KT Corp to build Rwanda 4G network
The Rwandan government and KT Corp on Monday [10 June 2013] signed a shareholders' agreement to establish a joint venture company to deploy the high-speed 4G/LTE broadband network over the next three years.
"As principal shareholders, KT will bring expertise and make a staged cash injection of around $140m, while the government's equity investment in the joint venture includes assignment of its extensive (over 3,000km) national fibre-optic network assets, spectrum and a wholesale-only operator licence," the parties said in a statement.
They intend sourcing debt and vendor financing to complement their equity contributions.
"Rwanda's current mobile network operators are invited to invest in the project, and it is expected that these companies and other Internet service providers will provide retail access to 4G/LTE wireless broadband services for 12m end users (at full maturity of the market)."
The joint venture has an initial term of 25 years.
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