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Elon Musk’s Starlink, others take Nigerias ISP companies to 225

by Sam Adeniyi
September 14, 2022
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Elon Musk's Starlink, others take Nigerias ISP companies to 225
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Nigeria, as of September 2022, has 255 Internet Service Providers, an increase from the 187 recorded in December 2021.

This was disclosed in an updated list of licenses to ISP companies just published by the Nigerian Communications Commission.

Among the newly licensed companies is Elon Musk’s company, Starlink, which got its operating license from the telecom regulator in May this year.

The Telsa boss’ ISP company is expected to launch its service this month and will be deploying its satellite technology to provide internet service across Nigeria.

But, other licensed ISP companies will be leveraging the existing bandwidth capacity in-country to provide last-mile connectivity for Nigerians,

The rising number of ISPs is expected to boost the country’s broadband penetration target by 70% by 2025.

However, the service providers’ locations show that most are still focused in the urban areas, as the digital gap between urban and rural Nigeria continues to widen.

According to the NCC’s ISP’s data, most Internet Service Providers are concentrated in Abuja, Lagos, and Port Harcourt.

The new service providers are coming amidst complaints by the old players over the stiff competition with the Mobile Network Operators.

The ISPs have been blaming the bigger operators, especially the likes of MTN, Globacom, Airtel, and 9mobile for their woes as the operation of the mobile network operators in the retail data market with cheaper prices is said to be the bane of the ISP businesses.

Speaking on behalf of the service providers recently, the Chief Executive Officer of VDT Communications Limited, Mr. David Omoniyi appealed to the government to come to the aid of the business.

According to him, the ISPs who could be classified as Small and Medium Enterprises in the telecoms market are dying by the day.

“Indigenous ISPs are disappearing, more than 200 have been licensed so far by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), but only a few of them are still operating. They are largely SMEs and need support to survive,” he said.

While emphasizing the role of the ISPs in the country’s quest for ubiquitous broadband, Omoniyi added that the implementation of the National Broadband Plan 2020-2025 requires the input of every stakeholder to succeed, hence the ISPs, which play significant roles in taking the services to the last mile must be supported.

“We need to carry everybody along and one way is to keep the ISPs alive. We need the majority of them around to keep employing people and to take the service closer to the people. There is a need for targeted intervention for them to survive,” he added.

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