The telecommunications industry requires an additional 50,000 base transceiver stations (BTSs) to ensure better quality of service to Nigeria’s active 150 m mobile subscribers, executive vice chairman, Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta, has said.
He disclosed this in his welcome speech at the commission’s regional workshop on Electromagnetic Field (EMF) Exposure and Health for the south-south/south-east zones, yesterday in Calabar.
Represented by NCC’s executive commissioner, technical service, Engr. Ubale Maska, Danbatta said the workshop was intended to enlighten the public and other stakeholders on the issues of EMF exposure and health.
“The next evolution of the communications policy in Nigeria is broadband penetration which will certainly require massive deployments in terms of critical infrastructure if we are to achieve the set target by government in 2018.
“ Unfortunately, a significant section of the un-informed public and in some cases other tiers and agencies of government often pose the most vehement opposition to the installation of critical telecommunications equipment because of the perceived adverse health effect of EMF emissions from such sources to humans. The industry needs to deploy at least 50,000 more Base Transceiver Stations (BTSs).’’
He disclosed this in his welcome speech at the commission’s regional workshop on Electromagnetic Field (EMF) Exposure and Health for the south-south/south-east zones, yesterday in Calabar.
Represented by NCC’s executive commissioner, technical service, Engr. Ubale Maska, Danbatta said the workshop was intended to enlighten the public and other stakeholders on the issues of EMF exposure and health.
“ Unfortunately, a significant section of the un-informed public and in some cases other tiers and agencies of government often pose the most vehement opposition to the installation of critical telecommunications equipment because of the perceived adverse health effect of EMF emissions from such sources to humans. The industry needs to deploy at least 50,000 more Base Transceiver Stations (BTSs).’’
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