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The Nigerian ICT market is in for good times as Tejas Networks Limited, a global optical and data networking company from Indian with over 400,000 products deployed in 65countries around the world, unfolds a grand plan for the market.
Tejas Networks is a publicly listed company in India that designs, develops and manufactures state-of-the-art telecommunication products for India and the world. It is currently number one in India’s highly competitive optical aggregation market and is rapidly expanding its international presence.
“When we started developing our international business, we realized that the products that we were selling in India were equally appealing in terms of their features and capabilities to telecom customers in Nigeria and other African countries.
“One of the reasons for coming to Nigeria, Africa and other emerging markets was the opportunity to actively participate and contribute to the development of these telecom markets which are currently growing at a scorching pace,” explained Arnob Roy, Co-founder, Tejas Networks, in a statement obtained by BusinessDay in Lagos.
Nigeria is an emerging economy like India, meaning that there is a growing demand for advanced communication technologies and high quality ICT products in the country.
Nigeria is today witnessing significant investments in broadband networks and digital infrastructure both by the government and private operators. Roy sees a strong connection between what is happening here and that of India, hoping that “with our strong experience in providing and implementing similar solutions in India, we saw significant synergies between the two markets.”
With over six years of operation in the Nigerian market, Tejas Networks, which designs and develops market leading products in the optical networking and broadband access (4G LTE, GPON) segments, is already in discussions with the Nigerian government on its grand plan for the country.
“We already have an office in Nigeria with local employees for sales and support. But we would like to establish a much larger presence in the country and are in talks with the Nigerian government in this regard. As a part of building these world-class networks, we’ll also develop ICT skill development centres and local manufacturing facilities”, Roy assured.
He assured further every Tejas product deployed in Nigeria would also be locally assembled here, promising that there will be trained people who know how to assemble, deploy and provide network support. All of these investments will come as part of their partnership with the Nigerian government that will help in growing the ICT sector.
Adebayo Shittu, Minister of Communications, had, during a visit to the company’s facilities in India, told authorities of the company that their relationship with Nigeria had to go beyond mere sale and deployment of products, adding that there should be additional value created through local capacity building and job creation.
“We truly appreciate the minister’s vision and are looking forward to establishing a win-win relationship with Nigeria and be a true partner in the country’s progress in the ICT sector,” Roy assured.
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