“NCC is already working on the three key
factors that will drive 5G deployments,
which include infrastructure, spectrum and
regulation ahead of the 2020 rollout date" If you thought that your 4G broadband is fast,
wait until you experience a 5G connection. And that won’t be long in coming as Nigeria
has started trial of the roll-out plan of 5G
networks with the 26GHz, 38GHz and 42GHz
spectrum bands beginning with the Eko
Atlantic Project. Nigeria’s telecom regulator, the Nigerian
Communications Commission, NCC, who
disclosed this in Abuja on Thursday during a
collaborative meeting with GSMA for 5G rollout
in Nigeria, said roll-out will start by 2020. The Executive Vice Chairman of NCC, Prof. Umar
Danbatta, said 5G broadband data will drive
connectivity and allow humans to interact with
connected devices to check their health status
and remotely control home appliances. Also Read: Arm Yourself While You Can Danbatta acknowledged the deficit in
infrastructure rollout and spectrum availability
in the country but added that the NCC was
already working to address the challenges. He said NCC would begin with the available
26GHz, 38GHz and 42GHz to drive 5G rollout in
the country. “NCC is already working on the three key
factors that will drive 5G deployments, which
include infrastructure, spectrum and regulation
ahead of the 2020 rollout date. “We will rely on existing policies and regulation
and still come up with additional policies and
regulation that will address any hiccups,”
Danbatta said.