Wireless and Mobile Technologies, 2013, Vol. 1, No. 1, 20-24 Available online at http://pubs.sciepub.com/wmt/1/1/4 © Science and Education Publishing DOI:10.12691/wmt-1-1-4 Harnessing Telecommunications Revolution in Nigeria: A Case Study Joseph Isabona * Department of Basic Sciences, Benson Idahosa University, Benin City, Benin, Nigeria *Corresponding author: josabone@yahoo.com Received January 09, 2013; Revised October 20, 2013; Accepted November 14, 2013 Abstract In recent times telecommunication revolution especially the use of mobile phones is transforming the Nigeria society in many ways. The socio-economic and health impact are enormous. As the spectrum of mobile phone usage increases, opinions differ among users on the impact of this revolution in Nigeria. This paper therefore set to investigate the impact of cellular phone technology on health care services in Nigeria. In doing this, the study elicited data through questionnaires from 300 respondents who were randomly and positively selected. Findings show that Mobile phone communication offers an effective means of bringing good healthcare services to the citizenry. In general, the most important steps that different stakeholders can take to make the most of the Telecommunication revolution in Africa are also revealed. Keywords: mobile phone, healthcare, telecommunication revolution Cite This Article: Joseph Isabona, “Harnessing Telecommunications Revolution in Nigeria: A Case Study.” Wireless and Mobile Technologies 1, no. 1 (2013): 20-24. doi: 10.12691/wmt-1-1-4. 1. Introduction The mobile telecommunication industry has and is still undergoing extraordinary changes brought about by the introduction of new technology and market forces. Since the late 1990s countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America have been witnessing a phenomenal growth in the use of new information and communication technologies (ICTs), in particular mobile cellular phones [9] (see Figure 2). The coverage of the world’s mobile networks is constantly increasing as more and more base stations are being deployed. GSM/EDGE is one of the technologies that by far have the widest reach and today covers more than 85 percent of the world’s population (see Figure 1). WCDMA/HSPA covered around 35 percent of the population by 2010 but is now accessible by over 40 percent of the world population. It has been estimated in [8] that mobile phones and personal computer systems (PCs) subscriptions will reach above 8 billion by 2016. By 2016 it is also estimated that 80 percent of the world’s population will be able to access the internet using WCDMA/HSPA networks [8]. Figure 1. Projected 3GPP technology coverage, 2010-2016 [8]