By Favour Anthony

AS Nigeria marks its 55th Independence anniversary, broadband Internet Service Provider, Spectranet 4G LTE has sponsored this year’s edition of Ikeja Golf Club Independence tournament. David Venn, Managing Director, Spectranet, said that at 55, Nigeria has made notable strides in internet adoption and projects, that by the time is clocking 60, almost everyone will have access to high speed broadband internet which has a richer internet experience.

He also said that “Technologically, if you look at where Nigeria is now as regards Internet, a lot of people are still using the old 3G networks. With 4G, it brings you to the modern economy via high, speed reliable internet.”

“We currently have an affordable service covering the whole of Lagos, Abuja, Ibadan and we are about to launch in Port Harcourt while four to five other cities will come shortly afterwards. We are hoping to roll out as quickly as possible but we want to make sure that it is going to be a good reliable and affordable service.

Affordable service

Noting that Nigerians are sport lovers and watch sports a lot on Pay-TV, He said that broadband offers an alternative means to enjoy this cherished culture without subscribing to satellite TV once there is an active broadband connection.    “A lot of people here love sport and movies. I have the traditional pay-tv satellite decoder at home. I have not watched it on for almost a year. I watch almost everything on broadband, whenever and whatever I choose to watch; I watch streaming videos, movies and live sports. All of these are available on the World Wide Web. You need a good connection to watch that.

At 55, Nigeria has come a long way. I see a lot of hope in this country. I see a lot of people expecting high things to happen and if everyone joins together, the country has got a wonderful future, he said.

Endorsing Spectranet’s Sportsmanship, Captain of Ikeja Golf Club, Air Cdre Tokunbo Ajomale (rtd) said, “I believe that Spectranet is much appreciated by consumers. If not, they won’t be strong enough to sponsor this golf competition.

He concluded by saying that “Spectranet happens to be one of those companies out there that has the interest of the game at heart. So socially, the brand is impacting positively to societal development.