A Presentation at the 33rd Annual Conference of the Nigerian Catographic Association, 1st-3rd Nov, 2011. Abuja, Nigeria

1. Enaruvbe, G.O. & Adagbasa, G.E.
Regional Centre for Training in Aerospace Surveys
(RECTAS) OAU Campus, Ile-Ife, Nigeria.

2. Outline of Presentation
 Introduction
 GIS in Telecommunication management
 Telecommunication Network Architecture
 GIS in network Infrastructure Management

3. Introduction
 Since the first operating license for the
telecommunication service was issued by the Nigeria
Communication Commission about a decade ago, the
Nigeria telecom industry has witnessed a rapid
expansion

4. Introduction contd
 Many of the facilities are being deployed to support
broadband digital network for ubiquitous, high
bandwidth, digital connectivity to end users as the
basis for high-speed, digital, interactive, multimedia
services

5. GIS in Telecommunication
management
 The use of GIS in the telecommunication network management is informed by;
 Rapid expansion of telecommunication infrastructure in the urban environment
 Increasing dependant of social and business transactions on information communication
technologies
 Need for effective management of the infrastructure
 Increased market competition
 Need for efficient and effective service provision

6. Telecommunication Network
Architecture
 The fixed wired technology is particularly useful for
provisioning of high-speed data services
 This is because it is implemented using the fibre optic
technology which is not affected by weather
conditions.

7. Telecommunication Network
Architecture contd
 The high-speed data network is composed of fibre optic
cables which forms the backbone of the network
 It connects major cities and allows the network to function
as a unit
 Fibre optic cables are also used within the city in linking
MDFs

8. Telecommunication Network
Architecture contd

9. Telecommunication Network
Architecture contd
 The MDF could be described as the core/access network
interface
 The cross connect cabinet (CCC) is considered as the
segment between primary and secondary cables
 The Distribution Point (DP) is the last point before the
subscriber home

10. GIS in network Infrastructure
Management
 Geographic information system is used as network inventory and
infrastructure management tool in the access network
 It correctly represents the network elements in the form of maps
 Captures all attribute data of the elements
 Fault localization
 Report generation

11. GIS in network Infrastructure
Management contd.

12. GIS in network Infrastructure
Management contd.
 useful in managing network resources
 planning for network expansion
 Minimize downtime resulting from cable damage and
equipment failure

13. Network Infrastructure
management

14. Merci !!