MTN has launched the first 5G trial in South Africa in partnership with networking equipment vendor Ericsson. 5G has been found that the technology is at least 100 times faster than 4G.
He added that MTN will do this by building a ubiquitous 3G network covering the entire country while offering the latest technologies based on 4G/LTE and hopefully soon 5G in urban areas.
MTN already has a 4G license in Nigeria and could be one of the first countries in Africa to deploy the technology in the country in the near future.
Jacqui O’Sullivan, MTN South Africa spokeswoman said at the same event that: “The group launched the 5G trial in recent days. It follows the signing of a memorandum of understanding with Ericsson at AfricaCom, an industry event in Cape Town, in late 2017 to collaborate on the roll-out of 5G.”
MTN says it has achieved download speeds of more than 20 gigabits per second in its first trial of fifth-generation (5G) technology. “This is the highest achieved on a mobile network in Africa,” the service provider said in a statement that was later released.
