NCC Approves Trial of 5G in Nigeria

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has approved spectrum for the trial of 5G services in the country. This was made known by the executive vice chairman, Prof Umar Garba Danbatta, during the opening session of the First Digital Africa Week organised by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), Vanguard News reports.

‘’The NCC will continue to drive and implement policies, projects and programmes aimed at facilitating digital revolution and digital inclusion in Nigeria. In this regards, we have approved spectrum for the trial of 5G services in the country’’

Prof Danbatta said the NCC had set up a Broadband Implementation Monitoring Committee (BIMC) to monitor full implementation of the Infrastructure Companies project within the four-year implementation plan.