The Federal Government is perfecting plans to commence the deployment of 5G technology.
This is as the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC successfully signed a Memorandum of Understanding MoU with Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC on the clearing of C-band frequency for deployment of 5G services.
The agreement will see NIGCOSAT commit about 160Megs of C-band from which government will generate revenue from the sales to service providers through the NCC.
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The MoU, according to the Executive Vice Chairman of NCC, Prof. Umar Danbatta, has the blessing of the National Frequency Management Council, NFMC which is chaired by the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ibrahim Pantami.
On the controversy surrounding the 5G technology, the EVC said it had already been addressed both on security and health related issues and that the Commission had gone further to sensitize the public on the research findings.
