ntel is a telecommunications network operator that is based in Nigeria. The beginning of the ntel story can be traced to the acquisition of core telecom assets previously owned by Nigeria’s national fixed and mobile operators- NiTel/MTel- by NatCom Development & Investment Ltd. (NatCom) in a liquidation process supervised and approved by Nigeria’s Bureau of Public Enterprises and a court-appointed liquidator. This liquidation process was concluded in May, 2015 with the following NiTel/MTel core assets wholly transferred to NatCom:
The company was established in 2016 following the acquisition and subsequent rebranding of the defunct Nigerian Telecommunications Limited (NITEL) and its mobile subsidiary, MTEL by NatCom Development and Investment Limited. The ownership of ntel NatCom is held by NatCom Development and Investment Limited, a Nigerian incorporated company.
4G Network
The company's 4G LTE-A network was launched in 2016, using B3 (1800 MHz) and B8 (900 MHz) frequency bands which, in combination with 2C Carrier Aggregation and Multiple Antenna (4x4 MIMO) technology, enable maximum and average throughput rates of 230 Mbps and 60 Mbps respectively.
4G Frequency Bands
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15
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Active
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5
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Active
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4G Network Events
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Launch of 4G Network
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Launch
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