MTN Unveils 5G Network in Nigeria With Demo in Abuja

Following an announcement made in July last year, MTN Nigeria has kicked off its plans to launch 5G internet connectivity in Nigeria with a live demo that took place today in Abuja.

This demo is following a similar demo by the telco company in South Africa where the company was able to attain a speed of 20 Gigabytes per second with less than 5 minutes latency.

Recently, we announced that the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) was making plans to deploy 5G Network in the country, with MTN’s live demonstration in Abuja, the telco company has put itself one step ahead of the NCC.
Benefits and Effects of 5G Network

With the launch of 5G comes faster internet connectivity. Some of the advantages of 5G Network over 4G Network include an increased capacity. 5G Network has 1000 times the capacity of 4G.

With 5G, the number of devices that can be connected is 100 times that of a 4G Network. This does not slow down the speed, rather the speed of a 5G Network is 100 times the speed of a 4G Network.

The latency experienced on a 5G Network is found to be 10 times lower than that on 4G. All of these benefits cumulatively make 5G Network 10 times more reliable than its 4G counterpart.

All of these benefits come at a price of faster data consumption. Reviews from users on MTN’s 4G Network showed that data got exhausted speedily. Concerns have arisen over the prospective 5G Network about the effect it will have on data consumption.

As part of its efforts to alleviate the concerns, the telco company has repeatedly said that it is committed to providing quality data at affordable prices to Nigerians.
5G Network demo in Abuja

Speaking on the benefits of 5G Network to subscribers, CEO of MTN

“5G will make our life better, drive incremental capacity and open up new businesses. MTN as a company is constantly making efforts to break barriers by democratising voice and data connectivity in order to improve subscriber experience, and has invested over N800 billion in infrastructure in Nigeria.”
Ferdi Moolman, CEO of MTN Nigeria

Following MTN’s demo, the telco company will continue with its plans to make 5G Network available in Nigerian cities.

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