MTN awarded LTE licence in Ghana
MTN says its operation in Ghana, Scancom Limited, has won an auction process for a 15 year 4G/LTE licence in the 800 MHz spectrum band.
The mobile operator paid US$67.5 million.
The National Communications Authority of Ghana will award the licence and spectrum to MTN Ghana once the licence fee has been paid.
MTN Ghana surpassed 15 million subscribers at the end of the third quarter of 2015.
Data revenue increased 78.6% year-on-year for the nine months period ended 30 September 2015 and contributed 28.7% to total revenue. For the same period
the operation had approximately 3 million smartphones on its network.
Previously, MTN Ghana was only able to provide 2G and 3G services (voice and data) to its customers using 900Mhz, 1800Mhz and 2100Mhz spectrum.
As part of the eligibility criteria of the licence and spectrum, MTN Ghana
is required to have a minimum of 35% Ghanaian ownership in place within 13 months from the effective date of the licence.
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