The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has received board approval to open fresh licensing for spectrum in the WiMAX 2.3GHz frequency band, after the previous process was declared void.
Earlier this month, presidential spokesman Olusegun Adeniyi released an official statement saying: ‘Having carefully reviewed official reports and representations from stakeholders, and after availing himself of competent advice on the recent licensing of the 2.3GHz spectrum band, President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua has come to the conclusion that the letters and spirit of the stipulated rules and guidelines were not adequately complied with.’
Mobitel, Spectranet and fixed-wireless operator Multi-Links had emerged as winners out of 41 applicants for the four slots in the 2.3GHz band after each of them paid NGN1.368 billion (USD9.33 million) in May 2009. Read the rest of this entry »
Etisalat Nigeria, the country’s newest GSM mobile network operator, has announced that it has passed the one million subscriber mark – less than nine months after the company launched its services in Nigeria.
