The Namibian regulator has implemented several initiatives to improve the coverage of telecom services in the country. One of these initiatives provides for capacity building for telecom operators. The Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia (CRAN) last week launched the auction process for blocks of telecoms frequencies in the 700 MHz and 800 MHz bands. The new resources...
The signal interference that often occurs in border areas can disrupt the provision of telecom services in the countries concerned. It is therefore important for neighboring countries to collaborate in the management of radio frequencies to avoid these inconveniences. Nigeria and Niger have signed a bilateral agreement for the coordination of the use of frequencies along...
Telecom Egypt has announced that the National Telecom Regulatory Authority (NTRA) has accepted its financial and technical offer to obtain an additional 5MHz of FDD spectrum in the 1800MHz band. In a press release regarding the development, the operator said that its new spectrum allocation – which is valid for ten years – had been ‘competitively priced’...
Airtel Africa said its Nigerian subsidiary had bought 4G & 5G spectrum from the Nigerian Communications Commission for $316.7m. The company said it had acquired 100 MHz of spectrum in the 3500MHz band and 2x5MHz of 2600MHz. “This additional spectrum will support our investments in network expansion for both mobile data and fixed wireless home...
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has announced that Airtel Nigeria emerged as the sole bidder in the upcoming 5G auction and therefore will proceed to the ‘assignment stage’ in line with the published Information Memorandum guiding the licensing process. According to the regulator, by the close of business on 5 December only two companies had...
Somalia’s National Communications Authority (NCA) has issued the country’s first spectrum licence to telecommunications provider, Hormuud Telecom. In a recent announcement of the licence, Hormuud won the rights to use frequency bands including 700 MHz, 800 MHz, 900 MHz, 1.8 GHz, 2.1 GHz, 2.3 GHz, 2.6 GHz, and 3.5 GHz. According to the announcement, spectrum...
Since 2017, the Somali government has started to develop an adequate legal framework for the telecom sector after 26 years of legal vacuum. This framework notably provides for the acquisition of a license by any company wishing to provide ICT and telecom services in the country. Somalia’s National Communications Authority (NCA) has issued Hormuud Telecom with...
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has adopted and published the “final version”: https://www.ncc.gov.ng/docman-main/licensing/license-auction-reports/3-5ghz-spectrum-202210/1064-information-memorandum-3-5ghz-spectrum-auction/file of its Information Memorandum for an auction of additional spectrum in the 3.5GHz band, following the successful sale of 5G licences in that range in December last year. Last month interested stakeholders were invited to make written submissions and participate in a...
Vodacom Tanzania has affirmed it will use the spectrum blocks it was awarded recently “effectively” and underlined its contribution to the country’s development Vision 2030. The operator released a statement in which it highlighted plans to use the 700MHz, 2600MHz and 2300MHz spectrum blocks awarded by the Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA) during the 2022...
Airtel Africa said its Tanzanian subsidiary Airtel Tanzania has purchased 140MHz of additional spectrum from the Tanzania Communication Regulatory Authority (TCRA) for US$60.1-million. The company said the spectrum is spread across the 2600MHz (2 blocks of 2×15 MHz) and 3500MHz bands, and this will help it expand its broadband capability including 5G rollout. A statement...
