Ericsson and MTN have announced Africa first 5G network launch 2018, the first 5G trial in South Africa to start in the first quarter of 2018. The two companies signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) at AfricaCom 2017 to collaborate on the rollout of 5G technologies in South Africa, one of the first in Africa.

Ericsson provides end-to-end 5G capabilities in support of MTN South Africa’s growth, 5G and enterprise monetization ambitions. MTN will trial a range of 5G use cases and applications in its Test Bed (laboratory) proof of concept in South Africa, leading to commercial deployment in the future.

MTN and Ericsson will collaborate to demonstrate the true potential of 5G in South Africa. Together they will identify 5G use cases and applications for the digital transformation of industry verticals such as mining, transportation, agriculture, manufacturing and utilities.

“5G gives us the opportunity to rethink our business and address previously untapped value chains. The new technology opens up new opportunities in new ecosystems,” says Giovanni Chiarelli, CTIO, MTN South Africa.



“Not only does Ericsson have the most signed telecom operator MoUs in the industry, but we are now the first to launch a 5G initiative with MTN in Africa,” says Seckin Arikan, Vice President and Head of Global Customer Unit MTN at Ericsson Middle East and Africa.

He said,

In collaboration with Ericsson, we are continuously testing, learning and pushing the boundaries of how 5G can meet the diverse needs of our customers in the future. We’re developing 5G technology based on real business needs.

He added,

This supports our strategy of delivering next-generation mobile broadband, cloud and providing support for massive Internet of Things (IoT) deployment. This initiative also enables new industry use cases thanks to increased throughput and reduced latency.

http://www.techsphere.com.ng/africa-5g-launch-next-year/

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5G is about to be launched and I'm still on my 3G trips. Lawd.

Upon the fact that Nigeria is your biggest market, you still carry this go SA. It's cool but please glo come and do it for us. Enjoying the 3G with lightning speed imagine 4Glte and 5G

Just imagine after saving 1k to subscribe MTN 1.5gb, you mistakenly click on download for a file of 2gb. Before your eye go clear, 1.5gb don finish. What we need in Nigeria is cheap data, not 4g, not 5gb, 1k for 100gb no go bad

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Upon the fact that Nigeria is your biggest market, you still carry this go SA. It's cool but please glo come and do it for us. Enjoying the 3G with lightning speed imagine 4Glte and 5G

The experience of LTE is amazing. I can't imagine how 5G would be.

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The experience of LTE is amazing. I can't imagine how 5G would be.

am still using H+. Global sweet oh