The GSMA, organiser of the event, cancels the gathering because of the global concern regarding the coronavirus outbreak.

Catalan health minister Alba Vergés states the city of Barcelona is fully prepared for the mega mobile tech gathering to go ahead.

Having been the first network to commercially launch 5G in Africa through Vodacom Lesotho, the telco expects to launch 5G in SA this year.

The company believes more service providers in the Middle East and Africa region will this year adopt 5G tech in their operations.

Ericsson is building its Connected Vehicle Cloud on top of the Microsoft Connected Vehicle Platform running on Azure.

4G can’t cope with the possibilities that accompany Industry 4.0, says Nicolas Blixell, VP at Ericsson for MEA.

Keen to improve customer experience, MTN worked alongside Ericsson in eight African countries to improve its networks.

The companies will focus on boosting wireless connectivity to enable the full potential of Industry 4.0, accelerating digital transformation.

South Africans have strong entrepreneurial spirit that will be awakened by the adoption of 5G technology, says a senior Ericsson executive.

Fadi Pharaon will be Ericsson's senior vice-president for Middle East and Africa, where he will oversee 5G launches.

Over the next 10 years, global telecom operators will invest up to $1.5 trillion in 5G network rollouts, predicts research firm IDTechEx.

ZTE, Guangzhou Branch of China Mobile and Ericsson have made VoLTE voice and video calls between 5G and 4G smartphones.