The Nigerian
Communications Commission (NCC) has debunked report of the telecommunication
industry switching to fifth-generation (5G) network on May 12.
In a
statement issued by NCC director of public affairs Henry Nkemadu, the
regulatory agency stated that there is no deployment of 5G in Nigeria at the
moment.
He further
stated that the NCC is technology-neutral and only assigns spectrum to
operators for deployment of any service when allocated by the National Frequency
Management Council (NFMC).
The statement
reads;
“THE
ATTENTION OF THE NIGERIAN COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION (NCC) HAS BEEN DRAWN TO A
MISCHIEVOUS STATEMENT MAKING THE ROUNDS ON SOCIAL MEDIA LIKE FACEBOOK,
WHATSAPP, TWITTER, LINKEDIN AND OTHER SITES THAT THE NIGERIAN TELECOMS INDUSTRY
IS GOING TO SWITCH ON FIFTH GENERATION (5G) IN LAGOS THIS SUNDAY 10TH, MONDAY 11TH OR TUESDAY 12TH MAY
2020.
“THE
STATEMENT FROM THE FACELESS INDIVIDUALS OR GROUPS CANNOT BE FURTHER FROM THE
TRUTH. THE COMMISSION HAS UNEQUIVOCALLY STATED THAT THERE IS NO DEPLOYMENT OF
5G IN NIGERIA AT THE MOMENT.
“THE TRIAL AMONG OTHERS WAS TO STUDY AND
OBSERVE ANY HEALTH OR SECURITY CHALLENGES THE 5G NETWORK MIGHT PRESENT.
RELEVANT STAKEHOLDERS INCLUDING MEMBERS OF THE SECURITY AGENCIES WERE INVITED
TO PARTICIPATE DURING THE TRIAL.
“NCC HAS NOT
ISSUED ANY LICENCE FOR 5G IN NIGERIA AND THEREFORE, THE MOBILE NETWORK
OPERATORS (MNOS) CANNOT SWITCH ON SUCH TECHNOLOGY.
“NCC IS
TECHNOLOGY-NEUTRAL. AS SUCH, WE DON’T LICENSE TECHNOLOGY BUT ASSIGNS SPECTRUM
TO OPERATORS FOR DEPLOYMENT OF ANY SERVICE WHEN ALLOCATED BY THE NATIONAL
FREQUENCY MANAGEMENT COUNCIL (NFMC).”
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