History was made on Saturday 28^th March 2009 when the “First call” was made on Megatech Networks newly installed CDMA 1X 2000 next-generation network. The event took place at the corporate head office of the Company in Kano city, located in the northwestern part of Nigeria. The occasion also featured the signing of a memorandum of understanding between Megatech Networks and the Chinese Telecommunication vendor, ZTE Corporation for the expansion of Megatech services to other parts of Nigeria.

The mobile service was launched with Nigeria’s former Minister of Commerce, and later, Federal Capital territory (FCT) Abuja Dr. Aliyu Moddibo Umar making the “first call”. He commended the owners of the company for their efforts saying it will assist in generating employment and help in alleviating the economic hardships among the people of the region.

Also speaking at the occasion, the Chairman of Megatech Networks, Alhaji Dr. Aliyu Abubakar said the company will bring in new innovations in the telecom industry that are not presently available, and at lesser cost to its customers.

In her address, the Managing Director of the company, Ms. Megal Bruce disclosed that full installation and integration of the CDMA network had been completed and would soon be ready for commercial launch. She added that Megatech had been granted a unified access license which the company would effectively utilize to take its rightful position among the best players in the Nigerian telecommunications industry.