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- 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…
- 21 May 2013
ITU’s Spectrum Management Thrills Mba, NBC Boss
Mr. Emeka Mba, director general, National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has spared kind words for International Telecommunication Union’s efforts to connect people of the world they live and whatever…
- 16 Aug 2022
NFMC Orders MDAs, Embassies, Others to Hand over Radio Frequency Spectrum
National Frequency Management Council (NFMC), has mandated radio frequency spectrum that are used by entities such as Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of Governments, Embassies, Diplomatic…
- 6 Feb 2012
Effective Frequency Management And Broadband Penetration
Spectrum, otherwise frequency is a scarce resource and the extremely rapid technical developments in mobile communication services have resulted in a boom in demand for use of radio frequencies.…
- 19 Dec 2021
Experts X-ray Spectrum Auctions @ Master Training Class
Spectrum managers and experts in related fields have converged in Lagos for a master training class. This is in In a bid for a deeper understanding and a better exposure to the global best principles…
- 16 Dec 2018
FG Launches 5 Mobile Radio Frequency Monitoring Equipment
Adebayo Shittu, minister of Communications, has, launched five mobile radio frequency monitoring equipment and national spectrum management system for effective monitoring of frequency bands used to…
- 24 Feb 2015
Huawei Supports Advanced Sharing of C-band Spectrum in Africa
Chinese telecommunications firm Huawei Technologies has voiced its support of advanced sharing of C-band (3400-3800MHz) spectrum in key regions on the continent. The technology ICT solutions provider…
- 26 Aug 2019
Unlocking the Potentials of Spectrum for Economic Growth
Spectrum is beyond the lifeblood of the telecommunications industry, it is the lifeblood of the economy. As a scarce resource the way it is allocated determines whether it will lead to economic…
- 24 Jan 2014
ITU Experts Explore ways Forward in Dynamic Spectrum Usage
Key industry players, regulators, operators, manufacturers and research institutions gathered in Geneva at an ITU Workshop on White Spaces and Cognitive Radio Systems (CRS). ‘White Spaces’…
- 17 Mar 2016
ATCON Shows Concerns, Pushes for Secondary & Free Spectrum Market
The Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) ‎has expressed deep concern about how the frequency spectrum is being managed in Nigeria. In a speech presented during a visit…
- 4 Dec 2020
A4AI Report says Fresh Approach to Broadband Pays Off for Africa
Many countries across Africa have made policy advances to reduce the cost of broadband access, boosted by improved spectrum management and investment into infrastructure, says a new report by the…
- 9 Dec 2021
N1Bn Debt: FG Gives 3 Months Ultimatum to Radio Frequency Users
Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy, has given non-commercial users of Nigeria’s radio frequency spectrum three months to regularise their usage of the radio frequency. The…
- 15 Jun 2020
ATU, Ericsson Sign MoU to Accelerate Growth of ICT in Africa
The African Telecommunications Union (ATU) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Ericsson to help fast track roll out of technology across the continent. According to ATU, a specialized…
- 18 Dec 2019
NCC Opens Spectrum Windows for Drones, 5G Operation
Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) will soon allocate the required spectrum for the operation and management of drones and 5G in Nigeria. Also the 60 GHz Spectrum band to boost the imminent…
- 20 May 2014
Spectrum – Oxygen of A Digital World
The internet in such a short time has become the most pervasive communication system in the world. Digital statistics show that whilst it took Radio 38 years and TV 13 years to individually…
- 22 May 2016
Spectrum Trading Attractive, Problematic- Taylor
Shola Taylor, secretary-general of Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation (CTO), has called for caution among stakeholders as debate for and against spectrum secondary market, or spectrum…
- 8 Feb 2016
Stakeholders Decry Increasing Idle Spectrum
Stakeholders in the country’s telecommunications sector have expressed concern over increasing number of idle spectrum in the sector and called on the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to…
- 11 Apr 2019
Dynamic Spectrum Alliance Calls for Spectrum Access to Connect Africans
Utilizing alternative spectrum technologies is key to connecting millions of people in Africa to the internet, as the amount of bandwidth available will increase whilst costs are reduced, according…
- 29 Apr 2015
Airtel CEO Seeks Release of Spectrum, NBPlan Implementation for Growth
Mr. Segun Ogunsanya, managing director and chief executive officer of Airtel Nigeria, said he foresees the Nigerian telecoms market offers multiple growth opportunities, stating that with 78% mobile…
- 3 Nov 2016
Danbatta, NCC EVC, to Keynote 4th ATCON TERForum
Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) is set to hold the 4th edition of the Nigeria’s Telecoms Executives and Regulators Forum (TERF) with Professor Garba Danbatta, executive…
- 22 Apr 2021
Proposed New Measures by ATU and Ericsson Set to Expand Africa’s ICT Space
African Countries and telecommunications stakeholders have launched the first set of ATU spectrum recommendations that focus on transforming Africa into a knowledge economy through the development of…
- 15 Jan 2016
Shittu Off to China, Markets NIGCOMSAT to Int'l Community
Mr. Adebayo Shittu, minister of Communications, would attend an international conference on space technology in Belarus, China with the view to improve the nation's cyber space and the…
- 7 Dec 2016
ATCON Set to Hold TERF Tomorrow
Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) is set to hold the 4th edition of the Nigeria’s Telecoms Executives and Regulators Forum (TERF) with Professor Garba Danbatta, executive…
- 29 Jun 2016
ITU’s ‘Handbook for Monitoring Stations’ Turns 50: A brief history
The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) is celebrating the 150th anniversary which coincided with another important milestone in ITU’s history: 50 years ago, the XIth Plenary Assembly of the…
- 20 Mar 2012
Gwandu Chairs Another ITU Group
Dr Bashir Gwandu, executive commissioner in charge of technical services at the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has been elected the new chairman of the Commonwealth International…
- 12 Nov 2019
Domicilation of NBC in Ministry of Information and Culture; a Grave Misplacement
by Kayode Ahmadu All players in the broadcasting value chain from equipment manufacturers to content providers are being affected by the impact of rapid evolution of broadcast technology and…
- 12 Nov 2013
Africa to Create 6.6 Million Jobs by 2020 Via Mobile Telephony
New report by the GSMA, an association of mobile operators and related companies devoted to supporting the standardising, deployment and promotion of the GSM mobile telephone system, has identified…
- 29 Jul 2021
Spectrum Pricing Regulations, Revised AOL will Strengthen Telecoms Market Structure, Enhance Competition - Danbatta
Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has said that the ongoing amendments to two major regulatory instruments of the Commission…
- 1 Feb 2010
Ndukwe Lists Factors for Sustaining Telecom Growth
Ernest Ndukwe, executive vice chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, has listed the prerequisites for sustaining the successes recorded in the sector in the last ten years. Engr. Ndukwe…
- 4 Nov 2015
COMESA, Microsoft Pen MoU to Promote Skills & Innovation in 19 African Countries
The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) through the COMESA Business Council (CBC) and Microsoft have taken a step toward strengthening their working alliance today by signing a…