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PRIVATISATION OF NITEL
The Nigerian government is currently in the process of privatising Nigerian incumbent telecoms
operator, NITEL. The company has been suffering from underinvestment in the past and has not
been able to take advantage of the assets owned by the company. Meanwhile, a number of
major telecoms operators have established themselves in the Nigerian market, leading to a
competitive market in which NITEL has been marginalised.
This report looks at the prospect for investment in NITEL’s assets, focussing on its mobile assets
and backbone network. The report analyses the background to the opportunity, including: the
socioeconomic characteristics of Nigeria; the state of the fixed and mobile telecoms markets in
Nigeria; NITEL’s current position in the Nigerian telecoms market. Further, the report assesses
NITEL’s key assets and identifies strategies to best take advantage of them. Based on this analysis,
the report forecasts the likely future development of both the Nigerian mobile market and NITEL’s
place within it.
Key questions answered:
What is the current state of NITEL and what is its history?
What revenue opportunities exist for NITEL in the short and medium term?
Which of NITEL’s assets are of most value?
What is the current state of the Nigerian telecoms market and who are the main players?
How will the Nigerian mobile market develop over the next five years?
What proportion of the mobile market can NITEL’s new owners expect to claim up to 2015?
What lessons can be learned from the privatisation of other African telecoms operators?
Key forecast data:
Socio-economic indicators for Nigeria (population, age distribution, GDP per capita)
Historical fixed and mobile subscribers and penetration in Nigeria, 2005 - 2008
Forecast mobile subscribers and penetration in Nigeria, 2009 – 2015
Forecast mobile ARPU in Nigeria, 2009 – 2015
Forecast total mobile revenue in Nigeria, 2009 – 2015
Forecast subscribers, ARPU and revenue for NITEL, 2009-2015
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