Fifth Generation Mobile Networks demonstration trials conducted in the country by MTN Nigeria in November 2019 were carried out with 4G spectrum.
Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami, disclosed this in an interview monitored on Channels Television.
Shedding further light on MTN’s 5G trials, Pantami explained that the exercise was actually carried out with 4G spectrum, as 5G was not available in Nigeria. They called on all Nigerians to disregard the information that was trending on all social media platforms, saying it was false. “There is no link whatsoever between 5G and coronavirus. The 5G technology will transform the world by connecting everything with everybody. It will create millions of jobs; it will add billions of dollars to the economy and can solve some of our problems such as insecurity and improve governance and efficiency in the society,” the NCC director said.
He explained that telecommunication standards were prescribed for use by the relevant international regulatory agencies after thorough and comprehensive tests had been carried out to ensure that all approved standards were safe for the human environment and health. Also, the President, ATCON, Olusola Teniola, explained that what had been done regarding 5G network in the country was a trial to examine the applications of the technology and was supervised by the NCC.
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