Isa Pantami, the minister of communication and digital economy, has formally handed over the spectrum of the fifth-generation network to the Nigeria Communications Commission .
Pantami said this in Abuja while giving a keynote address during the public workshop on national policy on 5G networks and spectrum allocation for deployment on Thursday.“We are here today to officially allocate the 3.5GHz frequency band, specifically the 3.52GHz to 3.90GHz , to the Nigerian Communications Commission for onward assignment to the winners of the 5G auctioning process. The initial allocation is done under the auspices of the National Frequency Management Council ,” Pantami said.
“According to the GSMA, as at the end of December 2021, 200 mobile operators in 78 countries/territories have announced 3GPP compatible 5G service launches , including about 9 countries in Africa. With our population and market size, we are on course to become the country with the largest 5G deployment in Africa.
as the two successful winners of the 3,5gigahertz spectrum auction for the deployment of 5G technology in Nigeria.
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