Local content to boost mobile sector growth -Airtel

Ogunsanya, who was one of the panellists at the 2014 Mobile West Africa Conference which took place in Lagos, also highlighted the need to create an enabling environment for the growth and development of the mobile sector in Nigeria and Africa at large.The Airtel CEO, who spoke on mobile innovation, opportunities and its challenges in […]

Ogunsanya, who was one of the panellists at the 2014 Mobile West Africa Conference which took place in Lagos, also highlighted the need to create an enabling environment for the growth and development of the mobile sector in Nigeria and Africa at large.
The Airtel CEO, who spoke on mobile innovation, opportunities and its challenges in Nigeria, explained that the growth of the sector depends on encouraging local content and giving support given to start-ups mobile businesses.
Ogunsanya, represented by Airtel’s Chief Commercial Officer, Mr. Maurice Newa, gave insights into factors that will shape the Nigerian and African mobile telephony landscape.
The discussion panel which comprised the Airtel Nigeria CEO; ex-Executive Vice Chairman of Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and founder Open Media Group, Mr. Earnest Ndukwe; Executive Commissioner, Stakeholders Management of NCC, Mr. Okechukwu Itanyi and other discussants also examined critical issues in the mobile sector, including ways which stakeholders can create enabling environment for the mobile technology.