For about 25 years now, Nigeria has been waiting for reliable broadband, and that wait continues. The networks stutter, the speed lags, and the reliability remains uncertain. Yet, we are living in an age when broadband is no longer a luxury but a foundation. If this foundation is weak, how will the nation thrive in the digital and AI-driven era?
The future will be written not in oil wells or farmland but in homes powered by digital intelligence. In that future, humanoid robots will manage our homes, assist in our offices, and redefine productivity. But here lies the paradox: how will robots operate in homes without reliable connectivity? In the world of cloud computing, where intelligence is distributed and processing happens across networks, connectivity becomes the oxygen of modern civilization. Extend from homes to farms and factories, you will get the idea that we need better internet!
For Nigeria to play in this age, we must fix our broadband. Telecom companies must move beyond local conversations and start building alliances with global technology giants like Nvidia, Anthropic, etc. Because tomorrow’s telecom is not about calls and SMS, it is about the infrastructure upon which AI systems, humanoid robots, and autonomous devices will run.
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Good People, this is the new connectivity imperative for nations that want to matter in the coming decade. Nigeria must unlock that future and unleash a golden era. Yes, we need better networks.
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