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This is totally false.
If government didn't kill Nitel, MTN and co wouldn't have made it very quickly. How can you say competition killed Nitel? Nitel had mobile phones as far back as 1990's, NITEL had the backbone infrastructure, they had the assets already in 36 states..
If government didn't kill Nitel, MTN and co wouldn't have made it very quickly. How can you say competition killed Nitel? Nitel had mobile phones as far back as 1990's, NITEL had the backbone infrastructure, they had the assets already in 36 states..
The had GSM license on 0804, they had 450,000 existing customers, they had fixed wireless, they had SAT - 3 already positioned for broadband internet.
Nitel had everything! What was lacking was the will power and operational efficiency to make it function effectively.
Nitel had everything! What was lacking was the will power and operational efficiency to make it function effectively.
There was no competition.
NITEL would have existed side by side with these GSM operators, NITEL 's existence would have created a more viable competitive environment.
NITEL would have existed side by side with these GSM operators, NITEL 's existence would have created a more viable competitive environment.
While the likes of MTN were rolling out in phases in major towns, NITEL had offices in all states, network availability even in remote villages.
450,000 existing customers, all they needed to do was handover mobile phones and sim cards to all of them.
450,000 existing customers, all they needed to do was handover mobile phones and sim cards to all of them.
NITEL had fixed wireless/landlines, NITEL already had broadband internet even though it was epileptic, they would have connected most homes already on the fixed wireless platform. Even the GSM guys rode on NITEL'S backbone..
