LOCAL CONTENT Nigerians account for 99 per cent of MTN’s over 5,800 staffers
Nigeria’s largest telecoms network, MTN, said it has invested over $13 billion (about N2 trillion) to date in fixed assets and facilities nationwide in the country. The company stated this in a document obtained by New Telegraph. The company said that its leadership position in network investment, coverage, expansion and state-of-theart infrastructure was evident in its huge investment in the Nigerian economy. As a result of the massive investment, MTN said that it has the most expansive network coverage, spread across 3,649 cities, towns and villages in all 36 states of the federation, including the Federal Capital Territory.
It added: “MTN also provides network coverage to 74.56 per cent of Nigeria’s land mass, while about 87.15 per cent of the population have access to MTN services. “Today, MTN is Nigeria’s leading ICT company, employing over 5,800 staff, with Nigerians accounting for 99 per cent of this number. MTN operates an extensive distribution chain with 78 trade partners and an information distribution chain of over 450 walk-in centres across Nigeria.”
Meanwhile, 100 gigabitper- second fibre optic network is being built in Nigeria for the MTN Group. Also, connectivity company, Alcatel-Lucent, said it is building a 100G DWDM/OTN network for MTN Nigeria by using its 1,830 Photonic Service Switch (PSS) system. MTN plans on using the extra capacity to offer whole sale services to other providers in the region. The telco explained that its network covers 88.8 per cent of Nigeria’s land mass, and that it plans deploying the 100G network while reusing existing 10G optical assets to preserve its past investments.
“MTN realised that we needed to upgrade our network to meet customer expectations for ultra-broadband connectivity and high reliability within Nigeria’s very competitive marketplace,” said Chief Technical Officer of MTN Nigeria, Lynda Saint-Nwafor, in a statement. “We wanted a state of the art solution that met three main criteria: increased network reliability, a high degree of scalability to prepare the network for 400G and beyond, and preservation of our existing 10G investment,” Saint-Nwafor added
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Nigeria’s largest telecoms network, MTN, said it has invested over $13 billion (about N2 trillion) to date in fixed assets and facilities nationwide in the country. The company stated this in a document obtained by New Telegraph. The company said that its leadership position in network investment, coverage, expansion and state-of-theart infrastructure was evident in its huge investment in the Nigerian economy. As a result of the massive investment, MTN said that it has the most expansive network coverage, spread across 3,649 cities, towns and villages in all 36 states of the federation, including the Federal Capital Territory.
It added: “MTN also provides network coverage to 74.56 per cent of Nigeria’s land mass, while about 87.15 per cent of the population have access to MTN services. “Today, MTN is Nigeria’s leading ICT company, employing over 5,800 staff, with Nigerians accounting for 99 per cent of this number. MTN operates an extensive distribution chain with 78 trade partners and an information distribution chain of over 450 walk-in centres across Nigeria.”
Meanwhile, 100 gigabitper- second fibre optic network is being built in Nigeria for the MTN Group. Also, connectivity company, Alcatel-Lucent, said it is building a 100G DWDM/OTN network for MTN Nigeria by using its 1,830 Photonic Service Switch (PSS) system. MTN plans on using the extra capacity to offer whole sale services to other providers in the region. The telco explained that its network covers 88.8 per cent of Nigeria’s land mass, and that it plans deploying the 100G network while reusing existing 10G optical assets to preserve its past investments.
“MTN realised that we needed to upgrade our network to meet customer expectations for ultra-broadband connectivity and high reliability within Nigeria’s very competitive marketplace,” said Chief Technical Officer of MTN Nigeria, Lynda Saint-Nwafor, in a statement. “We wanted a state of the art solution that met three main criteria: increased network reliability, a high degree of scalability to prepare the network for 400G and beyond, and preservation of our existing 10G investment,” Saint-Nwafor added
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