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IHS Towers and 9mobile (now T2) have agreed to end leases on thousands of tower sites from Q3 2025. The move comes as T2 leans on MTN’s network and IHS refocuses on top-tier clients.
With this spectrum lease arrangement, MTN will be able to handle the additional network traffic through its infrastructure
T2 Mobile, formerly 9mobile, adds 200,000+ new subscribers after its rebrand, even as MTN, Airtel, and Glo lost users in July 2025.
9mobile rebrands as T2 after LH Telecoms acquisition, aiming to revive market share in a telecom sector dominated by MTN and Airtel.
9Mobile addresses service disruptions and subscriber concerns amid a sharp decline in users, denying shutdown rumors while working on infrastructure upgrades.
“9mobile is going through a transformation phase in order to reposition the business for Growth,” 9mobile CEO Obafemi Banigbe told Condia, refusing to share further details for now.
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