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Swift Telephone Network now holds one of Nigeria’s broadest telecom licences, but regulatory approval does not mean a new nationwide mobile network is already live.
FlyX currently carries no Fair Usage Policy, while MTN’s regular 5G Router Gold and Diamond plans reduce speeds after specified usage thresholds.
Nigeria and Chad are discussing a cross-border fibre connection through Project BRIDGE, potentially giving landlocked Chad another route to international internet capacity.
Africell’s $99.6 million U.S. loan will fund network technology in Angola, but it also highlights growing competition over who builds Africa’s telecom infrastructure.
Nigeria added almost 78,000 fibre subscriptions in one quarter, yet the gap between fixed fibre and 192 million active phone connections shows why mobile internet remains so important.
More than 200,000 broadband tests put Starlink narrowly ahead of MTN in Nigeria, but peak-hour congestion shows why the fastest network on paper may not always feel fastest at home.
