DRC Spectrum Acquisition

 

Airtel Africa plc

 

('Airtel Africa', or the 'Group')

 

 DRC Spectrum Acquisition

 

London and Lagos, 6 June 2022: Airtel Africa, a leading provider of telecommunications and mobile money services, with a presence in 14 countries across Africa, today announces the purchase of 58 MHz of additional spectrum spread across 900, 1800, 2100 and 2600 MHz bands, for a gross consideration of $42m.

The licence for paired spectrum in the 2100 band comes up for renewal in September 2032. All the other licences continue until July 2036.

This additional spectrum will support our 4G expansion in the market for both mobile data and fixed wireless home broadband capability, providing significant capacity to accommodate our continued strong data growth in the country.

DRC is the largest country by area in our portfolio and our second largest market by population. This investment reflects our continued confidence in the tremendous opportunity inherent in the DRC, supporting the local communities and economies through furthering digital inclusion and connectivity.

 

 

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Enquiries

 

Airtel Africa - Investor Relations Pier Falcione Morten Singleton Investor.relations@africa.airtel.com	+44 7446 858 280 +44 7464 830 011 +44 207 493 9315
Hudson Sandler Nick Lyon Emily Dillon airtelafrica@hudsonsandler.com	+44 207 796 4133

 

About Airtel Africa

Airtel Africa is a leading provider of telecommunications and mobile money services, with a presence in 14 countries in Africa, primarily in East Africa and Central and West Africa.

Airtel Africa offers an integrated suite of telecommunications solutions to its subscribers, including mobile voice and data services as well as mobile money services both nationally and internationally.

The Group aims to continue providing a simple and intuitive customer experience through streamlined customer journeys.

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