5G expansion going strong in South Africa
South Africa's major telecoms companies radically expanded their mobile 5G connectivity and performance in 2024.
While the Covid-19 pandemic and load-shedding challenges limited 5G rollouts for the first few years of the technology's availability, the...
MTN is building private networks for ports and mines
MTN is building private 5G networks for 14 companies in the mining and ports sectors in South Africa, reports the Sunday Times.
These networks will provide the firms with guaranteed coverage and capacity for their operations.
AT&T is the first US network to hit 2Gbps speeds on 5G
AT&T claims to be the first US mobile network to achieve 2Gbps speeds on its 5G network.
According to the US carrier, it achieved these speeds while using a Netgear Nighthawk 5G mobile hotspot on its live, commercial 5G network in Atlanta.