Why MTN wants two of Nigeria's four available 5G licence, Airtel, Glo others express surprise

  • MTN telecommunications is looking to buy another 5G licence from the Nigerian government
  • This has come as a huge surprise to other telecommunication companies, given that MTN already secured a 5G licence for $273.6 million some months ago
  • NCC recently announced plans to sell two other 5G network licences to any willing telecommunication company

MTN Nigeria has indicated joining other telecommunication companies to bid for another 5G network licence.

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) announced plans to sell two additional slots in the 3.5 Gigahertz (GHz) spectrum band for the deployment 5G network in the country.