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Cambridge Broadband Powers MTN Nigeria 3G Service

March 2008 | Contract News

South Africa-based MTN Group has contracted Cambridge Broadband Networks to deploy VectaStar microwave equipment for MTN Nigeria's new 3G network. MTN will use VectaStar to wirelessly backhaul the traffic from its 3G network, initially in six main cities before spreading to cover the entire country. Cambridge Broadband Networks claims that the VectaStar deployment is a crucial step in MTN Nigeria's plans to migrate to an all-IP network.

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