Airtel Acquires 5G Licence After MTN, Mafab Airtel Networks Limited has announced that it paid the Nigerian Communications Commission $316.7m for 100 MHz of spectrum in the 3500MHz band for the deployment of fifth-generation network and 2x5MHz of 2600MHz to boost its fourth-generation coverage in...

Airtel Only Bidder In Nigeria's Second 5G Licensing Round - Report   Airtel Africa (AAF.L) emerged as the sole bidder for a 5G high-speed spectrum licence in Nigeria's second round of licensing after another company failed to pay a deposit to continue with the auction, the...

Stock Market Rises By N355bn As Airtel Africa, Others Gain   Despite the shortened trading week due to two-day public holidays, the stock market of the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) halted its profit-taking streak by investors as Airtel Africa Plc added 10 per cent or N173.20...

Airtel Africa Launches Mobile Banking In Nigeria  Airtel Africa says it has commenced operation of its recently licensed Nigerian payment service bank unit SmartCash PSB. In a stock market statement, Airtel Africa revealed that subsidiary SmartCash Payment Service Bank has started providing services through selected retail...

Airtel Laments Revenue Loss As 8.5m Customers Yet to Comply Several telecommunications providers, including MTN, Globacom, Airtel, and 9mobile, have been ordered to bar all outgoing calls of all Subscriber Identification Module cards not yet linked with the National Identification Number effective from April 4,...