No licence yet to switch on 5G, says Danbatta
The Executive Vice Chairman , Nigerian Communications Commission , Prof. Umar Danbatta, says that there are no Fifth Generation of mobile technology licence issued by the commission to be switched on in some parts of the country.
The statement noted that the clarification was made following some mischievous statements on the social media that the telecommunication industry was going to switch on 5G between May 10 and May 12. The statement added that NCC had in November 2019 approved trial test for 5G which lasted for a period of three months.The statement explained that the trial among others was to study and observe any health or security challenges the 5G network might present.It said that relevant stakeholders including members of the security agencies were invited to participate during the trial.
It explained that 5G was a fifth generation of mobile technology, which was an improvement on today’s 4G technology.
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