Smile Communications

Why Smile Communications is going into voice, by Obiejesi

Why Smile Communications is going into voice, by Obiejesi

Dr. Ernest Azudialu Obiejesi is the chairman of Smile Communications in Nigeria and a major shareholder in the Smile Holdings Limited; comprising, Smile South Africa, Smile Dubai, Smile Tanzania, Smile Uganda and Smile DR Congo. In Nigeria, Smile, a broadband operator, is operating on the 800 GHZ spectrum with 4G LTE licence. Last week, Smile announced that it had raised US$ 365 million to fund expansion of its 4G LTE network in the country. In the conversation below, Obiejesi sheds more light on the expansion bid, the fund-raise, shareholding structure and more.