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$550mn boost for rural African connectivity

$550mn boost for rural African connectivity
Staff Writer
By Staff Writer, ITWeb
09 Sept 2013

Mobile base station company Africa Mobile Networks (AMN) plans to invest $550 million in rural network infrastructure upgrades throughout sub-Saharan Africa over the next three years.

In a statement, the company says the investment is intended to fill rural connectivity gaps that currently exist in many countries in the sub-Saharan Africa region.

The UK-based company, which builds and operates mobile network base stations for licensed for operators in rural areas in sub-Saharan Africa, says it plans to build 5,000 base stations across 12 countries.

AMN also says it plans to first raise $375 million in new investment, as a combination of both equity and debt, to fund the $550 million project.

ANM expects the project to generate an additional 20 million new subscribers in sub-Saharan Africa worth $650 million in airtime revenues per annum.

The company operates throughout Africa including the West, East and southern regions.

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