Held 16-17 September, 2013, the fourth annual NigeriaCom event has brought together hundreds of representatives from the mobile and telecoms industry. Panelists included members of Nigerian Communications Commission, Etisalat Nigeria, Airtel, and other key operators with a presence in Nigeria.

According to a press release from Com World Series (the producer of the event), Day One focused on “the challenges in infrastructure and remaining issues in network and connectivity across the country.” Popular sessions included profitability in the data era, the status of LTE, and number portability.

Also, many Nigerian mobile facts were shared via social media (#NigeriaCom):

Always worth asking:

Are mobile network operators taking necessary steps to ensure they provide adequate services to consumers? #NigeriaCom @AllAboutCom

— Bukkie Allison (@bukkieallison) September 17, 2013

Multiple SIMs means tricky subscription data:

#Nigeriacom Number of mobile subscriptions (sim cards) is 120M. But many Nigerians have 2-4 sims, actual number of subscribers much smaller

— ICT Africa (@ICTAfrica1) September 17, 2013

QoS is a touchy subject in many West African nations:

#Nigeriacom Some participants very angry at mobile operators for very poor quality of services

— ICT Africa (@ICTAfrica1) September 17, 2013

Most mobile devices in use in Nigeria still can’t handle 3G/4G:

#Nigeriacom 60% of mobile lines are not yet broadband capable

— ICT Africa (@ICTAfrica1) September 17, 2013

Greater smartphone access and more Nigerian online content are increasing data usage:

"@tech360ng: Part of the key drivers of mobile data growth in Nigeria include smartphones, local content among others. #NigeriaCom"

— Kachwanya.com (@kachwanya) September 17, 2013

Most Nigerians still don’t have 3G coverage (and even then most devices are not able to access mobile broadband):

RT @smartin: 40% of the Nigerian population is covered by 3G #NigeriaCom

— Bizcommunity Africa (@Biz_Africa) September 17, 2013

Growing amounts of money are being invested in Nigerian networks:

RT @smartin: USD 5.4 billion invested by Nigerian networks in data infrastructure in 2013 #NigeriaCom

— Bizcommunity Africa (@Biz_Africa) September 17, 2013

The mobile market shows 18% annual growth in SIMs (not necessarily unique subscribers):

"@tmbongue: #NigeriaCom . Nigeria mobile market tops 120 million SIMs in 2Q13, 18% annual growth"

— Kachwanya.com (@kachwanya) September 17, 2013

Very interesting stats:

#NigeriaCom . Over 48 million data users in Nigeria in 2Q13. MTN data users spent in average $3 a month on data services.

— tmbongue (@tmbongue) September 17, 2013

The BBC Hausa website has been upgraded:

BBC to discuss its BBC Hausa upgrade at NigeriaCom #NigeriaCom @bbchausa http://t.co/Wx9DIKpqGC

— HumanIPO (@HumanIPO) September 17, 2013

Good points:

#NigeriaCom . Illiteracy and lack of collaboration between stakeholders challenge data uptake in Nigeria.

— tmbongue (@tmbongue) September 17, 2013

A small share of operator revenue is from data:

15% of Nigerian operator revenue comes from data – Informa #NigeriaCom #data #telecoms http://t.co/VdacclPDyB

— HumanIPO (@HumanIPO) September 17, 2013