An Average Device Owner Changes Devices Every 6 to 18 months – NCC Reveals

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has revealed that an average device owner in Nigeria changes devices every 6 to 18 months.

The ‘Deployment of a Device Management System: Project Information Memorandum (PIM) from the National Communications Commission revealed this.

The purpose of PIM is to provide interested parties with information on the Deployment of the Device Management System (DMS) (the Transaction), which was developed by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) with the assistance of the project Transaction Adviser (TA), Weircapacity Consortium, and received approval from the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (FGN).

The commission noted that “Data from Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) suggests that approximately 63 million devices are sold each year in Nigeria. Estimates suggest that the average device owner changes devices every six to 18 months.

“The size and turnover of the mobile device market offer vast opportunities for the implementation of a DMS.”

In 2020, the nation’s telecommunication network will have around 132 million unique devices, according to the report obtained by Investors King.

The digital economy accounts for around 15.5 percent of global Gross Domestic Product (GDP), according to the NCC, and has grown two and a half times faster than global GDP during the last 15 years.

It added, “According to NCC industry data, the telecom sector is estimated to contribute between 11 – 14 per cent per quarter to the GDP.

“This figure has been rising in the last few years consistent with increasing competition, decreasing telecom sector tariffs, and increasing teledensity. Innovations in the market such as 5G, Internet-of-Things will only further the rate of penetration of telecom devices in Nigeria which makes the DMS project a welcome development.”

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is looking at the possibility of putting in place a Device Management System (DMS) to monitor, control, and safeguard the country’s telecoms sector.

DMS is a sort of central remote management software that is used in Nigeria to monitor, manage, and secure mobile devices that are deployed across many mobile service providers and operating systems.

The DMS system will offer a single window for telecom devices, allowing the NCC to detect illegal or substandard devices that are not allowed on the Nigerian telecommunications network ahead of time. The NCC plans to implement this DMS system under a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) framework.