By Emma Okonji
Telecommunication operators have said they are ready to apply for 5G licence to enable them rollout the service across Nigeria.
The operators disclosed this through their umbrella body, the Association of Licensed Telecoms Operators of Nigeria (ALTON).
Chairman of ALTON, Gbenga Adebayo, told THISDAY that telecoms operators were ready for 5G rollout, since most of the handsets and mobile devices recently produced by Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), are 5G compatible.
According to Adebayo, âThe industry is ripe and ready for 5G rollout and telecoms operators are also ready for 5G rollout.
Operators have been involved in network rollout and expansion, and some have done the necessary upgrade required for 5G rollout.
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The fallout of the Federal Government’s failure to build on the progress made in the country’s space project since 2011 came to the fore on May 5, 2021 when the Director-General of the National Space Research and Development Agency, NASRDA, Halilu Shaba, said in Abuja that inadequate satellite coverage hinders monitoring of bandits, terrorists and other criminals.
The story of Nigeria’s satellite journey is quite a sad one. On March 24, 2009, the Nigerian Federal Ministry of Science and Technology, NigComSat, Limited and China Great Wall Industry Corporation, CGWIC, signed a contract for the in-orbit delivery of the NigComSat-1R satellite. It was a replacement for the failed NigComSat-1 which was launched on May 13, 2007.
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NCC, NigComSat sign MoU on release of 5G spectrum
The MOU will facilitate the release of contiguous bandwidth in one of the most suitable frequency spectrum bands for early deployment of fifth Generation (5G) Network services in Nigeria.
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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the Nigerian Communications Satellite (NigComSat) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that will facilitate the release of contiguous bandwidth in one of the most suitable frequency spectrum bands for early deployment of fifth Generation (5G) Network services in Nigeria.
The MoU signing ceremony was the high point of discussions by the two organisations on how to relocate the NG-1R satellite of NigComSat to the standard C-band 300MHz (3.9GHz – 4.2GHz) portion of the band, which is considered more suitable in terms of satellite service offering because of the advantage of cheaper terminal devices for end-users.