MTN Nigeria
has been working hard to acquire Nigeria’s last standing CDMA operator,
Visafone, and according to NAN report, they have finally
succeeded. This is the final nail in the coffin of CDMA operations in the
country. GSM has won what was a brutal war.
Now, here is
what MTN Nigeria will do.
1. Lay off
staff. This is already happening, over 2,000
employees of Visafone were disengaged with effect from Jan 5 and were paid
three months salaries as severance package.
2. Convert
existing infrastructure and software to support 4G LTE. Visafone’s CDMA licence
covers a frequency band that is hot for LTE operations. Basically, what MTN has
done is acquired the capacity to provide 4G LTE services. Without having to
wait for the NCC to throw open 4G Licensing to GSM operators. And it is 100%
legal.
You can
expect to see a rollout of 4G LTE services by MTN Nigeria in the nearest
future. In the meantime, we say, Adieu to CDMA operations in Nigeria. It has
been a long, torturous path.
May your
soul rest in perfect peace.
Choi!!! MTN everywhere U go!
Congrats MTN Nigeria.
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