Telecommunications is infrastructure. And infrastructure is not cheap. The firm that has made the most astute investment in infrastructure leads the pack. In Nigeria, MTN is generally regarded as the foremost operator, with close to 90 million subscribers on its network.
It was from Dr. Emmanuel Ekuwem, who as President of ATCON, I first heard the phrase "telecommunications is the infrastructure of infrastructure." It is the platform on which all other platforms ride. Telecommunications provide the connections that connect the economy, spurring socio-economic growth.
