Performance Evaluation of GSM Mobile System in Nigeria.
A. S. Adegoke, Idris Babalola, Wasiu Adebayo Balogun · 2008
The adoption of the GSM system of communication in Nigeria is a long awaited development expected in the telecommunication industry. It is expected that its introduction will bring about effective telecommunication services that will support good speech quality, roaming, spectral efficiency, and minimized crosstalk, just to mention few items. Its deployment into the market was well embraced by Nigerians and found to be relatively efficient. But this efficiency is now being hampered by some factors leading to the degradation in services offered by operators. Among these factors is the epileptic nature of our electricity supply which had forced operators to depend solely on generators. This paper has appraised the performance of GSM operators in Nigeria and examined the problems facing the industry. Also, methods for improvements were suggested.