Spectrum utilization and business performance of telecommunication companies in Nigeria

Umar, Kabir Ismail and Adamu, Ilyasu and Bello, Musa Ibrahim and Bunu, Abubakar Sadiq (2019) Spectrum utilization and business performance of telecommunication companies in Nigeria. International Journal of Scientific and Engineering Research, 10 (7). pp. 694-707. ISSN 2229-5518

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Abstract

The main aim of this paper is to investigate the spectrum (Network) utilization and business performance of the telecommunication system in Adamawa State. The study used descriptive survey design and a total of 240 respondents were drawn from spectrum utilization and various network operators, which includes: MTN Nigeria, Globacom, Airtel Nigeria and 9Mobile Nigeria. The primary and secondary were sourced from mobile network operators in Adamawa state and were used in the study. The data includes questionnaire survey, interviews and record analysis. Content analysis method was used to answer two stages of questions, the interpretive and descriptive questions. However, Chi-square method and frequency tables were also employed in other to test the hypothesis. Data were analyzed using both qualitative and quantitative techniques. It was discovered that there is significant relationship between network utilization and business performance of mobile network providers in Adamawa state. The custodian of spectrum utilization in state was found to have a proper utilization for spectrum of Mobile data network with a little challenge encountered sometimes with frequency interference. It was also noted, that the Mobile Virtual Network operators (MVNO) are not in place in the framework and the spectrum sharing trading scheme are not in place. Based on the findings of the study, it was concluded that the Spectrum utilization is doing its best and in addition, it generated expected revenue for the government and it co-ordinates and monitor radio signals, and it intends to introduce spectrum trading in order to promote spectrum innovations and competitions. The study recommends that spectrum utilization should be encouraged to implement spectrum trading and develop spectrum regulatory framework to administer spectrum trade as it promotes innovations and competitions. With the emergence of new technologies such as cognitive radio and geo-location databases which enables the implementation of new spectrum frameworks, hence such new technologies should be used by the network providers. The government should also allocate more resources for the improvement of spectrum utilization and they should make the policies flexible for implementation of newer technologies.

ORCID iDs

Umar, Kabir Ismail, Adamu, Ilyasu, Bello, Musa Ibrahim ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-3968-1402 and Bunu, Abubakar Sadiq;
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