Nigeria’s 5G penetration leaps by 2.1% as data consumption hits 850,249.09 terabytes

  By Favour Unukaso ABOUT two years after its commercial launch in Nigeria, the Fifth-Generation (5G) network has hit 2.1 per cent penetration. Subscription statistics released on Monday by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) confirmed this. As of quarter one, precisely March, when NCC last released industry data, 5G penetration stood at 1.24 per... Read More

ITU ranks Nigeria high in digital transformation readiness

By Favour Unukaso A NEW report of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) has ranked Nigeria very high at 71 per cent, in comparative legal, policy and governance frameworks towards G5 – advanced state of readiness for digital transformation known as G5 with Germany, Finland and Singapore leading the global chart.      In the report... Read More

Airtel assures Nigerians of 5G, mobile money services

AIRTEL has assured Nigerians of better 5G offerings and improved mobile money service through its Smartcash PSB.   Speaking in Lagos, during a media interaction, Head of B2B Sales, Smartcash PSB, Judith Osiobe, said the service is to ensure financial inclusion on a global scale.    “We recently launched the Smartcash Remittance Service that offers... Read More

Broadband Commission urges action on connectivity as Nigeria’s 5G subscriptions hit 500,000

  By Favour Unukaso AFTER about 13 months into its commercial launch in Nigeria, the Fifth-Generation (5G) network has hit the 500,000-subscription mark. This was stated by the Executive Vice Chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta at a media forum. Since its launch in 2022, three companies currently provide 5G services in... Read More

MVNOs get one year to roll out service as 5G sees 60,000 subscriptions in Nigeria

THE Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said that the newly licensed Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNOs) have to roll out service within a year of completing negotiations with the mobile network operators (MNOs) in the country.    NCC, which said it has licensed 26 operators to carry out MVNO operations in Nigeria, noted that more... Read More

More Nigerians to get 5G service as Airtel begins rollout

BARRING any unforeseen circumstances, telecommunications firm, Airtel is set to roll out its Fifth-Generation (5G) network services between now and next week.    With the planned launch, more Nigerians will soon have access to 5G services in the country.    The telecoms operator promises its subscribers speeds up to 100 times faster than 4G, ultra-low latency... Read More

NCC tasks 5G licensees on protection of citizens’ data

By Favour Unukaso THE Fifth-Generation (5G) network licensees in Nigeria have been mandated to ensure protection of citizens’ data in this critical period of cyber criminals.     The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), which gave this directive in Lagos, Thursday, at the 2023 Nigeria DigitalSENSE Forum with the theme: “5G: Data Governance, Safety and Security in... Read More

NCC positions Nigeria for $13.2 trillion 5G economic benefits

  By Favour Unukaso  THE Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said that it has played an effective role in placing the country at a vantage position to reap the immense benefits of the Fifth-Generation (5G) network. The NCC noted that the Communications Sector is indeed the pace-setter sector as far as the expansion of... Read More

NCC tasks telcos on clean energy, sees 5G drives high power consumption

THE Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said that the advent of the Fifth-Generation (5G) network and its expansion in the country would drive increased energy consumption in the country.    Specifically, NCC said wireless service coverage requirement for 5G service will trigger high demand for data services, which will result in increased energy consumption for... Read More

Africa’s 5G attention shifts to Ghana, Ethiopia as 30 countries launch in 2023

THE Global System for Mobile Telecommunications Association (GSMA) has said that 5G connections would double over the next two years, expedited by technological innovations and new network deployments in more than 30 countries in 2023 alone. Of the new networks to be deployed in 2023, it is expected that 15 will be 5G Standalone... Read More