Airtel, a telecom company, plans to launch its Fifth-Generation (5G) network services between now and next week, barring any unforeseen situations. The telecom provider guarantees its customers network capacity increases, ultra-low latency, and speeds up to 100 times quicker than 4G.
The news comes six months after it paid $316.7 million to the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) for 100MHz of spectrum in the 3500MHz band and 2x5MHz of spectrum in the 2600MHz band.
Airtel, which as of April had 60 million users in Nigeria and a market share of 27%, stated that it would use the purchase to enhance the performance of its 4G network and introduce 5G. Additionally, Airtel Nigeria renewed its 3G license in May; it is now set to expire in 2032. the telco told its subscribers that 5G was almost ready for them.
Already, the telecommunications firm will be briefing the media on Monday, June 19, in Lagos, on how its 5G rollout plan would pan out.