MTN and Airtel Africa among bidders for 5G licenses in Nigeria

Nigeria’s telecoms regulator has picked MTN Nigeria, Airtel Africa and Mafab Communications to bid for 5G licenses at an auction set for Dec. 13.
Rural telecom in Nigeria
The Nigeria Communications Commission had said in July that it expected to start auctioning spectrum for the next-generation 5G network in the fourth quarter of this year.

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