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As 2021 beckons the Information and
Communication Technology Sector is poised for interesting developments that
will reposition it to deepen the growth of Nigeria's economy, and increase
business opportunities across the country.
The Founder of Technology Times Mr. Shina
Badaru made this point as a guest on the special 2020 Christmas edition of the "Economy and Politics" show which discussed "Policy, Enabling Legislations and
Digital Economic Growth In Nigeria".
According to him there were Three (3) key
activities that are expected in 2021 that will be geared towards unlocking the
Nigerian economy.
The three activities he identified are the
a) Roll Out of 5G Network b) Entry of Virtual Mobile Network Operators, VMNO
and c) Investments in Fiber Optics/Broadband at the State level.
In terms of the roll out of 5G, Mr. Badaru
stressed that it will improve data connectivity and support Nigeria's Quest to
become a strategic economy in the globe.
The Executive Vice
President and Group CEO, Verizon Consumer Group Ronan Dunne was quoted as
saying "By 2035, 5G will enable $12.3 trillion of global
economic output and support 22 million jobs worldwide. Much of that growth will
come from the digitization of transportation, agriculture, manufacturing and
other physical industries".
On the Virtual Mobile Network Operators,
he said with 20 years of the GSM liberalization by 2021, the advent of the
VMNOs with licensing with strengthen the Telecommunications sub-sector in the
economy.
VMNOs according to Wikipedia are distinguished by
their commitment to owning and managing the operational components of the VMNO
business model consisting of the following:
Looking at the Third key development to
watch in 2021, which is the Investments in Fiber Optics/ Broadband
Infrastructure at the State and Local Government level, he called on Governors
to be pragmatic in reducing the right of way charges, that will incentivize key
telecommunication operators to invest.
So far, Kaduna, Ekiti and Kwara are States
that have taken proactive steps to reduce the R.O.W charges, and are also
creating an enabling environment to boost the digital economy.
The Information and Communication
Technology sector was a major driver of growth in Nigeria's economy according
to the Q3, 2020 GDP report of the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS posting a
double-digit growth of over 14%.
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