U.S. officials ask AT&T, Verizon to delay 5G wireless over aviation safety concerns EKO HOT BLOG reports that the 5G Network can interfere with sensitive aircraft electronics like radio altimeters that could disrupt flights, the U.S. aviation industry and FAA have said. Their concerns have made the United States Government to ask telecom companies to … Read more
…the NCC is working with operators to implement a number of initiatives to ensure network expansion The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has confirmed it is 97% ready for the implementation of 5G deployment in the country. In a statement issued on Thursday, NCC Executive Vice Chairman, Professor Umar Danbatta, confirmed the commission’s readiness at the … Read more
Pantami revealed that there were about 16,000 reported outages by mobile network operators from January 2021 to July 2021. EKOHOTBLOG reports that the Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Mr. Isa Pantami, has said that the Five Generation (5G) network will be deployed in Nigeria in January 2022. The minister, who added that the deployment … Read more
There have been concerns about the deployment of the 5G communications network especially over its purported linkage with the COVID-19 outbreak The Federal Government has approved the National Policy on fifth generation (5G) network in Nigeria. This is according to the the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, who addressed journalists in Abuja … Read more
Pantami said that the ministry had started discussions with the Nigerian Communications Commission concerning spectrum for commercial purposes. The Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy has said it will soon deploy the Five Generation network in Nigeria for increased connectivity. The Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami, disclosed this in Abuja … Read more
The Nigerian Communications Commission says it is working in partnership with stakeholders to ensure the safety of 5G networks in Nigeria in preparation for the launch of the technology. The Executive Vice President, NCC, Prof. Umar Danbatta, said the government had started working on a policy that would drive the deployment of 5G. The EVC … Read more
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has restated that it has not licensed any telecoms firm to provide Fifth Generation (5G) services. A statement made available to newsmen on Monday in Abuja by its Director, Public Affairs, Dr Henry Nkemadu, said the attention of the Commission had been drawn to a mischievous statement making the rounds … Read more
The upper chamber of the National Assembly has put structures in place to investigate the status of 5th Generation ( 5G) network in the country. The Senate, which ordered the government to put on hold to its execution, mandated the Committees on Communication, ICT, Cyber Crimes, Public Health and Science and Technology to carry out … Read more
Apostle Suleman has told Nigerians to stop attacking Pastor Chris over his claim on COVID-19 and 5G network. Ekohotblog reports that Apostle Johnson Suleman who is the General Overseer of the Omega Fire Ministries faulted those criticizing Pastor Chris Oyakhilome of Believers Love World, popularly known as Christ Embassy, for his revelation on 5G network … Read more
Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), says the Southeast does not need 5G network. According to reports, the IPOB leader while speaking on the Fifth Generation Mobile Networks, called on the region to look away from the 5G network until all research was carried out. Ekohotblog understands that the IPOB … Read more
Senator Dino Melaye a former lawmaker representing Kogi West Senatorial District at the National Assembly has told President Muhammadu Buhari to publicly reject the launch of the 5th Generation (5G) network. Melaye further explained that the 5G is a global economic strategy introduced into the global market purely for economic gain without due regards to … Read more
Britain on Tuesday gave the green light to a limited role for Chinese telecoms giant Huawei in the country’s 5G network, in a decision it said was necessary for developing its future digital economy. But its choice also left the United States “disappointed” after its called for a total ban was ignored by both England … Read more