NCC Confirms MAFAB’s 5G Services Rollout in Nigeria

Contrary to trending information on social media, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has testified to the rollout of 5G services in Nigeria by MAFAB Communications.

MAFAB is one of the companies granted Fifth Generation (5G) licences by the Commission to deploy the internet technology in Nigeria on a commercial scale.

The Commission said in a press statement on Thursday signed by Reuben Muoka, its Director of Public Affairs, its attention had been drawn to some misleading comments on social media which falsely claimed that MAFAB is yet to roll out the service, nearly two years after obtaining a licence, and one year after the roll-out date.

The statement read: “For a fact, MAFAB Communications is one of the two successful companies that won a 5G Licence during the globally-acclaimed transparent 5G Auction conducted by the Commission on December 13, 2021.

“Upon fulfilling the condition of payment for the fee of $273.6 million in February 2022, the company formally received the licence on February 22, 2022.

“Consequent upon the issuance of the 5G licence, and in line with the rollout conditions, MAFAB publicly launched its services in Abuja on January 24, 2023, and in Lagos on January 26, 2023. At launch, the services were targeted at six cities – Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt, Enugu, Kano and Kaduna.”

NCC further said it has continued to monitor the progress of rollout by MAFAB and has been regularly briefed about the status of infrastructure deployment for service offerings as conditioned in its operating licence.

“The public and all stakeholders should ignore the false and misleading information concerning the 5G rollout by MAFAB,” the Commission added.

BUSINESS METRICS reported that MAFAB in January announced the rollout of its 5G services.

At the launch of the high-speed internet service, the telcos assured that its 5G offerings would bring about a new dawn of infinite possibilities that would open more opportunities for Nigerians to grow businesses and create jobs in the digital economy sector.

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