5G Policy : Pantami tasks NCC on speedy Implementation
MTN commends Pantami on Nigeria’s 5G roadmap
Multinational telecommunications services provider, MTN, is happy about the plans by the Ministry of Communications to roll out 5G technology for the Nigerian market.
Chairman, Mr. Mcebisi Jonas, and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Ralph Mupita, who were at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Kigali, Rwanda, commended the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami for developing a deployment roadmap.
MTN Nigeria is one of the two companies that won market space to deploy 5G network in the country. The other firm is Mafab Communications Limited.
The two firms had in December emerged successful winners of the 3.5 gigahertz (GHz) spectrum auction for the deployment of 5G technology in Nigeria. The operators are expected to commence delivery of 5G services before the last quarter of the year.
Technical Assistant (Research and Development) to Prof Pantami, Dr Femi Adeluyi, stated that the minister met with the prospective 5G players during a side meeting at CHOGM 2022.
He said, “the leadership of MTN expressed their gratitude to the minister for his support towards creating an enabling environment for MTN to thrive in its largest global market- Nigeria.
“In particular, they commended the minister for the successful 5G auctioning and licensing process and they assured the Minister of their willingness to roll out 5G services in Nigeria as soon as possible,” said.
The statement addded: “The MTN team also officially informed the minister of their decision to hold their next Board Retreat in Nigeria in July 2022. This, they said, is in recognition of the positive impact of Nigeria on their business.
“They also assured the minister of their commitment to expanding their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programs in Nigeria.”
