The company says its technology solutions will help the African continent achieve UN-mandated developmental goals.
The continent is bursting with potential for more widespread adoption of 5G, advanced network infrastructure, mobile connectivity, AI, cloud and big data, says ZTE.
The regulator’s move is a breakthrough for the telecoms sector, which has long been battling with ICASA over the allocation of spectrum licences.
The company is in the process of installing a fast and reliable fibre network in 14 suburbs in the town, with nine schools currently falling under Evotel’s network coverage area.
Spectrum availability will promote strong growth and cost-efficiency in 4G and 5G mobile connectivity in Sub-Saharan Africa by 2025, says the GSMA.
Based on 5G NR broadcast, multiple terminal users can simultaneously receive 5G radio broadcast signals with one set of radio resources, and the number of users is not limited.
A Frost & Sullivan Africa study shows investing R500 million in broadband infrastructure has the potential to address SA’s economic and unemployment constraints.
The allocation of spectrum is an opportunity to utilise communications tech for economic development for the country as a whole, says a World Wide Worx study.
A modern educational institution requires a quality infrastructure with dynamic security, simple management and faster and seamless connectivity.
In preparation for the widespread adoption of 5G in SA, the Chinese company is partnering with local telcos to upgrade 4G LTE networks.
Some R7.1 trillion is required to connect nearly half of the world’s population that has never used the Internet, estimates an International Telecommunication Union study.