Media reports reveal that MTN Nigeria has announced that its acquisition of the 2.6GHz spectrum has set the stage for the roll-out of its 4G LTE broadband internet services across the country, starting in the major cities of Lagos and Abuja.
The Nigerian Communications Commission(NCC) has declared MTN as winner of its latest auction for a ten-year frequency spectrum license for the 2.6GHz band.
Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, NCC CEO/EVC
According to Nigeria CommunicationsWeek, the NCC had earlier confirmed that MTN's bid met the relevant provisions of the Information Memorandum (IM) for the exercise in which MTN emerged as the sole approved bidder.
Although Nigeria is one of 28 African countries that currently offer 4G/LTE services, the penetration rate of these services is still restricted to a few major cities.
As such, MTN hopes winning this auction will be a big boost to its plan to deliver global mobile broadband and 4G LTE services to its over 60 million customers in Nigeria.
“After complying with all the requirements for the 2.6GHz auction and making the licence payment of N18.96 billion to the NCC, MTN has been issued a letter of award. With the 2.6 GHz band, we expect to roll out and provide the full range of LTE services to Nigerians, empowering Nigeria with the latest mobile broadband technology,” said Ferdi Moolman, MTN Nigeria CEO.
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Nigeria CommunicationsWeek reports that the award of the spectrum by the NCC was subject to an open, transparent and competitive process in which all operators - local and foreign; enjoyed equal and unfettered rights of participation in line with the NCC’s desire for transparency and ensuring a level playing field for all.
Culled from pulse.ng
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