Amid concerns, MAFAB explains 5G operations, plans 102 sites

By Favour Unukaso AMID concerns of not deploying services two years after obtaining the Fifth-Generation (5G) network licence from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Mafab Communications has said that it is steadily advancing the technology in Nigeria. The NCC granted licenses to MTN Nigeria and Mafab Communications Limited to roll out 5G services on... 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 tasks licensees as Mafab targets 100 5G sites by February

By Staff reporter THE Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has tasked old and new licensees on the need to deliver on their respective mandates by offering telecoms consumers the best of service. The Executive Vice Chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta, made this known in Lagos, Thursday, when Mafab Communications formally unveils its... Read More

Mafab begins 5G operations as Musk’s Starlink comes to IXPN

By Staff Reporter EXCEPT for any last-minute change, Mafab Communications may have kept to its promise of January roll out of the Fifth Generation (5G) network service in Nigeria as the firm would by the end of this week unveil its network logo in Lagos. Sources within the Nigeria telecoms industry, who are conversant... Read More

New spectrum auction to fetch FG $5476m as NCC sell last two lots of 5G frequency

By Favour Unukaso THE coffers of the Federal Government is expected to be $547 million richer following plans by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to auction two more Fifth-Generation (5G) network licences in the country.   In the Information Memorandum (IM) on 3.5 GHz Spectrum Auction revealed at the weekend, which NCC used to... Read More