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According to the Minister, he had an Excellent conversation
with Ryan Goodnight, SNR. Director, Global Licensing & Activation of SpaceX
on the sidelines of ITU-WRC 23, who shared that Nigeria is their biggest market
in Africa.
He said , as demand for Starlink continues to grow in
Nigeria, we spoke about the issue of connecting unserved and underserved
Nigerians.
HM Dr Bosun Tijani also mentioned the possibility of
creating thousands of new jobs in Nigeria through initiatives like a certified
installer/maintenance programme for Starlink and working with hardware startups
to produce repeater boxes locally.
Starlink is an Internet provider company. They provide
Internet from space for humans on Earth. Engineered by SpaceX company owned by
Elon musk. Starlink is available on all 7 continents, in over 60 countries and
many more markets, connecting 2M+ active customers and counting with high-speed
internet!
The Honourable Minister stated that Our intention is to
encourage every tech company to invest and deepen our tech ecosystem in
Nigeria.
HM Dr Bosun Tijani was in Dubai to attend the International
Telecommunication Union-World Radio Communication Conference 2023 .The WRC is a
key event organized by the ITU every few years to review radio regulations and
the relevant global treaty that guides the use of radio frequency spectrum.