Nigeria’s satellite broadband sector could be on the brink of a major breakthrough, if the federal government embraces bold policy reforms and backs its own national satellite provider, NIGCOMSAT.

For many decades, Africa’s digital ambitions have been held back by structural barriers, making enterprises to struggle with limited access to both international and local contents, battle with high internet transit costs and latency; suffer inconsistent network performance, infrastructure gaps in colocation, power, and cooling as well as regulatory hurdles and data sovereignty concerns

MTN Nigeria and the Nigeria South Africa Chamber of Commerce, NSACC, say they are pushing strongly to ensure an improved bilateral trade relationship between both countries.

Nigeria’s telecom backbone, responsible for moving trillions in daily banking transactions, enabling emergency communications, and keeping classrooms, hospitals, and businesses connected, is under siege.

Their admissions came from reliable inside information due to their roles as leaders of the telecom regulatory agency and umbrella body