One
of the landmark achievements of recent Administrations is Nigeria, is in the
Communications Industry. Nigerians are now coming to terms with the fact
that telephones are not the exclusive preserve of the rich, but a social
amenity that improves the living standards of our people.
The Deregulation of the Telecommunication industry in 1999 came with the attendant problems of a multi-operator scenario, namely, interconnectivity and settlement of the attendant charges.
In ICN, we have deployed cutting edge Telecommunications Technology and the best men and women in the market to provide the Nigerian Interconnect solution. Our Switch is the SIEMENS EWSD POWER NODE, a next-generation, fully redundant switch with a maximum system configuration capacity of 8064 E1”s, while our Transmission Equipment is also a SIEMENS SDH SURPASS HIT 7070 TECHNOLOGY. Our Inter-Carrier Billing Software is World-class and supplied by INTEC. Our Database Management System is ORACLE. For our Switches and Billing Platforms, we have operation and maintenance contracts with our suppliers
All the above are meant to ensure that we will, as a minimum, be as good as those we serve. Our Vision is “to be the preferred networks integration and service delivery company” and our Mission is “to meet and exceed our customers’ expectation in service delivery, by investing in our people and technologies, while maintaining our commitment to sound business practices to achieve profitability and long term growth”.
The advantages that this communication hub brings to the table include:
- The provision of adequate Interconnect Capacity to all operators in the industry as and where needed.
- Ensure complete, accurate and timely generation and settlement of all Interconnect usage charges.
- Facilitate telecom industry growth through provision of open access to all licensed telecom operators thereby increasing the telephone penetration rate in Nigeria.
- Optimize the use of expensive interconnect resources; resulting in lower service cost for the operator and consequently lower tariff for the consumer.
I welcome you to read more about ICN, the independent clearinghouse.
REAR ADMIRAL ALISON MADUEKE (RTD), GCON, mni.
Executive Chairman,
Interconnect Clearinghouse Nig. Ltd.