5G communication licensees introduced

The Communications Regulatory Authority (CRAN) recently warmed the industry to the idea of 5G technology. CRAN organised a workshop to give telecommunications service providers insight into 5G technology capabilities and its spectrum requirements. The workshop also gave an overview of the current trials being conducted around the world for 5G, as well as the regulatory frameworks required to allow for the effective implementation of 5G technologies in Namibia according to its chief technical officer, Jochen Traut “Namibia was elected as the supporting country to South Africa in respect of the World Radio Conference (WRC-19) agenda points related to International Mobile Technology (IMT) services, which include 5G implementation and 5G spectrum related requirements. The workshop provided a platform for stakeholders to jointly craft strategies that will ensure the speedy and effective implementation of 5G in Namibia,” said Traut.“The success of 5G in Namibia is dependent on the collaboration and innovation of all telecommunications industry players. Investment in 5G will, in the long haul, enable mobile application and telecommunications service provides to connect simultaneously at any time,” he added.5G also achieves more efficient spectrum use, higher data rates, lower latency and ubiquitous connectivity. It is extremely reliable, near to universal coverage and its high speed mobile broadband can cost-effectively support growing data traffic demand (such as video down loads) and better support low-power Internet of Things (IoT) solutions.Meanwhile, questions have been raised about Africa's preparedness to the introduction and adoption of 5G.While 5G networks are expected to deliver faster speeds for significantly more users on the same network, and is geared for huge volumes of simultaneous connections with an impressive reduction in latency, how realistic is deployment and rollout of 5G in Africa right now?Not really, says Martin Ferreira, executive head at Jasco Carrier Solutions.Ferreira said that southern African countries have 3G and 4G capability, and that there is scope to develop this into 5G, but this is limited to metro areas. “There is not much infrastructure in the rural and sub-rural type areas, and even in South Africa I think that is a huge problem... how successful do you think 4G was? I don't think it was, I don't have coverage at my home or when I move all over. I have hotspots where I can find them, so how successful was 4G? My philosophy is that 5G is going to follow that same route,” he told IT Web Africa earlier this year.STAFF REPORTER

5G communication licensees introduced

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