Browsing: 5G benefits to economies

• 2Africa Submarine Cable ushers in unprecedented internet speeds of 180 terabytes per second.
• The cable is a success story of partnership between Tanzania, Airtel Tanzania and 2Africa Submarine Cable.
• The cable comes at a time Tanzania is rolling out 5G internet WIFI in business parks, and public transport centres.

In a historic development, 2Africa Submarine Cable, the world’s longest submarine communication fibre link, has successfully reached the shores of Tanzania. Spanning 45,000 kilometers and interconnecting over 33 countries across Africa, Asia, and Europe, this cable will benefit more than three billion individuals worldwide.

2Africa Submarine Cable a success story of PPP

Spearheaded through a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) between the government and Airtel Tanzania, the 2Africa Submarine Cable marks the dawning of a new era in the realm of communication. Tanzania’s Minister for Information, Communication, and Information Technology, Nape Nnauye, expressed his optimism about the transformative potential of this project, …

• The Mobile Economy Sub-Saharan Africa 2022 report by GMSA has revealed that 214 mobile operators in 81 markets globally had launched commercial 5G services in September 2022
• 5G now accounts for nearly half of all mobile connections in South Korea while the network makes up a third of all connections in the US
• The adoption of 5G in Sub-Saharan Africa is, however, not as quick with full commercial 5G services only available in fewer than five countries across the region as of September 2022 

A new report now shows that 214 mobile operators in 81 markets globally had launched commercial 5G services as of September 2022.

According to the Mobile Economy Sub-Saharan Africa 2022 report by GMSA, the popularity of 5G is steadily growing and becoming mainstream in pioneer markets.

The report noted that developed economies such as South Korea have witnessed high usage of the network. In fact, in …