NCC: Ericsson drums support for Nigerian telecom industry
Shitlesi Makkhofane, Head, Government and Industry Relations of Ericsson Group has said that Nigerian Telecom market has not yet been harnessed to its full potential.
Makkhofane made this remark when he led top management WORKERS of Ericsson Nigeria on a courtesy visit to the Nigerian Communications Commission recently.
He added that, “Ericsson had studied the Nigerian telecom market and had speculated that the vast potentials of the market was yet to be fully harnessed and expressed interest in the deployment of Broadband to unserved and underserved areas in Nigeria.”
Ericsson Nigeria, Makkhofane said is going to deploy the latest innovative technology to this end based on the leading item of NCC Management’s 8-Point Agenda, which tripod are availability, accessibility and affordability of broadband.
The team, he said, would also seek clarifications on licensing requirements for a couple of businesses including type approval procedure for certain equipment because of its interest in exploring the realities of the Internet of Things (IoT) and 5G networks;
huge data management; as well as providing cybersecurity solutions to enable network interoperability and traceability to check the use of cloned devices that pose threat to security.
Executive Commissioner Stakeholder Management, Mr.Sunday Dare, who received the team on behalf of the Management of NCC, commended the team for the visit as well as their interest in the Nigerian telecom ecosystem.
He assured the Ericsson team that the issues raised will be conveyed to the EVC/CEO of the Commission, Prof. Umar Danbatta for Management’s consideration and necessary action.
