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- 8 Nov 2021
eBusiness Life Takes A Deeper Look At the 5G Technology and What it Holds for Nigeria At 5G/GSM @20 Forum
As Nigeria is celebrating 20 years of deployment of Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM), and the Federal Government has set in motion the deployment of the fifth generation (5G) technology,…
- 8 Aug 2021
FG Has Final Say on 5G Deployment - NCC
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) at the weekend said that only the federal government has the final say on the date for the deployment of Fifth Generation (5G) technology in the country. The…
- 10 Nov 2020
NCC Says Consultation for 5G Deployment Still Ongoing
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has hinted that deployment of Fifth Generation (5G) network is still under consultation with all relevant stakeholders. The telecommunication regulatory…
- 11 May 2020
NCC Says No 5G Technology in Nigeria Yet
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has dismissed rumours making the rounds about the use of the fifth generation (5G) technology in some parts of the country. Umaru Danbata, EVC, NCC The…
- 31 Oct 2021
Experts Seek Effective Spectrum Management for 5G Deployment
Experts in the telecommunications sector have called for effective understanding of spectrum management is very key to the smooth deployment of fifth generation (5G) mobile technology. The telecom…
- 5 Apr 2020
NCC Clarifies 5G Technology, Dismisses Link to COVID-19
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said that there is no correlation between 5G Technology and COVID-19. Prof. Umar Danbatta, EVC, NCC This is coming on the heels of the recent development…
- 9 Jul 2020
FG Says Report on 5G Deployment Ready but Needs Stakeholders Inputs
Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has said that the report on the deployment or otherwise of Fifth Generation (5G) network in Nigeria is ready but it will…
- 19 May 2020
Experts Reel Benefits of 5G, NCS Says Technology Will Improve Health
A cross section of public health and telecommunication experts have identified various ways the fifth generation (0therwise 5G) of network technology is helping many countries to fight the…
- 19 Aug 2020
BSA Urges Govts to Capitalise on 5G Potential
Business Software Alliance (BSA) has urged governments across the globe to capitalise on the potential that comes with the fifth generation (5G) technology. BSA said 5G technologies will improve…
- 2 Nov 2021
NCC Engages Stakeholders on 5G Spectrum Auction
As part of activities lined up for the implementation of the Fifth Generation (5G) Technology Deployment Plan in the country, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is set to host a stakeholder…
- 8 Nov 2021
NCC Sets December 13 for Auctioning of 5G Spectrum
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has officially declared that the auction of the 3.5 Gigahertz (3.5 GHz) spectrum for the deployment of Fifth Generation (5G) technology in Nigeria, will take…
- 4 Mar 2022
5G will Revolutionise Nigeria's Creative Industry – Danbatta
The current efforts of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to facilitate deployment of the Fifth Generation (5G) technology will further catalyse the innovativeness and creativity of the…
- 25 Jan 2022
Buhari Launches National Policy on 5G, Urges Security to Tap in
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Abuja directed all the security institutions to immediately leverage Fifth Generation (5G) technology, when deployed, to enhance security in the country.…
- 8 Sept 2021
FG Okays 5G Deployment in Nigeria
The Federal Executive Council has approved the National Policy on Fifth Generation (5G) Networks for Nigeria’s Digital Economy. Dr Femi Adeluyi, technical assistant on Information Technology to the…
- 20 Jun 2021
5G Deployment: Danbatta Inaugurates Spectrum Auction Committee
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has taken a major proactive regulatory step by inaugurating a committee to develop the Information Memorandum (IM) for the auction of 3.5 gigahertz (GHz)…
- 12 Apr 2020
Tech Journalists Floor 5G Conspiracy Theory
With the debate on the health implication of the Fifth Generation (5G) technology, and the purported cabling of 5G fibre optic infrastructure in Nigeria, the Nigeria Information Technology…
- 11 Oct 2021
NCC's Regulatory Instruments Set to Facilitate 5G Deployment, Tackle Insecurity - Danbatta
Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC), has declared that three of the Commission's regulatory instruments are set to offer enabling…
- 7 Mar 2015
Huawei’s Ken Hu Outlines Vision for Super-Connected 5G World at #MWC2015
Fifth-generation mobile technology (5G) will become critical infrastructure in a super-connected world, Ken Hu, Huawei's deputy chairman and Rotating CEO, said on Friday, emphasizing that the 5G…
- 5 May 2021
NCC Inks MoU with NIGCOMSAT for Deployment of 5G Services Across Nigeria
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on Wednesday, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Nigerian Communications Satellite (NIGCOMSAT) Limited for the deployment of 5G services…
- 29 Jul 2021
NCC, Telecos Ink MoU on Instruments for 5G Deployment
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has agreed with major telecom operators on the Annual Operating Levy Regulations and the Frequency Spectrum (fees and pricing) Regulations ahead of the…
- 14 Jan 2021
Dell Forecasts 5G Technology to be Enterprise Driven in 2021
The fifth generation (5) telecom ecosystem will shift to become more enterprise driven from consumer-focused in 2021 and the fundamental architecture become software-defined, according to John Roese,…
- 9 May 2022
MTN Expresses Readiness to Deploy 5G ahead of Timeline
MTN Communications Nigeria (MTN Nigeria) Plc has said it was ready to roll out the fifth generation (5G) services ahead of the timeline contained in the Information Memorandum (IM) prepared by the…
- 14 Oct 2021
Danbatta Reiterates NCC’s Readiness for 5G Deployment
Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, executive vice chairman/chief executive officer of Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has said that the commission is 97 per cent ready to begin the deployment of…
- 21 Feb 2022
NCC Calls for Concerted Efforts to Achieve Deployment of 5G in Nigeria
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said that the rollout of the Fifth Generation (5G) network in the country will require more infrastructure for the service to reach all parts of the…
- 23 Jan 2022
5G: CBN Gives Telcos Forex Priority
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has placed the telecommunication sector on the priority list for access to foreign exchange. This is coming ahead of the deployment of fifth generation technology (5G)…
- 5 Oct 2021
5G Spectrum: NCC to Auction 5 Slots- Danbatta
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is set to auction five slots of spectrum for deployment of the Fifth Generation (5G) technology. Prof. Umar Dambatta, executive vice-chairman, NCC, disclosed…
- 25 Jan 2022
FG Launches National Policy on 5G, Directs Security Institutions to Leverage the Technology
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed all the security institutions to immediately leverage Fifth Generation (5G) technology to enhance security in the country. The president gave the directive…
- 30 Nov 2022
Ericsson Forecasts Global 5G Subscriptions to Reach 1Bn by Year-end
Despite being relatively new technology, fifth-generation (5G) subscriptions are expected to reach one billion globally by the end of 2022, breaking into the five billion mark by 2028. For…
- 14 Dec 2021
5G Deployment: MTN Nigeria Upbeat After Successfully Bidding for 3.5GHz Spectrum Licence
MTN Nigeria Communications Plc has expressed delight after it successfully acquired one of the two 100MHZ spectrum licences in the 3.5GHz spectrum band auctioned by the Nigerian Communications…
- 5 Apr 2020
COVID-19: No 5G License in Nigeria Yet- Pantami Clarifies
Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami), minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has clarified that no license has been issued for the deployment of Fifth Generation (5G) network services in Nigeria.…