The Federal Government has
approved a national policy on 5G networks for Nigeria’s digital economy.
This was following a presentation
by the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, during a
Federal Executive Council meeting on Wednesday.
A statement issued by the
Minister’s Technical Assistant on Information Technology, Dr Femi Adeluyi,
revealed that the implementation of the national policy is with immediate
effect.
According to the statement, “The
national policy has been developed over a period of two years, due to the need
for extensive stakeholder engagement and the need to ensure adequate public
awareness and sensitisation. The stakeholder engagement was thorough and
multi-sectoral in nature. It also took into account the report of the 3-month
5G trials that commenced on the 25th of November 2019. The report critically
reviewed and studied the health and security implications of deploying 5G in
Nigeria.
“Leading international
organisations such as the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the International
Telecommunications Union (ITU), an organ of the United Nations, have confirmed
that the deployment of 5G networks leave no adverse health effect and are safe.
5G networks offer significant advantages over the current technologies. Some of
its advantages include much lower latency, higher bandwidth, greater device
density, longer battery life for nodes and greater network flexibility. Several
countries have already commenced the deployment of 5G and are enjoying its
benefits. These countries include the United States, United Kingdom, Republic
of Korea, South Africa and Lesotho, to mention but a few.
“The National Frequency
Management Council (NFMC), chaired by Minister Pantami, will soon release
spectrum to the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) for the Mobile Network
Operators (MNOs) that meet all the required conditions.
“The NCC, as the regulator of the
telecommunications sector, will continue engaging stakeholders with a view to
developing the regulatory instruments required for the successful deployment of
the technology in Nigeria.”
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