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Industry Analysis of the Nigerian Mobile Technology
DevelopmentPresented by Cistematix Ltd.
30th June, 2011
www.cistematix.com
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WHY WE ARE HERE TODAY?
To deliver a lecture on
Industry Analysis of the Nigerian Mobile Technology
Development
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Overview
• What are mobile applications?• Development and growth of the mobile
applications industry globally.• Application of mobile apps• Mobile application development in Nigeria.• Future for mobile apps and developers
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What are mobile applications?
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What are mobile applications?
• Mobile apps are software programs which are developed for small low-power handheld devices such as personal digital assistants, enterprise digital assistants or mobile phones.
• Mobile apps are developed using an SDK and deployed on a mobile OS.
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Evolution of Digital Technology• Computers• Communication
– Internet– Digital telephony – VoIP
• Mobile– Cellular– GSM– PDAs– Mobile web– Mobile apps
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History of Mobile Technology
• 80s: 1G Cellular network; the NMT (Nordic Mobile Telephone) system launched in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden
• 90s: 2G digital network launched by Radiolinjain Finland on the GSM standard
• 00s: 3G network launched in Japan by NTT on the WCDMA standard. Implementation of HSPDA or 3.5G netowork.
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Growth of Mobile Technology
• The evolution of the mobile services market around the world is driven by advances in the areas of:– Carrier networks– Devices – Applications
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Key Aspects of Growth• Carrier Networks:
– Declining price for connectivity services– Operators promoting bundled services– Shared access and coverage of rural areas
• Devices:– Intense competition among vendors reduces price– Improvement in key features– Wider availability of embedded modules (WiMax, 3G)
• Applications:– Development of User-Generated Content (UGC)– Virtual communities and cloud computing– Changing patterns in entertainment drive advertising
investment towards mobile platforms
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Growth of Mobile Applications
• Simple telephony and SMS• Personal information management (PIM) apps –
address book, calendar, memo pad, to do list –as found on PDAs running Palm OS
• Mail functionality, PC sync, multimedia, PTT, cameras, Bluetooth, IR, Wi-Fi, GPS, web browsing, IM, etc.
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Big industry players
• Google – Chromebook, Android OS• Nokia, Erricsson, Samsung,…• Apple – iOS, iPhone, iPad, iPod• Microsoft – Windows mobile, Windows phone 7• RIM - Blackberry• Symbian – Symbian Platform• Opera - OperaMini• Etc...
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% Market share by OS (2007 – 2011)
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Market Share Breakdown
• As of January 2011, Google holds 33.3% of the smartphone market worldwide, demonstrating amazing growth for Android which held only 4.7% a year earlier. Nokia, Apple, RIM, and Microsoft hold 31%, 16.2%, 14.6%, and 3.1% respectively. This seems like greater potential for the android developer
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Industry application of Mobile Apps
• Mobile applications are available in almost every sector today. – Advertisement– Entertainment– Social networking– Banking– Healthcare– Telecommunication
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Mobile App Development in Nigeria
• Mobile application development started in Nigeria around 2002, with companies like MTech and Tavia pioneering the technology.
• Since inception, mobile technology has positively influenced every aspect of life enabling Nigerians to connect with different people, access information, create business opportunities, lower transaction costs and enhance social interaction.
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Mobile Apps Developed for Nigeria
• Mobile money• Guinness VIP app• Nigerian constitution app for blackberry• SMS, Ring back tone, Screen savers
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Potential size of the Nigerian market
• Total population: 150+ million • Active mobile phone subscriptions: 88.3
million in December last year (more than 50% of population)
• Projected that phone subscription would surpass 128million by 2014
• Ratio of mobile services revenue to Nigeria’s GDP is estimated at 4%
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Reliance on Mobile phones
Source: Pyramid Research survey of 1,500 mobile service users in Nigeria, 2009
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Expectations of Nigerians in Rural Areas
Source: Pyramid Research survey of 1,500 mobile service users in Nigeria, 2009
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Positive Financial Impact of Using Mobile Phones
Source: Pyramid Research survey of 1,500 mobile service users in Nigeria, 2009
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Brief look at the different players in the industry
• Nigerian Communication Commissions (NCC)• Mobile Network Carriers (MTN, Glo mobile,
Airtel, Etisalat, Starcomms, Visafone, Multilinks, Starcomm, Zoom, etc)
• Mtech• Tavia• Encipher
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Cistematix.
• Cistematix Ltd is a growing ICT company.• Area of Core Expertise is in Health Care and
Education.• We believe in ‘innovative technological
solutions to systemic/operational problems’.• Experience in building web portals, desk-top
solutions and mobile platform solutions in different sectors.
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What does this mean for all of us?
• Challenges:– Nigerians like free things and are unwilling to pay
for apps– Need to educate consumers of technology– There isn’t a standard channel for collaboration and
development of mobile apps locally– There is need for a more organized app market
place and payment system– App developers have to think beyond apps to be
successful
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What does this mean for all of us?
• Opportunities– Big source of revenue– Increase technology development for our country– An avenue to attract investment and create
employment
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Summary
• What are mobile applications• Evolution of mobile technology• Growth of mobile technology• Market analysis of mobile apps• Mobile application development in Nigeria• Potentials of Nigerian mobile market• Brief on industry players• Challenges• Opportunities
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Any Questions?
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Thank You