On Friday at Ericsson’s Global Headquarters and Research and Development Lab in Kista, North of Stockholm, Sweden, the vice president, Kassim Shettima led other members of the Nigerian delegation to witness the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Nigeria and telecom giant, Ericsson, on a 5G Innovation Lab.
Also present at the event was Ericsson’s Senior Vice President and Head of Business Area Middle East and Africa.
Minister for Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani, signed the MoU on behalf of the Nigerian Government, while Peter Olusoji Ogundele, Country Manager, Ericsson Nigeria, signed on behalf of the telecom giant.
The 5G is the fifth generation of cellular networks said to be 100 times faster than 4G, thereby creating unprecedented opportunities for people, businesses and technology across the world.
The deal is aimed at placing Nigeria among the world’s top users of the 5G network in terms of productivity and boosting Nigeria’s technological capabilities.