Europe and the United State are agog with news of 5G technology innovations and deployments. 5G bids and licenses are taking place in Europe and in the United States. The Middle East is not left out in the emerging network technology evolution in a bid to drive the new wave of broadband services and accommodate artificial intelligence and internet of things.
Virtually on a daily basis much of the news you get to read flowing from the telecom ecosystem is such as:
- Samsung 5G chips roll off production line
- Samsung commenced mass production of 5G chips, which power the smartphone giant’s first compatible handset, the Galaxy S10 5G.
- Orange, Vodafone mull Spanish 5G infrastructure share
- Verizon stakes 5G claim with mobile launch
- Verizon’s Mobile 5G Network Goes Live in 2 Cities at ‘Typical’ 450 Mbit/s Speeds
- SKT Boasts 34K 5G Basestations, Undercuts 4G Pricing
- 24GHz 5G Auction Passes $1.7B
- Opponents Rally Against Trump’s Possible ‘Socialist’ 5G Network
- Will 5G Cure Juniper’s Telco Flu?
- German 5G Bids Top €2B, But It’s Too Soon to Panic
- Transforming the wireless edge to realize 5G’s full potential
- Ericsson Reflects on 2018, Boasts Leading 5G Position.
The Nigeria telecom network ecosystem is powered, mainly by 4G networks, with spices of 3G overlay. Some could even argue there are still 2G structures on our networks.
There are a number of questions that need to be answered regarding where Nigeria is today and the regulator and network operators’ position on the 5G revolution. When would Nigeria join the global 5G tech evolution?
For the past 10 years the eWorld Forums have been used to chart the way for the telecom industry. It was at its maiden edition that the idea of a Broadband Strategy and plan was first mooted in 2009.
This year’s edition presents the regulator, services and network providers and industry experts to look at the way forward as we match towards Broadband Everywhere vision of the NCC.
At The 10th Edition Of The eWorld Forum taking place on June 5, 2019 at the Oriental Hotels, Lagos, discussions would focus on other related issues, apart from the 5G question.
Topics lined up for discussion include:
• The Smart cities and hotspots everywhere vision
• How are the Infracos and the last mile quest faring?
• The 5G evolution: whither Nigeria?
• Is 5G a necessary imperative for Nigeria’s broadband everywhere quest?
• What is the role of spaced-based communication in the broadband era and in achieving broadband everywhere vision: 4G, 5G.
• How are telcos meeting and plans to meet the Nigeria’s customers’ expectation?
• Company presentations
