The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has decided not to review the waiting time for the rollout of Fifth Generation (5G) technology in the country for now.
NCC Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) Prof. Umar Danbatta, spoke on the sidelines of the breakfast interactive session with Nigeria’s digital innovation ecosystem.
The session was organised by the Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Prof Isa Pantami.
Danbatta said three more 3.5 gigahertz (GHz) spectrum licences are still available for auctioning for the deployment of the technology in the country.
He said the deployment of the technology would follow the provisions of the information memorandum (IM) drawn preparatory to the auctioning of the two slots won by MTN Nigeria and Mafab Communication Limited last year.
The EVC however, added that there was also a provision that the waiting period could be reviewed, adding that such a review wasn’t being contemplated by the NCC now.
He said: “I’m not saying the review is in the process as we talk. Not yet because we want to ensure that these two assigned licences have started operations and are okay.”
