Space technology has gained significant momentum in Nigeria, and in a bid to expand its frontiers in the space ecosystem, the Nigerian Communications Commission has opened its doors to further collaboration with international satellite operators.

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has granted its first landing right permit (license for satellite internet) to Avanti Communications Group Plc, a UK- based satellite operator, for hosting of its HYLAS 4 Satellite space segment over Nigerian territory.

Speaking during the formal presentation of the permit to AVANTI at the Commission’s headquarters on Monday June 24 in Abuja, the Executive Vice Chairman of the NCC, Prof. Umar Danbatta, explained landing permit implies authorisation that allows operators to beam its signal over the territorial integrity of a country, saying the landing permit, the first of its kind in satellite communications in Nigeria, was a direct consequence of employing the services of the satellite operator.

Danbatta represented by the Commission’s director of spectrum administration, Engr. Austin Nwaulunne, pointed out that AVANTI is the only operator that has invested in the installation of international gateways and data centres in Africa.

“AVANTI has a fleet of satellites and one of them which is called HYLAS-4 is used to extend coverage to West, Central and Sub-Saharan Africa, and it is one of these satellites (called HYLAS-4) that has been deployed to extend coverage over Nigerian territory. This satellite uses the latest Ka-band satellite technology and has additional capacity to the tune of 2GHz.

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