Boko Haram Won't Stop Nigeria's Mobile Revolution
Boko Haram, the **w-**torious terrorist group responsible for kidnapping some 274 school girls from a boarding school in **rthern Nigeria last month, has made clear its goal of dragging Nigeria away from Western influences. But when it comes to 21st century digital adoption, the kidnappers are swimming upstream; **thing, it seems, can Stop Nigeria's impending Mobile telecommunications revolution.
By the end of last year, 65% of Nigeria's roughly 168 million populace had Mobile subscriptions, according to Fredrik Jejdling, the region head and president of Ericsson sub-Saharan Africa. Ericsson currently provides Mobile communication services for vast swaths of sub-Saharan Africa and manages roughly 80% of the MTN telecom network in Nigeria Read more...