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- 26 Jan 2023
Mafab Telecommunication Launches 5G Network
Mafab Telecommunication Company on Tuesday inaugurated the Fifth Generation (5G) network and unveiled its logo in Abuja. Dr Mushabu Bashir, Chairman of Mafab, said the launch had added another…
- 2 Jan 2025
Mafab Communications to Roll out 5G Services in Kano and Abuja this Quarter
Mafab Communications, a Nigerian telecommunications company that acquired a 5G license in 2021, is set to begin operations by the end of the first quarter of 2025, according to Adebayo Onigbanjo,…
- 30 Jan 2024
Mafab Communications, New Entrant Oils Machine for 5G Launch
Nigeria’s vibrant telecom industry is set to witness the entry of Mafab Communications, a new player, according opp.today. This development comes as the country’s telecom regulator opens up…
- 24 Feb 2022
3.5GHz Spectrum: MTN, Mafab Pay for Licences
MTN Communications Nigeria Plc and Mafab Communications Limited, have made their full payment of $273.6 million each for the 5G Spectrum license to the Nigerian Communications Commission. Dr.…
- 14 Dec 2021
5G License: Bashir and Mafab Communications Connections
Mafab Communications Ltd., is a little known local provider of telecom services, that edged out Airtel on Monday at the auction for one of the two slots of the 3.5GHz spectrum for the Fifth…
- 20 Jun 2025
Mafab Gets 0724 Number Series, Launches Mcom 5G Brand
Mafab Communications, operating under the brand Mcom, has officially activated its mobile service infrastructure and commenced offering telecommunications services — including voice, data, and SMS —…
- 21 Aug 2022
NCC Grants Mafab 5 Months Extension to Roll Out 5G Network
Mafab Communications, one of the two telecommunication firms that won the 5G spectrum licences in December 2021, has been issued a five-month extension for its roll out by the Nigerian Communications…
- 14 Dec 2021
5G: Mafab, MTN Emerge Winners in Nigeria's 3.5GHz Spectrum Auction
After 11 rounds of bidding that lasted eight hours, Mafab Communications Ltd and MTN Nigeria Plc, have emerged the two successful winners of the 3.5 gigahertz (GHz) spectrum auction for the…
- 4 Apr 2025
Mafab Communications Has Launched 5G Services- Findings
Contrary to media some media reports yesterday, Mafab Communications, one of the companies granted Fifth Generation (5G) licences by Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has actually rolled out…
- 13 Dec 2021
5G: FG to Pocket $546m as NCC Declares MTN, Mafab Winners of 3.5GHz Spectrum Auction
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has declared MTN Nigeria and Mafab Communications winners of the two slots of the 3.5GHz spectrum auction for the Fifth Generation (5G) network licenses. The…
- 15 Dec 2021
5G Auction: NCC not Aware of Senator Bola Tinubu’s Connection to Mafab Communications Ltd
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said it was not aware of Senator Bola Tinubu, national leader of ruling All Peoples Congress (APC) connection to Mafab Communications Ltd, the winner of…
- 4 May 2022
5G Spectrum: NCC Issues Final Letters of Licence Awards to MTN and Mafab
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has confirmed issuance of the final letters of award of the Fifth Generation (5G) Spectrum Licences to MTN and Mafab Communications, winners of the 3.5GHz…
- 25 Jul 2022
Airtel Africa Buys Kenyan Network Spectrum after Losing Nigeria’s 5G to MTN, Mafab
Airtel Africa has purchased additional spectrum in Kenya to extend its operation in the country, eight months after the company lost the 5G bid to its rivals in Nigeria. The telecommunications firm…
- 2 Dec 2021
NCC Clears 3 Bidders for 5G Auction
MTN Group and Airtel Africa’s local units were approved by Nigerian authorities to take part in a forthcoming 5G spectrum auction, with wholesale player Mafab (MFB) Communications the only other…
- 26 Mar 2024
NCC Reports Sluggish Growth in 5G Penetration, 3 Years after Adoption
A recent industry report released by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has revealed that 5G penetration grew from 0.12 per cent in May 2023 to 1.11 per cent in January 2024. In…
- 8 Feb 2022
5G: MTN Pays Balance of $273.6m for License
MTN Nigeria has paid balance of the $273.6 million 5G license fee to the federal government, even before the February 24, deadline, according to information on the website of the Nigerian…
- 23 Feb 2022
5G: NCC May Auction 3 additional Licences before 2024 – Danbatta
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) may roll out three additional 3.5GHz spectra licences for the Fifth Generation (5G) licences in the next two years. Prof. Umar Danbatta, executive vice…
- 9 May 2022
MTN Expresses Readiness to Deploy 5G ahead of Timeline
MTN Communications Nigeria (MTN Nigeria) Plc has said it was ready to roll out the fifth generation (5G) services ahead of the timeline contained in the Information Memorandum (IM) prepared by the…
- 13 Dec 2021
Breaking...... Bidders Push 5G License to $224m Per Slot
After five rounds auctions for the for Nigeria’s Fifth Generation (5G) network license, the current bid price per lot of the 3.5GHz spectrum has now hit $224, 414, 217.43. The first round began at…
- 20 Dec 2023
Pay TV Subscribers Ask FG to Break Monopoly of Multichoice
Association of Telephone, Cable Tv and Internet Subscribers of Nigeria (ATCIS) has told the Federal Government, to break the monopoly of Multichoice in order to create a level playing field for…
- 2 Dec 2021
NCC Debunks Allegation that it Moved 5G Deadline After only MTN Submitted Bid
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has denied media reports that it moved 5G deadline after only MTN submitted bid. The Commission debunked this in a statement issued by the Dr Ikechukwu…
- 10 Dec 2021
5G Deployment: NCC Conducts Mock Auction of 3.5 GHz Spectrum
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has successfully carried out a mock session for the 3.5 gigahertz (GHz) spectrum auction for the deployment of the Fifth Generation (5G) network in the…
- 9 Jun 2023
Telecom Sector Contributes N2.508 Trillion to Nigeria's GDP
Telecommunications and Information Services sector in Nigeria has, in the first quarter 2023, delivered a handsome N2.508 trillion in terms of financial value contribution to the nation's gross…
- 1 May 2024
5G Subscriptions Hit 2.7m in Nigeria –NCC
Nigeria’s mobile network landscape is seeing a gradual shift towards newer technologies, with 5G subscriptions reaching 2.7 million in March 2024, according to the Nigerian Communications Commission…
- 28 Aug 2022
How desirable is 5% Excise Duty on Telecom Services?
By Ibrahim Dan Halilu The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed has thrown Nigeria into another controversy amidst plans to launch the 5G network, which is expected to…
- 7 Oct 2022
SVP 2021-2025 is Catalyst for 5G, Broadband Penetration, Telecom Infrastructure - Danbatta
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says its Strategic Vision Implementation Plan (SVP) 2021 -2025 unveiled on September 7, 2021 was meant to speed up Broadband penetration, 5G deployment…
- 21 Mar 2023
FG Removes Excise Duty for Telecoms Services
Federal Government has announced the removal of excise duty for telecom sub-sector of Nigeria's Digital Economy Industry in line with the recommendations of the Committee it constituted to review the…
- 4 Mar 2022
5G: Exciting Opportunities and Benefits Await Firms, Digitally-Inclined Nigerians
Strong indications have emerged that businesses and corporations in Nigeria are warming up to leverage the high-speed, capacity and low latency features of the forthcoming Fifth Generation (5G)…
- 24 May 2023
Buhari Allegedly Waives N70b Spectrum Fee for Telcos
Facts have emerged on how President Muhammadu Buhari, through the Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy and the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), allegedly waived over N70 billion in…
- 2 Dec 2021
5G Network: NCC Clears 3 Bidders for 3.5Ghz Spectrum Auction
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has announced that three telecoms companies have qualitied as approved bidders of the forthcoming 3.5 gigahertz (Ghz) spectrum auction for the deployment…