The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has announced two approved bidders for the auction of the 2.3 GHz band spectrum licence.
HumanIPO reported last month the NCC would carry out the auction of the 2.3 GHz band for commercial use on a national basis in February, placing a reserve price of US$23 million on the band to be sold to a wholesale provider of broadband services.
The commission said in a statement Bitflux Communications and Globacom have been approved, with the auction to take place on February 19 and 20, to which stakeholders are invited.
“The proposed licensing of 2.3 GHz spectrum has been influenced by the need to provide Retail Service Providers (ISPs and others users) with the requisite wholesale wireless access and bandwidth to provide service to their subscribers in consonance with the National Broadband Plan of 2013,” the NCC said.
