,971

JUN 13 48,344,280

JUL 13 50,593,576

AUG

13

52,767,667

SEPT 13 56,261,344

OCT 13 57,840,299

NOV 13 59,894,564

DEC 13 64,417,110

Figure5:TotalActiveInternetSubscriptionsDec2012 Dec2013

0

10,000,000

20,000,000

30,000,000

40,000,000

50,000,000

60,000,000

70,000,000

TotalActiveInternetSubscriptionsDec12Dec2013


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d.

TotalNumbersPorted IncomingandOutgoing:Thecumulativetotalnumberof

ported lines (both incomingandoutgoing)asatDecember,2013was 157,432.A

breakdownrevealsthat84,777lineswereportedfromothernetworks(incoming)

while72,655lineswereportedtoothernetworks(outgoing).

TABLE5:TOTALNUMBERSPORTEDDECEMBER2013

Incoming

OutgoingMTN 4,908 29,452 34,360

GLO 9,830 10,139 19,969

AIRTEL 46,457 26,01972,476

EMTS 23,582 7,040 30,622

TOTAL PORTINGACTIVITIESTHROUGH ALLNETWORKS 84,777 72,650 157,427

Figure6:TotalNumberPortedIncoming&OutgoingasatDec2013

0

10000

20000

30000

40000

50000

60000

70000

80000

90000

MTN GLO AIRTEL EMTS TOTAL

TotalNumbersPortedIncoming&OutgoingDec.2013

Incoming Outgoing


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Figure7:TrendofTotalNumberPortedIncoming&OutgoingfromMay Dec2013

20,000

40,000

60,000

80,000

100,000

120,000

140,000

160,000

MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC

14,17725,738

39,361

65,840

90,097

128,548

144,620

157,432

TOTALNUMBERSPORTED[IN&OUT MAY

DEC2013]


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SECTION2.

InfrastructureDeployment.

A.

BaseTransceiverStations(BTS)Sites:

As at December 2013, the installed capacities for (MTN, GLO, AIRTEL and EMTS) were

80,000,000; 39,396,740; 58,000,000 and 40,000,000 respectively. Active voice

subscriptions increased from the year 2012, active voice subscriptions increased to

56,766,085; 25,933,867; 24,847,567; and 17,035,276 for MTN, Glo, Airtel and EMTS

respectively.

MTN,GLO,AirtelandEMTShad11,551;6,305;5,997and4,436basestations.Mobile[GSM]

operators owned a total of28,289 base stations which is an increase from23,105 base

stationsrecorded

by

Mobile

[GSM]

in

December,

2012

thereby

indicating

an

increase

of

22.44%.

Table

6:

Installed

Capacities,

Active

Voice

Subscriptions

&

Number

of

Base

Stations

(GSM)

2012 MTN GLO AIRTEL EMTS

InstalledCapacity

72,000,000 37,150,107 41,790,000 30,000,000

Active VoiceSubscriptions

47,440,991 24,124,716 23,092,195 14,912,801

No. of Base

Stations

8,467 5,836 3,660 5,142

2013 MTN GLO AIRTEL EMTS

InstalledCapacity

80,000,000 39,396,740 58,000,000 40,000,000


56,766,085 25,933,867 24,847,567 17,035,276

No. of BaseStations

11,551 6,305 5,997 4,436

*ThesefiguressubmittedareasatDecember31stofeachyear(2012&2013)


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Figure8:

Installed

Capacity,

Active

Voice

Subscriptions

&

Base

Stations

(GSM)

2012

2013

AsatDecember2013theinstalledcapacitiesforVisafoneandMultilinkswere6,700,000

and5,100,000.VisafoneandMultilinkshad steady installedcapacities through2012and

2013 experienced a constant decline in active voice subscriptions. Active Voice

subscriptionsforVisafoneandMultilinkswere2,101,520&66,444asatDecember2013.As

atDecember2013,VisafoneandMultilinksrecordedatotalof641basestationsandwhen

comparedwiththeyear2012,thisshowsadeclinefortheMobileCDMAsegmentwhen

StarcommswasinoperationandtheMobileCDMAreportedatotalof1,622basestations.

Table 7: Installed Capacities, Active Voice Subscriptions & Number of Base Stations

(CDMA)

2012 VISAFONE STARCOMMS MULTILINKS

InstalledCapacity

6,700,000 6,720,000 5,100,000


2,294,426 417,762 308,635

No. of BaseStations

606 743 275

2013

VISAFONE

MULTILINKS

InstalledCapacity

6,700,000 5,100,000


2,101,520 66,444

No. of BaseStations

567 74

*ThesefiguressubmittedareasatDecember31stofeachyear(2012,&2013)

0

10,000,000

20,000,000

30,000,000

40,000,000

50,000,000

60,000,000

70,000,000

80,000,000

2012Installed

Capacity

2012Active

Voice

Subscriptions

2012Base

stations

2013Installed

Capacity

2013Active

Voice

Subscriptions

2013Base

stations

InstalledCapacity,ActiveVoiceSubscriptions&BaseStations(GSM)20122013

MTN GLO AIRTEL EMTS


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Figure9:InstalledCapacity,ActiveVoiceSubscriptions&BaseStations(CDMA)20122013.

Conclusions:

Ingeneralcomparisonofthetrendsfor installedcapacities,activesubscriptions&base

stationsfrom20122013showedthattheMobileGSMoperatorshadasteadypatternof

growth.Also, therewas an increase of number of the base stations deployed by the

various operators. While the Mobile CDMA segment had a decline in active voice

subscriptionsand

number

of

base

stations

which

is

also

as

a

result

of

Starcomms

non

operationalstatusandtheclosureofseveralbasestationsbyMultilinksduringtheyear.

ISPSincludingISInternetSolutionsLimited,NgcomLimited,SwifttalkLimited,VodacomBusinessAfricaNigeriaLimited,EntoucheNetworksNigeriaLimited,andLayer3Limitedhadatotalnumberof29PointsofPresences(POPs)withseveralbasestationsinNigeriaasatDecember,2013.

Phase3Telecom,VodacomBusinessAfrica (Nig),BackboneConnectivityNetwork (Nig),Interconnect Clearing House (Nig), Tycil Telecom, IHS Nigeria, BreezeMicro Limited,Niconnx Communications Limited and Cyberspace Limited had a total number of 126

coveragelocations

in

Nigeria.

As

at

December,

2013,

Phase3

Telecom,

Vodacom

Business

Africa (Nig),BackboneConnectivityNetwork (Nig), InterconnectClearingHouse (Nig),TycilTelecom, IHSNigeria,BreezeMicroLimited,NiconnxCommunicationsLimitedandCyberspaceLimitedhadatotalnumberof 11,32,1,3,37,37,2,1&2coverage locationsrespectivelyacrossthe36statesofthefederationincludingtheFederalCapitalTerritory.

IHSNigeriaPLCreportedatotalof1,481BTSCollocationSitesin2013whichisanincreasefrom981BTSCollocationSites in2012, indicatinganadditionof500newsitesora51%increasein2013.

0

1,000,000

2,000,000

3,000,000

4,000,000

5,000,000

6,000,000

7,000,000

2012Installed

Capacity

2012Active

Voice

Subscriptions

2012Base

stations

2013Installed

Capacity

2013Active

Voice

Subscriptions

2013Base

stations

InstalledCapacity,ActiveVoiceSubscriptions&BaseStations(CDMA)20122013)

VISAFONE MULTILINKS STARCOMMS


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B.

FibreOpticsDeploymentinKilimeters:

FibreOptics:As atDecember, 2013, the telecoms operating companies (GSM and

CDMA/FixedtelephonyOperators)haddeployedacombinedtotalof68,124kmofFibre

optics.Thisisanincreasefrom56,505kmdeployedasatDecember,2012.

TABLE8:FIBREOPTICS LAND&SUBMARINE(Inkm)

2012

2013

Onland Submarine Onland Submarine

MTN 10,450 18,142

GLO 16,244 19,200 18,569 19,200

AIRTEL 4,632 10 6,109 23

EMTS 137 249

MULTILINKS 5,789 N/A 5,789 N/A

VISAFONE 43 0 43 0

TOTAL 37,295 19,210 48,901 19,223

Afurtheranalysisofthefibreopticsdatashowedthatofthe68,124kmdeployedasat

December, 2013, 48,901 kmwas onlandwhile 19,223kmwas submarine.GLO had the

largest onland and submarine with 18,569 km & 19,200km respectively. MTN had

submarine

of

18,142km,

Multilinks

had

deployed

5,789km

of

on

land

Fibre

Optics,

Visafone

deployed43km.

Figure10:FibreOpticsdeployedbyMobileGSM&CDMAOperatorsin2013

10,000

20,000

30,000

40,000

50,000

FibreOpticsin(km)deployedbyMobileGSM&CDMAOperators2013

Onland Submarine


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Fibreopticsforothercategoryofoperators;Backbonehadatotalof150kmwhichwasanincrease from 120km reported in 2012. Similarly,Cyberspacehas a totalof50km as atDecember,2013whichwasanincreasefrom30kmstatedin2013andNiconnxhadatotalof13.121kmwhichwasanincreasefrom10.7kmreportedin2012.Ontheotherhand,BreezeMicroreportedatotalof30kmasatDecember2013asthecompanystartedoperationin2012.

C.

MicrowaveRadio:

As at December, 2013 the Mobile GSM&CDMA operators had deployed total

microwave radio links of 134,718 km thus indicating an increase of 21,767km from

112,951kmreportedfor2012.

TABLE9:MICROWAVERADIO(Inkm)

Operator 2012 2013

MTN 11,553 11,500

GLO 65,256 75,044

AIRTEL 11,869 13,174

EMTS

21,675

32,780

VISAFONE 2,400 2,000

21stCENTURY 198 220

TOTAL 112,951 134,718

Figure11:MicrowaveRadio(km)GSM&CDMA2013

20,000

40,000

60,000

80,000

100,000120,000

140,000

MTN GLO AIRTEL EMTS VISAFONE 21stCENTURY

TOTAL

MicrowaveRadio(km)GSM&CDMA(2012&2013)

2012 2013


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D.

NumberofGatewaysinUse:

Atotalof80Gatewayswere inusebyMobileGSMandCDMAoperators in2013

comparedto73inusein2012.

TABLE10:NUMBEROFGATEWAYSINUSE

Operator 2012 2013

MTN 21 22

GLO 3 3

AIRTEL 16 16

EMTS 27 33

VISAFONE 4 4

21stCENTURY 2 2

TOTAL 73 80

Figure12:NumberofGatewaysinUse(201272013)

Trunks inUse: For theCDMA/Fixed telephonyOperators:Multilinks,Visafoneand21st

Centuryhadatotalof2,388Trunks(E1)inuseasatDecember,2013indicatinganincrease

from2,187Trunks(E1)theyreportedfor2012.WhileMultilinkshad327,Visafoneand21st

Centuryhad1,900and161respectively.

10

20

3040

50

60

70

80

NumberofGatewaysinUse(2012&2013)

2012 2013


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NumberofTrunks(E1)inuse forothercategoryofoperators;Interconnecthadatotalof

2495Trunks(E1)inuseasatDecember,2013indicatinganincreaseof490Trunks(E1)as

therewas2005Trunks(E1)inuseasatDecember2012.Niconnxalsorecordedatotalof

422Trunks(E1)inuseasatDecember,2013indictinganincreaseof78Trunks(E1)asthere

was 344 Trunks (E1) in use as at December 2012. Breeze Micro reported a total of 238

Trunks(E1)inuseasatDecember,2013.


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Also,asatDecember,2013,Multilinks,Visafone,VGCand21stCenturyhadatotalnumber

of3,119staff,36ofwhichwereExpatriateswhile3,083areNigerians.Afurtherbreakdown

revealsthat2,056oftheNigerianStaffwereMalewhile1,027werefemale.

Figure14:

Total

Number

of

CDMA

Staff

(Male

&

Female/

Nigerian

&

Expatriate)

2013

AsatDecember,2013, IS InternetSolutionsLimited,NgcomLimited,SwifttalkLimited,VodacomBusinessAfricaNigeriaLimited,EntoucheNetworksNigeriaLimited,andLayer3Limitedhadatotalstaffbaseof390staff,and4areExpatriateswhile386areNigerians.Afurtherbreakdownrevealsthat293oftheNigerianStaffareMalewhiletheoutstanding97arefemale.

Male Female Male Female

MULTILINKS 95

24

4

VISAFONE 242

315

6

VGC 1,569 649 16 2

21st

CENTURY 150 39 8

TOTAL 2,056

1,027

34

2

TABLE 12: TOTALNUMBEROFCDMASTAFF(2013)

Nigerian Expatriate

500

1,000

1,500

2,000

2,500

MULTILINKS VISAFONE VGC 21stCENTURY T OT AL

TotalNumberof CDMAStaff2013

Nigerian Male N ig erian Female ExpatriateM ale ExpatriateFemale

Table13:NumberofStaffISP'S(2013)

Male Female Male Female

Is

internet

solutions

53 15 1 0Ngcomlimited 15 7 0 0

Swifttalklimited 35 8 0 0

Vodacombusinessa 137 52 3 0

Entouchenetworks 8 1 0 0

Layer3limited 41 14 0 0

Total 289 97 4 0

Nigerian Expatriate


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Figure15:TotalNumberofCDMAStaff(Male&Female/Nigerian&Expatriate)2013

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

Isinternet

solutions

limited

Ngcom

limited

Swifttalk

limited

Vodacom

business

africa

nigeria

limited

Entouche

networks

nigeria

limited

Layer3

limited

Total

NumberofStaffISP'S2013

NigerianMale Nig erianFemale ExpatriateM ale ExpatriateFemale


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COMMENTSBYTHEDIFFERENTTELECOMSOPERATORSFORTHEYEAR2013

MTN

The industryhascontinuedtobeplaguedby seriousecosystem issues,the intensityof

whichheightenedin2013.Theheightenedstateofinsecurityinsomepartsofthecountry,

the

vandalization

of

telecommunications

infrastructure,

as

well

as

the

persistent

damage

to infrastructure (oftenbyagenciesofState,Federal&Local Governments)seekingto

exertinordinatetaxes,andthehighoperatingcosts(MTNspentoverN34billionondiesel

topoweritscellsitesin2013,forinstance)allcombinetocreatearatherdifficultoperating

environment.

GLO

GLO is currently engaged in aggressive network expansion which would aid customer

acquisition and retention. GLO recommends improved relationship between

telecommunications

Operators

and

NCC

through

mutual

symposiums

and

workshops.AmplenoticeshouldbegivenbyNCCtooperatorsforimplementationofNCCdirectives

toOperators.NCCshouldleaveroomforcollectivebargainingindecisionstakenagainst

defaultingoperatorsandleaveroomfornegotiationanddialogueinresolvingchallenging

issuesraisedbyoperatorsorregulatorybodies.

AIRTEL

TheNationalBroadbandPlan,20132018publishedbytheMinistryofCommunications

Technology is a pragmatic step to attract investment and drive the next phase of the

industry.The

licensing

of

Infraco

(National

Broadband

[NBN]

across

the

six

geographical

zonesandLagos isexpectedtosupporttheattainmentoftheNationalBroadbandPlan

target. It is Airtels expectation that OperatorsRegulator relationships would improve,

whenoperatorssuggestionsandsubmissionsinrespectofNCCsproposedRegulations

andGuidelinesarereflectedinthefinalizedRegulationsandGuidelines.

EMTS

Nigerias large,youngandfastgrowingpopulation,strongGDPgrowth, levelof literacy

andotherkeyindicatorsmakethecountryattractivefortelecomsbusiness,however,the

high

cost

of

doing

business,

particularly

due

to

infrastructure

challenges

and

multiple

taxation/regulation pose significant challenges. The consumption trends of telecoms

servicesshowssignificantopportunitiesevenasMobilevoiceserviceshavebecomean

integralpartofworkingandlivinginNigeriaandthereisalsoasignificantdemandforhigh

speed data access at affordable rates. Although there were significant regulatory

interventionsin2013,greatereffort isrequiredtoachievedesiredlevelsofcompetition.


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Andtheindustrywillbenefitfromincreasedmonitoringforcomplianceoftheobligations

imposedintheretailmobilevoicetariffmarketsegment.

MULTILINKS

Multilinksiscurrentlyinanongoingtransitionwhichitexpectswillcloseshortly.Ithasnot

undertaken

any

project

during

this

phase

of

the

transition

given

current

business

challenges.

Constraints:IncreasedOperatingexpenditure,IllegalTaxeschargedbysomeState/Local

GovernmentAuthoritiesandtheirAgencies,Closureof650BaseStationsaroundNigeria,

ConstantHarassment,ArrestsandDetentionofStaff,CustomerChurn,BreachofService

Levels and attendant consequences, Security Risks and Implications, etc. Multilinks

recommends the harmonization of regulation on taxation and expedite the

implementationofalegislationguidingtheprotectionoftelecomsinfrastructure.

VISAFONE

MaintenanceifQualityofServicethresholdsprescribedbytheCommission,Sustenanceof

Qualitycustomercaredeliveryandaffordableproductsandservices.

Challenges:AsatDecember2013,thehighestchallengesencounteredbytheFixedand

CDMAServiceproviderswereMultipleTaxation,PoorNationalInfrastructure,Highduty&

tariffson importsandCustomerChurn(MigrationtootherNetworks)while insufficient

trunks (E1s/ leased lines) and knowing what users want were amongst the lowest

challengesencountered.

ISInternetSolutionsLimited

Business outlook is bright. MPLS VPN gives connectivity across the nation and manycompaniesaretakingadvantageofthismediumofcommunication.

Ngcom

Business outlook is gloomy because frequency allocation issues; pricing war and poorpublicinfrastructure.

EntoucheNetworksNigeriaLimited

Businessoutlookisbright.Howeverhighcostofbandwidthsubscriptiontothebackbone

andhigh

cost

of

generating

power

for

operations

is

a

major

challenge.

Phase3Telecom

Businessoutlookisbright.WithGovernmentseffortsatensuringimprovedBroadbandinthe country, more people, offices and homes are beginning to see the need to haveinternet access everywhere around them. This certainly promotes more clients forproviders.


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BreezeMicroLimited

Businessoutlookisbrighthowever,therearestillchallengessuchaspowerandrightofway issuesthat impedegrowth.It issuggestedthatmeetingsbetweenstakeholdersbeconvenedfromtimetotime.

NiconnxCommunicationsLimited

Business outlook is bright however, power outage results in huge cost of maintainingequipment to achieve 100% uptime. There are no more frequent meetings betweenoperatorsandinterconnectexchangesasagainstjustmerePOIdatacollection.

TycilTelecomsLimited

Businessoutlookisbright.Withregardstovehicletrackingandfleetmanagement,manyNigerianshavestartedrealizingtheneedforsecurityinthepresentworldorder.

CyberspaceLimited

Lackofregularinteractionswithserviceproviderstoshareindustrychallengespertime.ItisrecommendedthatNCCshouldorganizebiannualsessionswithoperatorstodiscussissuesandchallenges.

InterconnectclearinghouseNigeriaLimited

Business outlook is bright. Regular interactive sessions advocated. Responsiveness ofother operators to requests for service even in the face of disagreement over issues.Advocateshavingprivatesessionswithnetworksanddiscretesessionsatthat.

IHSNigeria

PLC

Businessoutlook isbright.Thecompanysoperation(collocation) isgraduallybecoming

the next phase of the telecoms sector. Stakeholders in the telecoms sector now

appreciatethedangermultipletaxationposestothedevelopmentofthesectorandthere

isanimprovedcooperationbetweentheregulatorybodiesinthefederal,stateandlocal

levels to ensure that permits and approvals for the deployment of BTS are no longer

subjected to prolonged delays due to bureaucratic processes. The Commission should

assist in abating the multi taxation levied on companies by various regulators and also

ensurethatNESREAdoesnotkeeplockingtheirsitesandlevyinghugefeesonIHS.

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