An overview of M2M, IoT, and voice trends and priorities in Nigeria.

Overall, the adoption of M2M and the Internet of Things (IoT) trend is at the early stage. In Nigeria, our unique experience when it comes to M2M, IoT, and voice trends across the world leads us to progressively observe that:

·        Connectivity in Nigeria is currently not very reliable,

·        Unified communications are gaining traction in Nigeria,

·        VoIP adoption by businesses grows because it offers cheaper platform for making voice calls,

·        businesses in Nigeria prefer to use traditional fixed-line telephony for outbound calls,

·        The most important factors influencing the selection of a network provider by Nigerian businesses are pricing and the quality of service and support,

·        The Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC), has raised concerns about the quality of service levels among operators.

This look is reinforced by the recent IDC's 'M2M, Internet of Things, and Voice Trends and Priorities in Nigeria, 2013. This survey aims to provide a succinct overview of M2M, IoT, and voice trends and priorities in Nigeria.

This latest report, anticipates strong growth in the M2M/IoT market as data-transfer speeds improve in the country. According to the report, 42% of Nigerian enterprises' outbound voice traffic is conducted via traditional fixed-line telephony, while mobile telephony accounts for 33% of outbound voice traffic and VoIP/private voice networks account for the remaining 25%.