MTN secures fresh spectrum lease from 9Mobile to boost digital inclusion

By Juliet Umeh

MTN Nigeria Communications Plc, has announced the support of a caller spectrum lease statement with 9Mobile. This determination is expected to heighten nationalist roaming, grow web capacity, and accelerate integer inclusion crossed the country.

In a announcement to the Nigerian Exchange Limited, NGX, and the investing public, MTN disclosed that the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, has approved the lease of 5MHz frequence part duplex, FDD, successful the 900MHz set and 15MHz FDD successful the 1800MHz set from 9Mobile’s holding company, T2 Mobile Limited.

According to MTN Nigeria, “The lease, effectual from October 1, 2025, volition tally for 3 years. The spectrum lease is strategically tied to our nationalist roaming statement with 9Mobile, allowing america to grip accrued web postulation from 9Mobile’s lawsuit basal portion leveraging our infrastructure.

“This integrated approach, combining spectrum commercialized and nationalist roaming, demonstrates our committedness to manufacture collaboration, infrastructure sharing, and the broader extremity of expanding broadband entree and driving Nigeria’s integer transformation.”

Speaking connected the development, MTN Nigeria CEO, Karl Toriola, said the milestone aligns with the company’s Ambition 2025 strategy and reinforces its committedness to delivering reliable, high-quality connectivity to Nigerians.

He said: “By leveraging further spectrum resources, we are enhancing web capableness successful a cost-efficient and environmentally sustainable way.

“We are besides fostering a much collaborative telecom ecosystem, precocious signing a nationalist roaming statement with T2 and onboarding Mobile Virtual Network Operators, MVNOs, to thrust manufacture innovation and semipermanent sustainability.”

He added that these initiatives underscore MTN’s dedication to expanding broadband access, advancing Nigeria’s integer economy, and ensuring inclusive growth.

Meanwhile, MTN confirmed it volition not renew its existing one-year lease statement with Ntel (Natcom Development and Investment Ltd.), which presently covers 5MHz FDD successful the 900MHz set and 10MHz FDD successful the 1800MHz set crossed 17 states. The lease, signed successful 2024, volition expire connected November 29, 2025, successful enactment with agreed terms.

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