and Nigerian Communications Satellite have signed a Memorandum of Understanding that will facilitate the release of contiguous bandwidth in one of the most suitable frequency spectrum bands for early deployment of fifth Generation Network services in Nigeria.
Speaking at the epoch-making event at the Commission’s office in Abuja on Wednesday, May 5, 2021, the executive vice chairman of NCC, Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, appreciated the leadership of NigComSat “for demonstrating that the interest of our dear country is paramount to our organisational or personal interest”
“For optimal 5G service performance, an average of contiguous 100 MHz of spectrum in the C-band is required by an Operator. However, in Nigeria, only 120 MHz of the band GHz is available for mobile services while the remaining 680 MHz GHz of the band is used by NigComSat satellites,” he said. Earlier, the Chairman, Board of Commissioners, NCC, Prof. Adeolu Akande, who was represented by a Board member, Chief Uche Onwude, commended the two agencies for taking a bold step in the right direction to release contagious quantum of spectrum in the 3.5GHz band for early deployment of 5G.