MTN Nigeria Communications Plc kicked off an open 5G pilot in the lead-up to its highly anticipated commercial launch. The Company, which intends to launch 5G services in Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt, Ibadan, Kano, Owerri, and Maiduguri, is testing the next-generation network infrastructure. Customers with certain enabled devices will be allowed to connect with and […]
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May
May
The Nigerian tech news platform, TechNext, recently hosted a Twitter roundtable to discuss the future of communications in Nigeria as regards the futuristic 5G network. Moderated by Omoleye Omoruyi, Editor, TechNext — the roundtable hosted Adia Sowho, Chief Marketing Officer, MTN Nigeria; Kehinda Joda, Head of Corporate Services, FiberOne Broadband, and Usman Haruna, Correspondent, Naija […]
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MTN Nigeria successfully bids for 3.5GHz Spectrum Licence to enable Fifth Generation (5G) Rollout
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Dec
Dec
MTN Nigeria Communications Plc (MTN Nigeria) is pleased to announce that it was successful in its bid to acquire one of the two 100MHZ spectrum licences in the 3.5GHz spectrum band auctioned by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). This is a significant step towards achieving the goals of the Nigerian National Broadband Plan (2020-25). Acquisition […]
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Nov
Nov
MTN Nigeria PLC (MTN) announced that Nigeria has become the first country in West Africa to trial 5G technology and applications. The result of a strong collaboration between the Ministry of Communications Technology and Digital Economy, the Nigerian Communications Commission, MTN and Huawei (Abuja), ZTE (Calabar) and Ericsson (Lagos.) This immersive demo and experience will […]