09 November, 2004: Axcera is to supply Netcom Africa, a leading IP infrastructure provider of satellite and wireless broadband solutions in Africa , with its IPWireless UMTS TDD-based Axity3G non-line-of-site (NLOS) broadband wireless access solution. Netcom’s initial deployment will serve Lagos , Abuja , Port Harcourt and Kano covering a total population of more than 15 million and operating in the 2.5GHz frequency band. Subsequent deployments are planned to provide service throughout Nigeria .

According to Netcom, this will be the first system of its type in western Africa . Netcom’s service offering will be branded MyNetcom and offered as an affordable true non-line-of-sight mobile broadband solution for the individual or home.  MyNetcom will be offered to the end user both directly through Netcom and through the company’s large network of resellers.

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