By; PETER NOSAKHARE, Kaduna
National Frequency Management Council (NFMC), an agency of the Federal Government has handed over the 3.5GHz spectrum allocation for the fifth generation networks to the Nigerian Communications Commission.
The handover ceremony was held on Thursday in Abuja, where the Chairman of the Council and Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof Isa Pantami, also presented the National Policy on Fifth Generation Networks for Nigeria’s Digital Economy.
This was contained in a statement by the spokesperson for the minister, Uwa Suleiman, on Thursday.
The statement reads in part, “The National Frequency Management Council has formally handed over the 3.5GHz spectrum allocation for the deployment of Fifth Generation Networks to the Nigerian Communications Commission.”
The minister directed that the spectrum be distributed to the companies whose bids were successful during the auction in December 2021, and urged all stakeholders to ensure the implementation of the National Policy of 5G for Nigeria’s Digital Economy.
It would be recalled that NCC’s auction for its two lots available of 100 MHz TDD slots of 3.5 GHz band for the deployment of 5G network in Nigeria was won by MTN Nigeria and Mafab Nigeria Communication Limited in December last year.
The minister directed that the spectrum be distributed to the companies whose bids were successful during the auction in December 2021, and urged all stakeholders to ensure the implementation of the National Policy of 5G for Nigeria’s Digital Economy.
It would be recalled that NCC’s auction for its two lots available of 100 MHz TDD slots of 3.5 GHz band for the deployment of 5G network in Nigeria was won by MTN Nigeria and Mafab Nigeria Communication Limited in December last year.
