Namibia: regulator launches 5G consumer awareness campaign

Namibia is preparing the launch of 5G. The country’s telecoms regulator has already awarded 5G spectrum and licenses to three companies. He also authorized them to test the technology until December 31. The Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia (CRAN) launched a campaign on Tuesday, November 28 to raise awareness among telecom consumers about fifth generation (5G) mobile...

Airtel Kenya, Safaricom extend 5G coverage

Airtel Kenya and Safaricom announced this week they are expanding 5G coverage across 35 counties. Kenya’s counties are geographical units and the East African country has 47 of them. Now, Bomet, Busia, Isiolo, Kitui, Mandera, Migori, Tharaka-Nithi, Trans Nzoia, Homa Bay, West Pokot, Embu, Kirinyaga, Muranga, and Turkana are among the new counties where 5G...

“Sub-Saharan Africa manufacturing sector will benefit the most from 5G in 2030” – GSMA

GSM Association, the global umbrella body of mobile network operators, has said that the manufacturing sector will benefit the most from the rollout of 5G technology by telecom operators. The body stated this in its latest ‘Mobile Economy Sub-Saharan Africa’ report. According to GSMA, while 5G is expected to benefit most sectors of the Sub-Saharan...

Airtel Nigeria partners MediaTek to improve 5G services

Airtel Nigeria has partnered with MediaTek, a Taiwanese fabless semiconductor company that manufactures chips for wireless communications, to provide clients with 5G routers. According to the terms of the deal, MediaTek will introduce T750-powered Customer Premises Equipment (CPE), which would boost internet connectivity. This the two parties says allow customers to connect to high-speed 5G...

Namibia: CRAN awards 5G licences to Telecom Namibia, MTC and Loc8 Mobile

The Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia (CRAN) has awarded 5G licences to mobile network operators Telecom Namibia (TN) and Mobile Telecommunications Company (MTC), and local ISP Loc8 Mobile following the regulator’s auction of 700MHz and 800MHz spectrum last week, which generated approximately NAD28.6 million (USD1.47 million). Loc8 Mobile paid NAD5.1 million to secure Lot A (2×20MHz, 703MHz-723MHz/758MHz-778MHz,...

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