5G facing slow growth in Nigeria, by Okoh Aihe
I was going through some of my old writings last week and I chanced on a few of them focused on 5G technology. I was still nearly overwhelmed by the great expectations, the amount of euphoria and excitement that heralded the coming of the technology to our nation. It was almost attributed as a silver bullet […]
UK set to scale back Huawei role in 5G network ―Report
The United Kingdom (UK) will reduce Chinese tech giant Huawei’s controversial involvement in its 5G network in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, the Daily Telegraph reported Saturday. UK’s Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, gave the green light to Huawei’s participation in January, despite widespread domestic opposition and pressure from the United States. But he has […]
5G: 28 million devices in Sub-Saharan Africa will be connected by 2025 – GSMA
By Emmanuel Okogba The Global System for Mobile Telecommunications Association (GSMA) has stated that about 28 million devices in Sub-Saharan Africa representing a total of 2.7% of total connections will be connected to the 5G network by 2025. Akinwale Goodluck, Head of Sub-Saharan Africa at GSMA said this during a Huawei online interview with journalists […]
COVID-19, 5G Network and the Place of Common Sense in Technological Advancement
By Jude Ndukwe With the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic and its devastating effect on humanity, the world was obviously caught unawares and became distraught. People of this generation had never witnessed such a devastating pandemic of monumental proportions as this. So there had to be an “explanation” for it even if it meant concocting […]
China Mobile, Huawei deliver world’s highest 5G
The new 5G site on the altitude of 6500 meters shows capability to deliver the network to the peak of Everest China Mobile and Huawei have jointly taken 5G connectivity to a new height by bringing the network to the summit of Mount Everest upon the completion of the world’s highest 5G base station on […]
Businesses are hinting at 5G rollout delays
Mobile carriers, network suppliers, and analysts are warning that the rollout of 5G networks could be delayed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The warnings came as businesses reported their quarterly earnings, in which they outlined what effect the ongoing crisis could have on their bottom lines. The full impact of the pandemic won’t […]
