How failed calls trigger huge economic losses
*SMEs lament: Our livelihood goes with poor network connections •Nigeria recorded over 5,000 fibre-optic cuts in six months – NCC •Telcos blame fiber cuts, vandalism, power By Juliet Umeh For Nigeria’s growing army of internet-reliant entrepreneurs and workers, the network bars on a mobile phone can mean the difference between earning a living and going home empty-handed.
The Association of Licensed Telecom Operators of Nigeria, ALTON, said network sabotage and vandalism, including stolen fibre cables and base-station equipment, continue to degrade connectivity.‘If I’m unreachable, I can’t earn’For e-hailing driver Polycarp Dawalere, poor network can mean the difference between receiving an order and going home empty-handed.
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