Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and Nigerian Communications Satellite Limited (NIGCOMSAT), yesterday signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), for the use of C-Band Spectrum for 5G services in Nigeria.
Speaking, the Chairman of the Board of Commissioners of the NCC, Professor Adeolu Akande said that 5G would build on this momentum, bringing substantial network improvements, including higher connection speeds, mobility and capacity, as well as low-latency capabilities.
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”.
“Spectrum plays a critical role in realising the full extent of these new capabilities. Thus, 5G’s full socio-economic impact is dependent on access to a variety of spectrum resources”, he added.
He explained, “In recent times, precisely from the last quarter of 2019, several administrations have begun to license Spectrum for commercial deployment of 5G. Today, 5G services has already been deployed in United States of America, South Korea and many more countries. 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”.
