There has been a lot of talk around 5G in Africa and despite some providers actively offering it, the overall rollout has been slow.
It will be an interesting year for Rain, who are continuing their aggressive push to become the leading commercial 5G operator in the country.
South Africa will be the first market where the MTN 5G network is launched, during a live event hosted on YouTube on June 30th.
To drive future value Rain wants to invest heavily in 5G, and are planning to install 1,500 5G towers in the large metropolitan areas in South Africa.
The UK is reportedly planning to phase out Huawei 5G infrastructure by the year 2023, amid Chinese surveillance concerns spurred on by the pandemic.
