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  • Airtel Kenya has announced that it spent KSh 4.7 billion ($39.6 million) to acquire an additional 60 MHz spectrum
  • The telecommunications company said the additional spectrum would help it expand its mobile network in the East African nation
  • Airtel Africa said that the investment reflects their continued confidence in the opportunity inherent in the Kenya market
  • The investment comes months after the company paid KSh 1.13 billion ($9.5 million) to the Communications Authority of Kenya for a network license

Airtel Kenya has announced that it spent KSh 4.7 billion ($39.6 million) to acquire an additional 60 MHz spectrum, which will help it expand its mobile network in the East African nation.

The new spectrum will help Airtel’s 4G network capacity expansion in Kenya. It will assist mobile data and fixed wireless home broadband capacity.

At the same time, the additional spectrum is expected to pave way for the rollout of …