- 1. MTN pilots 5G in Nigeria
- (Nigeria)
- ... who provided the trial spectrum used for this. Today's success underlines the fact that we are good together." In September 2019, NCC executive vice chairman Prof Umar Danbatta said three spectrums will ...
- Created on 29 November 2019
- 2. Nigeria unveils spectrum frequencies for 5G licensing
- (Nigeria)
- ... broadband licensing. NCC's executive vice chairman, Prof Umar Danbatta said the three spectrums will be licensed as soon as the standardisation process is completed at the 2019 World Radiocommunication ...
- Created on 30 September 2019
- 3. Nigeria dabbles in spectrum for 5G
- (Nigeria)
- ... (NCC), has approved the provision of spectrum frequency for operators to test 5G services in the country. From Abuja, NCC executive vice chairman Umar Danbatta said telecom operators can now evaluate ...
- Created on 06 September 2019
- 4. Nigeria's operators keeping mum on 5G
- (Nigeria)
- Uncertainty in the market, but industry regulator remains optimistic. Uncertainty has gripped Nigeria's ICT sector and its telecommunications industry as far as the roll out of 5G technology is ...
- Created on 12 August 2019
- 5. Internetwork infractions rock Nigeria's telecoms space
- (Nigeria)
- ... to requests for comment. Executive vice chairman of the NCC, Prof. Umar Danbatta said: "Though the commission granted approval to MTN's request to disconnect debtor networks from its network in line ...
- Created on 06 August 2019
- 6. Google Station prickles Nigeria's tech regulator
- (Nigeria)
- ... letter was signed on behalf of NCC's executive vice chairman, Prof. Umar Danbatta by the executive commissioner (stakeholder management), Sunday Dare, and was sent to the Presidential Enabling Business ...
- Created on 18 March 2019
- 7. New twist in Teleology 9mobile transaction
- (Nigeria)
- ... bidder for Nigeria's fourth largest operator 9mobile (formerly known as Etisalat). Executive Vice-Chairman and CEO of the NCC, Prof. Umar Danbatta said the Commission has not issued a new operational ...
- Created on 10 December 2018
- 8. Mixed response to Nigeria's broadband penetration success
- (Nigeria)
- Internet Society's regional representative believes industry regulator should prioritise user experience above penetration targets. According to the 2018 ITU/UNESCO Policy Forum Nigeria's broadband ...
- Created on 29 August 2018
- 9. Nigeria: NCC gives MTN until May 2019 to list
- (Nigeria)
- ... until May 2019 to list on the Nigerian Stock Exchange. Umar Danbatta, Executive Vice Chairman of the NCC, said listing of the company's operations on the local bourse was among the terms and conditions ...
- Created on 15 August 2018
- 10. Controversy over Teleology's 9mobile deal
- (Nigeria)
- ... to stop the sale of 9mobile to Teleology following an initial submission by Prof. Umar Danbatta, NCC's Executive Vice-chairman, and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) that they were not aware of the payment ...
- Created on 09 May 2018
- 11. New deadline for sale of Nigeria's 9mobile
- (Nigeria)
- ... deadline for the submission of binding offers by prospective bidders." NCC Executive Vice Chairman, Umar Danbatta said, "Having carefully considered the reasons given for the proposed extension in the ...
- Created on 08 January 2018
- 12. Nigeria pushes open internet agenda
- (Nigeria)
- ... held recently in Lagos under the theme Taking the African Internet to the Next Level Through Policy, Collaboration and Education, Professor Umar Danbatta, Executive Vice Chairman of the NCC urged all stakeholders ...
- Created on 04 December 2017
- 13. 60 bidders compete for fibre deployment licenses
- (Nigeria)
- ... infrastructure companies to deploy metropolitan fibre-optic infrastructure and associated transmission equipment on an open-access, non-discriminatory and price-regulated basis. Prof. Umar Danbatta, ...
- Created on 20 June 2017
- 14. Nigeria's tech regulator takes on unlicensed spectrum users
- (Nigeria)
- ... spectrum illegally – specifically those using the 5.4GHz band (5.470-5.725 GHz spectrum frequency), claiming it is a licensed band in Nigeria. NCC Head Umar Danbatta said the regulator has given these ...
- Created on 10 May 2017
- 15. NCC declares state of emergency on QoS
- (Nigeria)
- ... interactive session on QoS delivery, NCC Executive Vice Chairman Prof Umar Danbatta said since 2017 is the year of the consumer, ensuring high quality of service should be the focus of the operators. "The ...
- Created on 13 March 2017
- 16. MTN reacts to Nigeria ultimatum
- (Nigeria)
- ... direct foreign investments. Nhleko told NCC top management team, headed by the Executive Vice Chairman Professor Umar Danbatta, that MTN still has strong faith and 'implicit confidence' in Nigeria and ...
- Created on 24 February 2017
- 17. Nigeria's telecom regulator to review mobile voice termination rates
- (Nigeria)
- NCC appoints PwC to conduct an impact assessment. The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has confirmed it will review mobile voice termination rates in Nigeria. NCC Executive Vice Chairman ...
- Created on 21 February 2017
- 18. NCC details plan of action to bolster below-par telecoms
- (Nigeria)
- ... Vice Chairman of the commission, Prof. Umar Danbatta, said that the process will involve 207 communities. Danbatta also bemoaned the below average nature of telecoms services in Nigeria which he said ...
- Created on 23 January 2017
- 19. 'ICT is the new oil in Nigeria'
- (Nigeria)
- ... sure will certainly take us beyond our imagination." The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) boss, Umar Danbatta, noted that the country's telecom sector has proven to be resilient, stable and therefore ...
- Created on 23 November 2016
- 20. Nigeria dealing with threats to broadband plan
- (Nigeria)
- ... also showed that about 77% of the complaints were resolved. Delivering the first progress report on the Commission's 8-point agenda, NCC Executive Vice Chairman Umar Danbatta said the commission's articulated ...
- Created on 29 September 2016
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