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Lack of infrastructure can slow down 5G rollout – ATCON

Lack of infrastructure can slow down 5G rollout – ATCON
The Association of Telecommunication Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) on Tuesday said that lack of sufficient infrastructure to drive new technologies could slow down the rollout of the 5G network.

The President of ATCON, Mr Tony Izuagbe, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that the 5G technology rollout needed more infrastructure and more connectivity between the infrastructure.

NAN reports that in telecommunication, 5G is the fifth-generation technology standard for cellular networks which cellular phone companies began deploying worldwide in 2019.

It  is the successor to 4G technology that provides connectivity to most current mobile phones.

Izuagbe said that the rate of adoption of the 5G technology would depend on availability of the infrastructure that would support it

NAN reports that, with the issuance of 5G licences to successful bidders of the 3.5GHz spectrum by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), 5G-licensed telecoms operators have continued to roll out their 5G networks across the country.

The 5G technology is for faster speed, more communication between devices, faster upload, smart city-enabled – enabling more devices to the cloud – and faster broadband spread to allow more devices on the network.

“As we speak, in China, the 6G technology has already been deployed due to high data usage and heavy technological advancement,’’ he said.

Izuagbe lauded Nigerians for enthusiasm about technology and for being fast adopters.

On deployment of 5G network at the grassroots, the ATCON president said that proliferation of services was more important.

He said that ensuring that everybody, whether in the urban or rural centre, had access to communication should be the focus.

“What we should be looking at is proliferation of services so that everybody has access to communication.

That is the first step. I won’t say 5G is not important or 4G. Access to communication is what we should be thinking about.

“We should not be carried away with whether the 5G technology is reaching the grassroots; rather, we should be asking ourselves what the grassroots people need or what communication is needed at that level.

“The issue is what the people need,” he said.
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