Expert urges FG to create more landing points for fibre connectivity
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By Constance Athekame
Abuja, Sept 27, 2016 (NAN) An ICT expert, Mr Nurudeen Faozy, the Director, Sleekchip Technologies has called on the Federal Government to create more landing points for fibre connectivity to aid smaller ICT firms’ growth.
Faczy made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Abuja.
NAN reports that optical fibres are used to transmit light between two ends of the fibres and for wide fibre optic communications, they permit transmission over longer distances and at higher bandwidths than wire cables.
He said that having so many landing for fibre connectivity across the country would create a more robust fibre cabling infrastructure for smaller firms.
“In the area of fibre connectivity, government needs to create many landing points for fibre coming into the country from the ocean.
“Presently, we have Lagos alone as the landing point for fibres coming from the ocean.
“So we need to have a lot of fibre landing points in the South West Region and in the North too to aid internet connectivity.
He said that Federal Government should also ensure that states where fibre landing points pass through should not demand taxes from companies laying these cables.
“If fibre is being passed from a particular location, state government where the fibre is being passed usually demands its own tax, when it gets to the local government they also make their charges.
“And even some land owners where the fibre passes also place their own charges,’’ he said. (NAN)
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Edited by Grace Yussuf