MTN, the leading communications company in Nigeria, is blazing another trail with the introduction of a new Internet service primed to bring efficiency and convenience to offices and homes. Christened MTN HyConnect Wireless Internet, the new offering further enriches MTN’’s bouquet of innovative value added services.

““MTN HyConnect Wireless Internet is a prepaid high speed Internet service that combines the speed and reliability of a fixed broadband Internet with the convenience and flexibility of a mobile Internet service,”” said MTN Chief Enterprise Solutions Officer, Derek Appiah.  According to him, MTN HyConnect Wireless Internet is coming from the stable of MTN Business; a Division in MTN, focused on assisting businesses realize their full potential by availing them of an array of productivity-enhancing solutions.  MTN HyConnect Wireless Internet, he said, offers ultra fast download speeds of up to 1Mbps, running on MTN’’s WiMAX network with coverage spanning select locations in Lagos and Abuja.

““MTN HyConnect Wireless Internet is ideal for Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) that require reliable, stable and easy to set up Internet connectivity for their offices. There is no need for wires, and it offers multi-user functionality, such that the entire staff of a company need not cluster in a single room in order to access the Internet. They simply access the Internet directly from their offices wirelessly,”” said Appiah.
Commenting on the launch of MTN Hyconnect the company’’s Corporate Services Executive, Mr Wale Goodluck said ““With this new offering, MTN is helping to further boost Internet penetration in Nigeria, with the attendant stimulation of economic growth and development in our great country’’’’.