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MTN Nigeria gets $5.2bn fine
2015-10-27 01:00:00| Total Telecom industry news
Nigerian telco says it was hit with hefty NCC fine due to timing of SIM card disconnections.
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MTN Nigeria buys DTT broadcasting licence
2015-09-16 18:40:17| Digital TV News
According to Nigeria's National Broadcasting Commission, South Africa's MTN has bought a licence to provide pay TV in the country for 34 billion Naira. MTN Nigeria will use part of the 700MHz frequency band to provide digital broadcasting services.
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Alcatel-Lucent, MTN Nigeria launch 100G network
2014-10-13 09:29:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) Alcatel-Lucent has launched a 100 Gbps fibre-optic network with MTN Nigeria. The operator will deploy the 100G network, which re-uses existing 10G optical assets, thereby preserving MTN's past investments. The new network also gives MTN the capacity and flexibility to offer wholesale services to other providers in the region. MTN Nigeria's network covers 88.8 percent of the country's land mass, giving 86.2 percent of the population access to mobile services.
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South Africas MTN seals Nigeria mobile tower deal with IHS
2014-09-04 02:00:00| Total Telecom industry news
Joint venture company to own and operate 9,151 mobile network towers in effort to cut costs.