The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the Nigerian Communications Satellite (NIGCOMSAT), have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to facilitate the deployment of 5G technology in the country’s telecommunication sector.
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The agencies signed the agreement on the use of C-Band Spectrum for 5G services in Nigeria at an event which held on Wednesday in Abuja.
Professor AdeoluAkande, chairman of the Board of Commissioners at the NCC, in his remarks, noted that from the last quarter of 2019, several administrations have begun to license spectrum for commercial deployment of 5G.
He stated that 5G services have already been deployed in the United States, South Korea, among many more countries in the world.
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“Telecommunication evolution from inception to date has led to improvement in user experience witnessed from 2G, 3G and later 4G. The global impact of 4G brought about increases in mobile usage and network performance.
“5G will build on this momentum, bringing substantial network improvements, including higher connection speeds, mobility, and capacity, as well as low-latency capabilities,” said Akande.
According to him, 5G does not only offer enhanced broadband and ultra-reliable latency communications, but also provides massive machine-type communications where a lot of devices will seamlessly connect and independently interact with the internet without human intervention.
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Akande explained that the role of spectrum is critical in realising the full extent of the new capabilities, adding that the full socio-economic impact of 5G is dependent on access to a variety of spectrum resources.
NCC Executive Vice Chairman, Umar Danbatta, on his part, said Nigeria cannot be left behind when several countries are already expanding their technologies through the 5G network.
Danbatta expressed confident that the synergy with NIGCOMSAT will help in harnessing the contagious quantum of spectrum needed for the early deployment of 5G.
