Nigeria, Jan. 6 -- Nigeria's telecoms industry, and the digital economy that has developed around it, are at a fundamental inflection point. The decisions that we make now will determine whether the growth and development of our digital economy continues on a sustainable trajectory, or whether the connectivity infrastructure that drives it begins to degrade.

The scope, breadth and sophistication of Nigeria's telecoms industry today is a shining example of what can happen when a country combines the right policy and regulatory environment, with the right market opportunity. Since the first call was made in 2001, Nigeria's telecoms sector has evolved into one of the largest and most sophisticated in the world, meeting the growing needs of ...