Under the partnership agreement ZTE will deploy a CDMA 1X mobile network for voice and data, in addition to the latest technology of high speed data transmission using EVDO and WIMAX.

The agreement was sealed at a brief ceremony held at the corporate office in Mega Techn Networks in Kano. Chairman of the board of director of MegaTech, Aliyu Abubakar, and the managing director of ZTE, Stephen Fan, signed the agreement on behalf of their companies.

Abubakar disclosed that with the new agreement the company has metamorphosed from a fixed wireless regional network to a mobile wireless national private telephone operator (PTO).

He said Mega Tech took the initiative as a way of improving the low teledensity and internet penetration in the northern part of the country, and Kano state in particular.

According to him, the move aimed at impacting positively on the investment of the shareholders, as well as provide good return on their investment.

He assured the customers of the company that the new agreement would lead to provision of superior service delivery.

“We will remain committed to the MegaTech promise to deliver customised superior info telecommunication solutions”

“We will develop a much stronger team that will be totally committed to exceeding the expectations of our customers and improving the quality of life of our people” Abubakar pointed out.

In his address at the managing director of ZTE, Stephen Fan expressed delight that his company was chosen as partner in the provision of telecommunication services to the people of Kano State.

He revealed that his company was currently the largest telecoms manufacturing outfit in China, listed on the Chinese Stock Exchange with its shares publicly traded in Hong Kong and Shenzhen stock exchange.