The Nigerian Communications Commission’s (NCC’s) plan for Fifth Generation (5G) technology deployment in the country continues to gather momentum with the Commission confirming that its readiness to begin full implementation is at 97 per cent. The Executive Vice Chairman of NCC, Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, re-affirmed the status of the …
Read More »Elon Musk’s SpaceX Seeks NCC to Launch Satellite-Based Broadband Services in Nigeria
…As NCC Balance Competition with Disruptive Technologies for Sustainable Telecoms Growth In an effort to launch its high bandwidths satellite-based internet services in Nigeria, the American space company, Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) has visited the Nigerian telecommunications regulator, NCC. The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has emphasised that in light of …
Read More »Nigeria Tasks West African States on Increased Regional Collaboration for ICT Ecosystem Development
Nigerian government has called for increased regional collaboration for the development of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) ecosystem in West Africa as a potential digital hub on the global ICT map. Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami and the Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian …
Read More »Stakeholder Engagement Key to Broadband Implementation – Danbatta
The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta, has said that government is putting greater emphasis on continuous engagement of different stakeholders to secure their buy-in towards achieving the targets of the Nigerian National Broadband Plan (NNBP), 2020-2025. Danbatta stated this at the first stakeholder …
Read More »Pantami Engages Stakeholders on Broadband Implementation
...NCC to facilitate new target of 70% – Danbatta The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Ali Ibrahim Pantami has engaged relevant industry players and agencies under the Ministry to discuss ways for achieving accelerated implementation of the new Nigerian National Broadband Plan (NNBP) 2020-2025. At the first stakeholders’ …
Read More »NCC Suspends Spectrum Trading Guidelines 2018
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has suspended the Spectrum Trading Guidelines 2018 for the Nigerian telecommunications industry. A statement signed by the Director, Public Affairs, Dr Henry Nkemadu, revealed that the Board of Commissioners of the NCC rose from its meeting with this position and informed all licensed telecommunications operators, …
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