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MTN is a Pan African cellular network operator and is listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange under the umbrella of MTN Group, Africa's leading mobile telephony company. MTN obtained a digital mobile license in Nigeria in 2001. The company currently provides service in 35 cities and more than 80 smaller towns, villages and communities, as well as a number of highways across Nigeria. MTN has reached an advanced stage in the construction of a nationwide microwave radio transmission backbone that spans over 3,000 Kilometers and traverses more than 120 Nigerian towns and villages. Once completed in the next few months, the network will significantly help to improve MTN call quality and coverage. Harris Microwave Communications Division, one of five divisions within Harris Corporation, is the largest supplier of microwave systems in North America and a leading supplier worldwide. The division delivers wireless solutions to service providers of all types, including public network operators; fixed wireless operators; transportation; state, local and federal agencies; and power utilities. Its product line, the broadest in the industry, spans 2 to 38 GHz and includes both microwave and millimeter wave systems for point-to-point and point-to-multipoint architectures. Harris Corporation, which also provides broadcast, network support, and government communications systems and products, supports and serves customers in more than 150 countries.