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| NCC’s team at the conference: Aliyu; Suleh-Yusuf; Ibietan; Ikemefuna; and Digima |
In a statement by the NCC’s Director, Public Affairs,
Ikechukwu Adinde said, “The conference had scheduled over 200 sessions and
about 400 speakers. However, NCC session was oversubscribed as all seats were
occupied, while some participants had to stand to listen to the discussion on a
topic that patently enthused and electrified the audience, and marked by very
rare social networking and participation.
“The NCC team explained to the excited audience how 5G will
power a plethora of applications, innovation and creativity. These include
smart cities, telemedicine, Internet of Things (IoT), smart agriculture,
driverless cars, bolstering of the security governance sector, among others.
The team asserted that 5G is a network of networks because of its huge capabilities,
and its derivable benefits can only be limited if humans limit their own
imaginations.
“With 5G, there is something for everyone. Nigeria is
kick-starting these massive benefits with enhanced broadband. 5G will bridge
the fibre connectivity gap and with wireless broadband connectivity, Nigerians
will enjoy the enhanced broadband.” A member of the panel stated to emphasize
enhanced connectivity that comes with 5G technology”, the said.
“Additionally, the panel informed the audience that NCC had
established a sectoral Computer Security Incidents Response Team (CSIRT) to
work with the telecoms operators to reduce risks on the cyber-attacks and data
breach. The Centre, inaugurated in 2021, has been collaborating with the
national agency, the Nigerian Computer Emergency Response Team (ngCERT),
towards enhancing the security of the cyber space and privacy of citizens.
These strategic collaboration, for which NCC is noted, will now be boosted by
the Nigeria Data Protection Bureau, recently established by the Federal
Government.
“While explaining the security, safety and speed
characteristic of 5G, the panel reasoned that, while 4G has a response time of
10 millisecond, equivalent of the capacity of human brain, 5G network is even
faster. Therefore, the high-speed feature of 5G will make it unlock greater
opportunities that will enhance human productivity for the development.
“The latency of 5G, which measures its response time, is 1
millisecond, while that of 4G is measured at 10 milliseconds. While 4G can
accommodate 100,000 device connections in one square kilometre, 5G can connect
a million devices within the same space, and thus, power Internet of Things
(IoT). Also, 5G peak data rate is 20 gigabits (GB) per second for download, and
10GB for upload, which is higher than 100 megabytes (MB) per second download
and 50MB upload offered by 4G network.”
The AfricaNXT Conference is the largest assemblage of
innovators from across Africa and Africa’s Diasporan communities. Formerly
known as Social Media Week Lagos, the confab and festival, now in its 10th
Year, is an annual event that takes place in Lagos, focusing on harnessing
Africa’s potentials for her development, using the dual agencies of human
creativity and the promises of technology.
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