Abuja - Minister of Communication Technology and Chairman of the
Universal Service Provision Fund (USPF), Dr Omobola Johnson, has
commissioned the University Inter-Campus Connectivity (UnICC) project at
the University of Lagos Medical School.
UnICC is a collaborative effort between the USPF and Nigerian Research Education Network (NgREN).
It represents a unique model of inter-agency and cross ministerial cooperation.
Speaking
during the occasion, Johnson stressed that the commissioning is in
pursuit of USPF’s objective of facilitating ICT infrastructure and
services to tertiary institutions.
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She said the project was empowered by the Nigerian Communications Act (NCA) of 2003, to promote widespread availability and usage of network services throughout Nigeria by encouraging the installation of network facilities and the provision of network services to institutions and to underserved areas and communities in Nigeria.
She said the project was empowered by the Nigerian Communications Act (NCA) of 2003, to promote widespread availability and usage of network services throughout Nigeria by encouraging the installation of network facilities and the provision of network services to institutions and to underserved areas and communities in Nigeria.
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implemented the project via subsidies provided by USPF and will extend
the 10GB fibre optic NgREN network to all 40 federal Universities, 28
satellite campuses and 12 Medical Colleges as well as accommodate other
tertiary institutions such as State Universities, Polytechnics as well
as Colleges of Education in the nearest future.
Johnson said the
first phase of the project would deploy over 300 kilometers of 48 core,
single mode Optic Fibre Cables (OFC) between the main campuses of 17
Universities and their corresponding annexes. The project is creating
and equipping 17 Smart Classrooms at the Medical Colleges with
interactive smart board, overhead projector, audio visual support
systems with lecture recording and playback capabilities and 50 wireless
enabled touch screen PCs.
“The project will also enhance the 34
data centers located in these Universities by providing thirty four
10KVA power inverters and associated batteries in addition to providing
bio metric access controls and CCTVs at each location to enhance the
physical security of the data centres. This is in addition to the MPLS
switches, MPLS routers, IP Telephony systems, FM 200 fire extinguishing
systems and other enhancements in order to ensure that the OFC network
is immediately put to use
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