Zambia Spectrum Acquisition

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Airtel Africa PLC
14 October 2022
 

 

Airtel Africa plc

 

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

 

 Zambia Spectrum Acquisition

 

London and Lagos, 14 October 2022: Airtel Africa, a leading provider of telecommunications and mobile money services, with a presence in 14 countries across Africa, today a nnounces that its Zambia subsidiary, Airtel Networks Zambia plc ('Airtel Zambia'), has purchased 60 MHz of additional spectrum spread across the 800 MHz and 2600 MHz bands from the Zambia Information and Communications Technology Authority (ZICTA), for a gross consideration of $29m, payable in local currency.

This additional spectrum will support our network expansion in the market for both mobile data and fixed wireless home broadband capability, including 5G rollout, providing significant capacity to accommodate our continued strong data growth in the country.

Zambia is one of our largest markets by revenue. This investment reflects our continued confidence in the opportunity inherent in the Zambian market, supporting the local communities and economies through furthering digital inclusion and connectivity.

 

 

 

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Enquiries

 

Airtel Africa - Investor Relations

Pier Falcione

Alastair Jones

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.

www.airtel.africa

 

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