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Mobile and Telecoms

Nigeria Finally Launches 5G

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In a historic moment for Nigerian telecoms, MTN Nigeria has today officially turned on its fifth-generation (5G) mobile internet services at 190 sites across the West African country, with the main concentration of sites in Lagos and Abuja, according...
Mobile and Telecoms

5G Adoption in Africa: Significant Equalising Opportunities Once Teething Issues are Sorted Out, says ProLabs

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The positive adoption of 5G technology has tremendous potential to affect African communities and economies in a positive manner. 5G networks – if correctly taken up and rolled out - will offer African businesses and individuals the critical infrastructure...
General

Top 4 Most Trending Stories – Week in Review

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As this week comes to a close we take a look at the stories that resonated most with our readers. YouTube sets its lineup for this year's Africa Day Concert, WhatsApp announces that it is dropping support for certain Android...
Features

The 5 African Countries That Have Launched 5G Services So Far

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Many governments across Africa have been incredibly optimistic about technological advancements being the key to pull Africans from the developing space right into the developed. One of these emerging technologies that have a lot of weight and emphasis pulled behind...
Mobile and Telecoms

Here’s How Much MTN Spent During the ICASA Spectrum Auction

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MTN announced on Thursday that it had secured the high-demand spectrum required for its 4G and 5G network expansion drive from the highly anticipated ICASA spectrum auction. ICASA announced that MTN had successfully secured the following spectrum bands: 2 x...
Africa By Region

How to Plan for 5G Success in Sub-Saharan Africa

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Spectrum planning is key to the successful rollout of mobile services. While the rollout of 5G is only growing, what happens now with spectrum policy will have a massive impact on the success of 5G and its deployment in Sub-Saharan...
Mobile and Telecoms

Benefits & Challenges of Harnessing 5G in South Africa

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Fifth-generation (5G) wireless broadband is no longer a future technology - it’s here and is already available in limited key metropolitan areas in South Africa. The country, with its limited Internet access and infrastructure, high data costs and ailing economy,...
Lists

5 Reasons Why 5G Makes a Real Difference

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Over the last 36 months, 5G has rapidly gained mindshare in society as a vital technology. But not all stakeholders in industries adjacent to the telecom industry understand what makes 5G different from its predecessors. In this post, we describe a...
Africa By Region

Sub-Saharan Africa to Reach 70 Million 5G Subscriptions in Next 5 Years

Luis Monzon -
Ericsson projects via a new report that 5G mobile subscriptions will exceed 580 million by the end of 2021, driven by an estimated one million new 5G mobile subscriptions every day. "Fastest Adopted Mobile Generation" The forecast, which features in the...
Digital Transformation

Nigeria Still Waiting on Federal Government’s Approval for 5G Deployment

Luis Monzon -
Nigeria's final journey into the deployment of 5G technology is expected to begin sometime relatively soon, barring any unforeseen circumstances. The Guardian reports that the only obstacle to the deployment of the technology in Nigeria is approval by the country's...
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PayPal and TerraPay Unite to Expand Cross-Border Payments Across MEA

PayPal has announced a strategic partnership with TerraPay, a leading global money movement platform, to enable real-time fund transfers...
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