Africell to launch tender for GSM rollout in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Africell Holding, a subsidiary of Lintel Holding, has unveiled that it is preparing to launch a bidding process with vendors to roll out a mobile network in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

According to reports, the move follows the finalization of additional wireless frequency allocations, with the company saying that it is ready to roll out services with 9MHz of bandwidth in the 1800MHz band plus 4MHz of 900MHz band spectrum.

Africell currently operates mobile networks in Gambia and Sierra Leone. Africell is the Leading GSM Operator in the Gambia with more than 69% of the GSM market Share.

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