Descriptive survey reveals telecom infrastructure enhances traffic management and commuter safety in urban cities, suggesting significant improvements are needed.
his study assessed the impact of telecommunications infrastructure in enhancing smart transportation systems in urban cities of Nigerian, focusing on its role in enhancing mobility efficiency. The objectives were to examine the contribution of telecom infrastructure to smart transport development and evaluate its impact on traffic management, commuter safety, and realtime transport information. Two hypotheses were tested: Ho1, that telecommunications infrastructure does not significantly contribute to the development and efficiency of smart transportation systems in Nigeria’s urban areas, using Multiple Regression; and Ho2, that telecom-enabled technologies have no significant impact on traffic management, commuter safety, and real-time transport information, tested using Multivariate Analysis of Variance (MANOVA).A descriptive survey design was adopted. The study population comprised 40,634,160 residents in five major urban centres; Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt, Enugu, and Kanowith a sample size of 400 determined using Taro Yamane’s formula. Data were collected through structured questionnaires and interviews and analysed with descriptive and inferential statistics.Findings revealed that telecom-based traffic control (mean = 3.0), GPS for safety (mean = 3.1), and emergency response (mean = 3.1) were positively rated, while real-time public transport information was poorly perceived (mean = 2.2). Overall, telecom infrastructure was accepted (mean = 2.9) as enhancing smart transport. Regression results for Ho1 yielded an F-value of 531.26, p < .001, indicating a significant contribution of telecom infrastructure to smart transport development and efficiency. MANOVA results for Ho2 (Wilks’ Λ = 0.017, F(21, 1120.42) = 168.142, p < .001) confirmed that telecom-enabled technologies significantly influence traffic management, commuter safety, and real-time information.The study concludes that telecommunications innovations are central to improving urban mobility, though challenges persist due to infrastructural and policy gaps. It recommends improved broadband access, policy alignment, and capacity-building to maximise telecom infrastructure’s role in smart transportation
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