Inlaks, an ICT and Infrastructure Solutions provider, has expressed its readiness to partner with the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) in the provision of broadband services to Nigerians in all the 36 states of the federation. The partnership will among others ensure that most Nigerians have access to faster and more affordable internet services on their mobile and desktop devices.
Speaking to the press at the Members’ meeting of the Institute of Directors in Lagos, tagged ‘Broadband ecosystem: The role of the regulator’; Femi Adeoti, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Inlaks said it was important for the regulatory commission to increase its current proposed broadband speed for faster internet penetration in the country.
“We are an IT service provider and we are also now delving into cloud computing, which cannot work without effective broadband. That is why this partnership is very important to us. The cloud solution works solely on internet-based infrastructure and if the internet infrastructure of our client is not good, they cannot do cloud solutions effectively. So we have been discussing with NCC to see how we can upscale the level of broadband that is available in the country.
“The NCC is prospecting about 1.5Mbits/sec, which is rather too low. Other countries are executing 100Mbits/s, and even up to 2Gbits/sec, and we are talking about 1.5. However, with the partnership between the private and public sectors, we will be able to provide an increased broadband together. NCC is required to work on policy framework whilst Inlaks will work on the implementation,” he said.
On cloud computing, Adeoti said, “It is the provision of services in the cloud. The alternative to it is to build data centres, which could be too expensive. Not everybody can afford to build one. But most of the data at the data centres can be moved to the cloud, where enterprises can access them wherever and whenever.”
“With cloud solution, businesses do not need to build massive infrastructures before they can access the services that they need. But in order to make use of the cloud solution effectively, there must be very excellent internet infrastructure and that is where we need NCC. Once the NCC confirms their readiness, Inlaks is also ready to move,” he added.
The Executive Vice Chairman of NCC, Umar Danbatta, said that it was high time Nigerians enjoyed better internet services in the country regardless of where they live.
Jumoke Akiyode
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