Hello guys, just thot we could share ideas on how we can make internet access become cheaper than ever in nigeria. I'm not referring to internet cafes but home and office subcriptions. Presently, the only 2 methods of access that are dominant in the country are dial-up and wireless broadband, which are expensive compared to the rates world wide. for example, in the US a person pays $30 (N4,000) monthly for DSL access. This is a flat rate, no monthly phone bill and the access is 24-7. Here, the cheapest dial-up anyone can lay his/her hands on is N6,000 a month, not to talk about the phone bill he pays(N4.50/minute).
So ladies and gentlemen, with the derregulation of the telecomms industry and most importantly, with the emergence of the wireless local loop companies, we have them providing the backbone connection, and all u have to do is hop on and provide the data services. and believe u me, things will become cheaper. With a single radio equipment they install at a customer premise, costing less than N10,000, having access 24-7 to their network, u can pass the data services and the monthly charges can be as low as N10,000 a month. Data rates can be as high as Mbps. Banks, Reasearch Centres, Schools, Hospitals, Cafes, Home Users, etc can all be clients.
So what do u think? New ideas r welcome pls......
zezezee, walahi you lost me in your second paragraph...let me see if I get you correctly.
Is wireless broadband low as N10, 000 a month in Nigeria? Frankly, Im thinking of heading to the motherland but I need to assess the situation more... especially the IT environment.
To tackle the topic, the internet in Nigeria can only be come cheaper if there are more ISP's; basic demand principle. I want to start something similar in Nigeria but the costs are scary, especially for one with severely limited finances.
Mallam DanBanza, so no be only for shakiyanci u de serious ko? Anyways, this is my elaboration on the matter.
See, in Nigeria, our main problem as it is today, is access to the network. If not Nitel, who has cables running though cities? And it is so unfortunate, they r not willing to make things easier for the common man in this country. But, with the emergence of all these Telecomms Companies (Wireless Local Loop especially), getting to the Costumer's Premises is no more a big problem. So u see, even though access to the world-wide network is still not so cheap in this part of the world, leaving investors with VSAT as the only option, we can still make things considerably affordable.
As you mentioned earlier, simple demand rules dont work in Nigeria, well not the normal way though. If they did, we wouldnt be making normal GSM calls at the rate we do today. The NCC is not making things easier on their on side neither. With the most recent Decree NCC made, for all comercial wireless network providers to vacate the ISM band (2.4ghz) and migrating to a licensed one, internet access has already started shooting up in most cities accross the country. ISPs are forced to shut down to acquire a license for operating at any frequency (additional cost). This is not making things easier for the common man!
This is the main reason why I think the easiest way is to hop on to the network of the Wireless Local Loop network. See, as far as they have equipments that can support Voice and Data synchronously, a subscriber can have a radio equipment at his premises primarily for making voice calls, and then enjoy data as secondary services.
Let me please know what ?you think of this.
Laterz
To zezezee, "a hada karfi da karfe" mana lol
soundz lyk a nyce idea zezezee....yeah an average living nigerian cant afford d internet....d shit's 2 damn xpensive...so wats ur suggestion??
but Dankauye(I dont like saying the name-sounds like an insult) for some that can afford it kuma fa?
Quote from: "Shiekh"but Dankauye(I dont like saying the name-sounds like an insult) for some that can afford it kuma fa?
hahah sheikh kai fa kace a hada karfi da karfe...ai idan an yi haka za a iya affording ko kuwa?....abeg pay me no mind...wallahi nima bansan ta yaya zan iya affording ba kawai dai na fada ne ta fatar baki(sorry fatar keyboard)....lol.peace ya!
"....abeg pay me no mind..."
I dont understand. shed mo layt, ok?
sheikh.... dat anonymous reply was myne i 4got 2 sign in ....and bout dat *pay me no myned *i waz juss tryna say u shudnt pay attention 2 wut i said bout d affording thing coz i cant afford it 2.got me? gud! peace ya
and uhmm sheikh...u said u dont lyk calling me dan-kauye,why???? wallahi ka bani bakar(black) dariya! do u hav idea bout dis memba called dan-banza??? den wut'd ya think bout dat???....abeg oooo i'm a reel dan-kauye i waz boen n bred in d billage n still lives dere ,y wud i trade my billage 4 city?? u dont xpect me 2 do juss dat do u ?....ooooh we're suppose 2 be talking bout science n tech in here..peace!
waaau!, thats the last name I can ever call(with due respect to the bearer), kagane ko(understand)?
Quote from: "Shiekh"waaau!, thats the last name I can ever call(with due respect to the bearer), kagane ko(understand)?
kai sheihk......(smyles devilish)!
yaya haka Dan kauye?
yaya haka Dan kauye? za kayi ziga ne? peace ya.
Topic slightly getting off-balance......it says how can internet be really cheap?
I dont see ideas flowing
Quote from: "gogannaka"Topic slightly getting off-balance......it says how can internet be really cheap?
I dont see ideas flowing
ahh! g-naka i know u'll be d 1st 1 2 point it out(nodding)...d truth is we(me n sheikh @least) dont reely know how we can influence d internet affordabilty(ko kuwa sheikh?)...and bsydes zezezee havnt been here 4 long...i suggest u flow sum ideas(it wud be nyc of ya)..abi?
Quote from: "Shiekh"yaya haka Dan kauye? za kayi ziga ne? peace ya.
nay sheikh babu batu ziga sai dai gaskia.(wispering)...ka san g-naka baya so ayi maganar wani abu banda internet thingy anan
Quote from: "gogannaka"Topic slightly getting off-balance......it says how can internet be really cheap?
I dont see ideas flowing
Ehem ehemmmm, I think the first number one priority is to first tackle Nitel and their never ending issues. If only the rate of high billing of customers would decline & there will be a reliable, efficient service from Nitel, then maybe the cost of internet access might start to look promising.
ok,
when NCC(communications commission) are considerate, or rather changes the way they are handling the issues like lisence(s). take for example that of ISM or 55band, which they are now trying to ban(ko sun yine ma). gaskiya there is a need for a 2nd thought? any idea?
small mergin, long term investment is the only way out, not only in nigeria, but everywhere else people. But accompanying that is bussiness, social and political risk/stability, which, unfortunately is only in the rise in this great country of ours. But inshaAllah we'll get there in the nearest future. Since there is a market (population).
Hello people, longest tyme, been sucked up in work thats y the silence but muna tare. all da tyme.
Nitel is almost phased out of the telecommunication sector in this country (if not for the lucky bastards having a transmisssion backbone spanning the whole country). Glo is laying fibre Lag-Kan-Maid and very soon, we'll be making calls, browsing, watching TV on that. Thank God, at a very cheap rate.
So lets just give them some tyme n see wat they have for us.....
One big problem in Nigeria is our network infrastructure.It needs to be updated.There is a new technology in progress now called WIMAX.It's like broadband wireless connection with speeds up to 1.5mbps.
From my perspective,either we update our network or use wimax when it's available.Then internet will be cheap and affordable
Alas internet is becoming really cheap in Kano state,thanks to companies like megatech networks.....Now cafe's charge from 80 naira to 120 naira per hour.
For customers using the megatech voice line they are charged 2 naira per minute..
The company is now laying an underground fibre optic and copper backbone.They will use this backbone to employ land line telephony and DSL using distributive switching.....The phone line is expected to be bought at btw 9000 to 15000 naira and the data/internet tariff will be 1 naira per minute i.e 60 naira per hour............Is'nt internet becoming really cheap?........the first phase of the project is expected to be completed by the end of january.
The beautiful part of the story is that this company is 100 % owned by nigerians(yan kano for that matter) and managed wholly by nigerians.
Also starcomms has introduced the wifi technology( though im not sure if it works in kano) but you'll just buy a wireless pcmcia card with their acct and whala u have mobile internet..
Maybe when Glo activates it's fibre optic backbone ,who knows how much or less the internet will become?
ONLY TIME WILL TELL
hmmm, this is a major step man!!
i think if this comes thru successfully, kano will be about the second place or city in nija to have a company other than NITEL with cables all over the town......
I am sure this will lower prices of services for telecoms and internet....
G-naka thanks for this great news man, pls keep us posted here man!
Samanja - ECNX is also talking about a wireless/DSL solution for about 10,000 Naira per month. This is to start in February?
Thank God the competition in the Industry is forcing the prices down.
ECNX's dsl will certainly force starcomms's price of 15000 per month down.
We pray it becomes even cheaper.
zezezee, gogannaka and all members,
Please while I do not want to go off topic from this good discussion, I want to find out about the VSat Solution... I know it is not a cheap solution... or just may be let me just start another topic...
gogannaka I completely gotta agree with you.
Has the internet become cheap from the last post on this thread?
I'd say yes and from all indication it is going to be cheaper still.
In most parts of the country Wi-fi access costs N8,500 to N10,00/month.
The recent commissioning of the Nigcomsat(Nigerian communication satellite) should no doubt reduce the cost of satellite Bandwidth. I learnt that they (Nigcomsat) will offer unlimited broadband access across all states at N9000/month.
Also,a N54 billion trans-atlantic fibre optic cable is being laid by mainstreet technologies(MST) which have a capacity of 2.56 terabits and at a price that is 10% of the current price. The capacity of the optic fibre surpasses the current one being used i.e SAT3.The project will be due for commissioning in the first quarter of 2009.
Very likely,when the project is commissioned,DSL will become readily available throughout the country and at a cheap rate obtained in the states or UK.