Business
Operator Highlights Importance Of Teledensity In Business
A telecommunications
operative, Mr Tony Ojobo, has highlighted the overall importance of teledensity in the smooth running of other businesses.
He said that teledensity is calculated by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), which he explained to mean active line distribution of one telephone to a hundred of a population.
Ojobo an officer of the Nigerian Commnications (NCC) Communication, who disclosed this to The Tide, said that the Nigerian network offers everything that is available in any other part of the world.
“Some people do not know that this network is what is enabling other services like internal Banking, ATM services and point of sale (POS), that are used in hotels and other location across the country.
“Online hotel reservations, flight bookings and flight management that we now enjoy from our homes and offices are delivered by telecommunication.
“We should remember that all these are made possible in a very harsh environment for the provision of the telecommunication services,” he said.
He however, acknowledged that there are challenges, but remarked that the challenges facing the commission include poor power supply.
According to him, we all know how difficult it is to enjoy uninterrupted power supply since telecommunication operation is a 24-hour service.
“Service providers cannot afford to lose any minute as a result of power supply.
“Other challenges were multiple regulations that hamper deployment of service across the country as well as vandalism of telecom infrastructure,” Ojobo started.
Corlins Walter