Telecoms industry in Nigeria is
gearing up to witness the unveiling of another chronicle authored by Mrs. Olabisi
Olaleye of the Sun Newspapers in her work entitled ‘Our Nigerian Story,’
reports ITRealms.
A press statement by Olaleye noted
that the past 15 years has witnessed successes, countered challenges and
continued to exude tremendous prospects for economic development, pointing out
that chronicling these milestones forms the key contents of a new book to be
unveiled later this year in the nation’s telecoms sector.
Olaleye, a multiple award-winning
journalist, said the work recounts the experiences of the Global System for
Mobile (GSM) operators in Nigeria since the sector’s liberalisation in 2001.
'Our Nigerian Story' , is the first
of its kind in the nation’s sector, that catalogues the development of the
telecoms industry, starting from 2001, when the various companies came into the
country to invest, even when the Nigeria’s business climate was adjudged
‘a war zone and porous’ by the international communities.
The book highlights how the
demographic dividend or the large population in Nigeria then (which is still
growing), served as a critical factor that attracted telecoms investment into
the country with the sector now boasting of over $32 billion from about $500
million in 2001.
“In this book, the various telcos,
Agencies, retail phone dealers share their experiences, the NCC’s involvement,
the Ministry of Communication Technology or Ministry of Communications support
and the numerous challenges faced in a system that is not too conducive for
business, while leveraging on their strengths for more improvement in the
sector,” Olaleye said, while providing insight into the contents of the
soon-to-be-launched book.
In addition, other providers, such
as the Value-Added Services (VAS) provider, which ride on the networks of the
main telecoms networks, also tell their stories.
Visafone, the ‘last man standing’ in
the Code Division Multiple Access, CDMA segment of the telecoms industry, also
tells its story.
Olaleye hails from Ake, Abeokuta
South of Ogun State and a 1998 graduate of Mass Communication from the Ogun
State Polytechnic, now Moshood Abiola Polytechnic. She has undergone several
local and international trainings to enhance her career.
Currently, she works with The SUN
Publishing Limited Nigeria, publishers of The Sun newspaper titles and with
over 12-year experience in journalism, she has several awards in her
kitty including ’Rotary International Humanitarian Report Award’(2012), triple
winner of 'Best ICT Reporter of the Year' awards and is married with children.
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