20 March
Commercial close
The contract agreement was signed between Transmission Company of Nigeria Ltd and Phase 3 Telecom Ltd
Telecom
Federal Capital Territory , Lagos , Enugu , Rivers , Niger , Kebbi , Bauchi , Yobe , Borno , Adamawa , Taraba , Kogi , Edo
Implementation
Transmission Company of Nigeria
18-07-2018 13:50:52
The demand for telecommunications in Nigeria is increasing, but the country's backbone transmission mainly relies on microwave. Economic investment and fast profit are the advantages of microwave transmission, but the limited traffic capacity and poor anti-jamming capability are the disadvantages. To build an optical fiber backbone network (OFBN) is the only way to solve the conflict between the limited traffic capacity and large demand. After the market research, we find that it is important to build an optical fiber backbone network in Nigeria. Although one-time investment in building OFBN is larger, its unit cost will be lower compared with the long-term investment as well as the huge traffic capacity and anti-jamming capability.
The focus of the project is the exploitation of TCN's vast infrastructure for the development of a sustainable and commercially viable FOC-based backbone network on a design, build, finance, and operate arrangement with a world-class telecommunications company. The project seeks to use as a foundation TCN’s existing FOC infrastructure to build a formidable network that is capable of providing stable inter-city broadband communications services to telecom operators and others who may require it, as permissible under the terms of the NLDL.
The construction and operation of TCN’s fiber optic network, which shall include the design, development, expansion, construction, completion, testing, and commissioning of the network, capable of operating at a level within the operating parameters and in accordance with the specifications and project scope in the contract. The service shall also include the procurement, installation, and commissioning of new networks in the project phases and management centers specified.
The total project is divided into three parts: The TCN national project phase 1 is divided to two parts: PHASE A & PHASE B, PHASE 2 IS PHASE C.
PART A: (PHASE 1)
Phase 1 DWDM system:
Direct connect the main traffic nodes: Abuja-Lagos, using DWDM system
PART B: (PHASE 1)
Phase 1 DWDM/SDH system:
Finish the DWDM ring: from Lagos to Benin, Lokoja and Abuja. Cover high
population area: Abuja-Benue-Enugu-Port Harcourt
PART C: (PHASE 2)
Phase 2 SOH system:
Cover Nigeria mostly area: NIGER, KEBBI, BAUCHI, YOBE, BORNO, ADAMAWA,
and TARABA.
A design, build, finance, and operate model was selected for TCN's telecommunications infrastructure to ensure optimal operation of the FOC network with effective supervision, technology transfer throughout the period of fifteen (15) years, and subsequently to transfer the infrastructure back to TCN at expiration.
Information will be published as soon as it is available.
The project is in dispute; however, the commission (ICRC) is mediating between the parties. For more information, see the audit reports under performance information and performance assessments.
20 March
The contract agreement was signed between Transmission Company of Nigeria Ltd and Phase 3 Telecom Ltd
20 March
Contract expires according to agreement
