New There Is No Correlation Between 5G And Coronavirus-NCC

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has come out to debunk the ongoing rumors that the coronavirus is caused by the 5G network. The commission’s Director of Public Affairs, Dr Henry Nkemadu revealed this today while explaining to the public that there is no relationship between 5G and the outbreak of the coronavirus.

“5G is an advancement on today’s 4G technology designed to transform the world positively.“Secondly, there is no deployment of 5G in Nigeria at the moment. “The NCC back in November 2019 approved trial test for 5G for a period of three months and that the trial has been concluded and installation decommissioned.

“The trial among others was to study and observe any health or security challenges the 5G network might present. Relevant stakeholders including members of the security agencies were invited to participate during the trial.  “We have spectrum, particularly the millimetre wave spectrum from 24GHz and above are available. We have not given out 5G spectrum to operators. It will be auctioned at the appropriate time.

“The NCC will continue to maintain its policy of technology neutrality and will continue to encourage service providers to deploy the best technology that will meet the needs of the society in a secured and friendly manner”.

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