John Omo, Secretary General of African Telecommunications Union
The African Telecommunications Union (ATU) in partnership with Ericsson has finalized the development of Spectrum recommendations for African countries paving way for the prospect of enhanced usage of mobile services, wireless connectivity, and the effective deployment of newer technologies such as 5G in the continent.
The draft recommendations were endorsed today in an event attended by twenty-five (25) African countries and representatives from the Regional Economic blocks.
Usually grouped in “bands” depending on their wavelengths and allocated to the mobile industry and other sectors for communication over the airwaves, the spectrum is the invisible radio frequency that makes it possible for the wireless signal to travel.