Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami |
This followed 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.
The statement said the national policy had 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 government said the stakeholder engagement was thorough
and multi-sectoral in nature and that it also took into account the report of
the 3-month 5G trials that commenced on the 25th of November 2019.
It said the report critically reviewed and studied the
health and security implications of deploying 5G in Nigeria.
According to the government, leading international
organisations such as the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the International
Telecommunications Union (ITU), an organ of the United Nations, had confirmed
that the deployment of 5G networks left no adverse health effect and were 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 government added.
The statement said the National Frequency Management Council
(NFMC), chaired by Minister Pantami, would soon release spectrum to the
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) for the Mobile Network Operators
(MNOs) that meet all the required conditions.
It stated that the NCC, as the regulator of the
telecommunications sector, would 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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