Nigeria has now outpaced South Africa to emerge as the largest mobile telecom market in Africa in 2008. It had 66.4 million mobile subscribers at the end of June 2009, representing a penetration rate of 44.3%. Mobile connections have soared at an average growth rate of 89.4% over the past 5 years and now represent 97.9% of all telephone lines in the country.
This 32-page report will give you a complete snap-shot of Nigeria's telecom environment, providing you with all the information you need to be successful in this market.

It initially defines the country's economic and political environment keeping you abreast of any events that could impact the business environment in the near future. It then provides an overview of the country's regulatory environment, including information on regulators, ministries and the liberalisation status of each telecom markets. In this section, you will also come across the country's WTO commitments as well as the latest regulatory events.

The telecom statistics and forecast section for 2004-2013 is filled with valuable data on telecom revenues, telecom investments as well as number of subscribers, penetration and growth for the fixed, mobile, Internet and broadband markets. It also contains International traffic and rates information.

This exclusive report then provides you with an analysis of the country’s competitive environment, analyzing the fixed, mobile and Internet markets in terms of players, number of subscribers, market share. It also covers the trends and key events in each sector.

Last but not least, it also provides you with a detailed profile of NITEL, Zain Nigeria, MTN Nigeria and Starcomms, giving you information on their latest activities, key contacts, service offering, financial and market shares.