Airtel Nigeria launched its commercial 5G services on Monday, becoming the third company to do so in Nigeria after MTN and Mafab.
Customers can access the high-speed network using a 5G router or a range of 5G-compatible smartphones and tablets.
Coverage is currently available in Abuja, Lagos and Port Harcourt, and Ogun, but will be expanded to other locations in the future, the company said.
Upon activating a 5G device on the Airtel network, customers will receive a one-time data bonus of 10GB.
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5G is the 5th generation mobile network and offers superfast download speed of up to 50Gbps.
The Airtel 5G router can connect up to 64 devices simultaneously.
Airtel controls 27.01% of Nigeria’s telecommunication market, third after MTN and Glo.
MTN launched 5G services in September while Mafab launched in January, the month Airtel obtained its permit.
Airtel said it acquired 5G spectrum and an additional spectrum for its 4G network for a total sum of $316.7 million.
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