INTRODUCTION
We are pleased to formally introduce Intercontra Initiatives Limited, an institution that maintains expert and technological know-how to ensure the delivery of efficient, cost-saving, and, cutting edge solutions to clientele in the key sectors of Telecommunications and Oil & Gas industry in the African economy. We provide customer-driven and tailored services to diverse clients in this niche market segment particularly in the areas of engineering and logistics.
We recognise that your organisation occupies a visible position in the telecommunications industry as a leading major contractor and supplier of telecommunications infrastructure and as such we at Intercontra Initiatives would like to make our professional services and logistics solutions available to you.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
• Telecommunications services are critical to Nigeria’s economic success social cohesiveness on a global platform. The capacity, consistency of good quality network coverage, and reliability of the infrastructure used in the provision of these services are important to consumers; both businesses and individuals
• The bulk of investment to build, deploy, and, maintain communication networks is delivered by commercial providers who are in fierce competition to deliver services to the consumers.
• There are many areas in Nigeria that are not being fully served by the telecoms market.
• In the last 5 years, the mobile sector has had triple digit growth rates after competition was
The future of the telecommunication industry is an exciting future. No longer can these companies depend on telephone service plans to maintain profit. Each company needs to find other avenues, packages and services that can be sold to existing customers while attracting new customers. The companies
The company has been undertaking partnerships with others in a way to advance new technologies
The telecommunications industry has steadily rebound since 2009; this is because of the growth of not only the mobile and broadband structures, but also the increase of the video market. In Figure 1, the projected outcome is indicates a steady increase in the new 4G mobile broadband networks which will fuel continued wireless growth. “Business customers in particular will continue to use this technology to expand their capabilities beyond the desktop computer. Emerging markets such as China, India and Latin America are expected to see strong growth,” (Verizon, 2011).
Development in Nigeria: A Political and Economic Challenge ... (n.d.). Retrieved January 23, 2017, from http://www.bing.com/ McQuail, D. (2005). McQuail's mass communication theory. London: Sage Publications
Due to pressures on their profitability, service providers are increasingly looking at lowering their operating costs and capital expenditures (lowering cost per subscriber), and this is putting pressures on NEPs margins. Switch from PSTN to Next-Generation Network and increasing use of standardized network components (COTS) compared to more proprietary equipments is continuously reducing the bargaining power of suppliers. Also software is to increasingly replace traditional network components. Overall the Power of suppliers is low in the Global telecommunication market as such the same impact is exhibited in Saudi Arabia.
Curaçao is located in the Caribbean Sea near the northern coast of Venezuela. Due to its geographical location, Curaçao has been traditionally used as the commercial base between Latin America, Europe and the United States. Curaçao is the largest of the five islands that form the Netherlands Antilles. Through its ties with the Netherlands, Curaçao enjoys preferential treatment with the European Union. The island is known for its excellent natural harbor and its political stability.
In today’s telecommunication market there is a lot of competition by industry giants such as Sprint,
8. Threat of New Entrants: “There are a number of low-cost carriers (LCCs) in the domestic market and the Company competes with LCCs over a very large part of its network.”
The business case presented focuses on insatiable demand amongst a growing population for a service built on dilapidated, poorly maintained infrastructure, against a backdrop of government deregulation in the telecoms sector. As of 1992, there were a mere 78k telephone lines for the 27m people living in 4.7m households (a population set to double over the coming 24 years), with users suffering success rates of just 25%. Demand was forecast to grow to 500k subscribers by 1996. The recent deregulation of the telecoms sector (via the break-up of TPTC into TPC and TTCL) and the formation of a regulator (TCC) had
The analysis and proposed expansion of an existing network can be a daunting task for any company small or large. To be a truly successful company there should be the ability to manage not only the company, but to look to the future and investments in that future. This type of analysis and investment no matter the size of the company should not only be successful, but should be a seamless and virtually transparent operation.
The market covered in the telecom industry are mobile phone, fixed line, broadband, internet etc. by the above figure we can say that the growth rate of telecom industry is positive 33 % from 2006- 2013. And future it will be increase more because it’s now leading industry in the world.
International collaboration: Through the group’s participation in the i2i undersea cable system. It has also entered a JV with SingTel and 13 other telecom groups for the construction of SEA-ME-WE4
The Nigerian information, communication and technology (ICT) sector is a fast emerging sector which has seen rapid growth since early 1990’s and information technology is a recent phenomenon in Nigeria (Ogunsola & Aboyade, 2005). However, the telecommunications arm of the sector dates back to 1923 with the first trunk of telephone service (Ofulue, 1980). Prior to 1992, the legal framework guiding the telecommunications and broadcasting in Nigeria was the promulgated Wireless Telegraph Act (WTA) by the British colonial government in 1935 (Odufuwa, 2012). Beginning from the 1950s the telecommunication sector began to see some substantial expansion as the Nigeria strive to enhance the telecommunications quality and services . In 1984,