MTN Nigeria and Huawei have completed the commercial deployment of the inclusive RuralCow solution, a rapid-deployment, all-in-one mobile base station that provides mobile coverage to remote rural areas.
By connecting the unconnected, RuralCow helps narrow the digital divide between urban and rural communities, unlocks the latent demand for mobile communications in rural regions, and injects vital momentum into Nigerias drive toward digital inclusion.
Nigeria is Africas most populous nation, with rural residents accounting for nearly half of its population-around 105 million people World Bank, 2024. In rural areas, the absence of reliable grid power and fiber transmission infrastructure makes the cost of deploying traditional base stations far higher than in cities.
