The Nigerian government has officially handed over the 3.5GHz spectrum for the 5G network to the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC).
On Thursday in Abuja, the minister of communication and digital economy, Isa Pantami, performed the handover ceremony.
The NCC was given bulk spectrum because of its regulatory responsibilities in the telecommunications industry.
The National Frequency Management Council is in charge of the initial allocation (NFMC).
The NFMC is the apex body for spectrum management and the custodian of the National Frequency Spectrum Scarce Resource. It focuses on non-commercial spectrum and delegated bulk spectrum allocation to statutory bodies with the authority to assign spectrum to end-users under the law.
The Spectrum Management Department of the ministry is in charge of allocating spectrum for non-commercial use.
Mr Pantami stated on Thursday that 148 spectrum allocations have been made since 2019.
“We are here today to officially allocate the 3.5GHz frequency band, specifically the 3.52GHz to 3.90GHz (or 380 MHz), to the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) for onward assignment to the winners of the 5G Auctioning Process. The initial allocation is done under the auspices of the National Frequency Management Council (NFMC),” Mr Pantami said.
“5G networks offer major advantages over technologies that preceded it. These advantages include much lower latency, higher bandwidth, greater device density, longer battery life for nodes and greater network flexibility.
“As at the end of December 2021, 200 mobile operators in 78 countries/territories had announced 3GPP compatible 5G service launches (either mobile or fixed wireless access), including about 9 countries in Africa. With our population and market size, we are on course to become the country with the largest 5G deployment in Africa.”
Mafab Communication and MTN Nigeria were the two winners of the 3.5 gigahertz (GHz) spectrum auction for the deployment of 5G technology in December 2021.
After an eight-hour bidding war, the winners emerged after 11 rounds of bidding. The commission set the base price at $197.4 million, and the two winners received $273 million from the regulator.
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