MTN, Alcatel to build superfast network in Nigeria

Alcatel-Lucent and MTN Nigeria have teamed up to deliver a superfast 100 Gb/s fibre-optic network based on MTN’s existing infrastructure across the West African country. The pair would roll out the ultra-broadband network this year using existing telecommunication assets to preserve the more than $12-billion that MTN had injected into the network since 2001.