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.

Ericsson's new Middle East and Africa Mobility Report predicts the region will have 30 million 5G subscribers by 2024.

The companies sign a five-year contract extension to deploy mobile money services in 13 countries across Africa and the Middle East.

Asia, Africa and Latin America should learn from Europe's telecoms regulation mistakes, says Strand Consult.

As the list of countries and operators turning against Huawei grows, the tech giant may find itself cut out of 5G networks all over the world.

The Sunday Times has reported that three senior ANC members could be facing fraud charges for earning millions from the failed City of Johannesburg broadband project.

The German company says it takes the global discussion about the security of network equipment very seriously.

Ericsson ONE enables the company's entrepreneurs to come up with tech-driven projects that can be turned into the next big business.

Ericsson opened its Santa Clara doors to journalists from the Middle East and Africa.