18 June 2021

Mobile operator Expresso Senegal has signed its agreement on the acquisition of the 4G license.

The new deal will give the company all the regulatory assurances relating to the continued deployment of mobile broadband technology. By 2022, Expresso Senegal wants to cover 80% of the population with its 4G.

This move comes almost ten weeks after it launched 4G services. After months of negotiations, the company finally got the green light from the regulator to offer the technology to Senegalese on February 26.

This was on the sidelines of a visit to the country by a strong delegation from the Sudanese telecoms group led by Magdi Taha, Sudatel’s chief executive officer. 

The licence will allow Expresso to cover many large cities. In December 2020, it held 18.96% of the market share, according to ARTP data.

The ceremony, held at the headquarters of the Ministry of finance and Budget, was attended by the minister of digital economy and telecommunications, the director of the Telecommunications and Posts Regulatory Agency (ARTP), and the CEO of Expresso Senegal.