Former Acting Executive Vice Chairman/CEO, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), and former EVC/CEO, National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI), Dr. Bashir Gwandu, has called on African countries to harness the potential of low-band spectrum for fifth-generation mobile technology (5G), which will account for an estimated economic value of $130 billion by 2030.
The telecom expert made a presentation on the session: “The shape of Post-WRC spectrum ecosystems”, on the third theme: “From WRC-23 to WRC-27- Emerging Landscapes & Technologies and the Path Ahead” at the just-concluded 9th Sub-Sahara Spectrum Management Conference 2024, held in Nairobi, Kenya, organised by Forum Global recently.
Gwandu, who held various chairmanship positions at both the ITU and Commonwealth including the ITU Radiocommunications Advisory Group (the RAG), The Joint Task Group, and Commonwealth ITU Group (CIG), made the call during his opening remarks on the 600MHz…