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Tanzania becomes the latest African country to launch 5G

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By Abdul Halim

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Posted on September 15, 2022 11:32

 © Vodacom has launched Tanzania’s first 5G technology. A child uses a mobile phone in Nairobi, Kenya, May 28, 2022. REUTERS/Monicah Mwang
Vodacom has launched Tanzania’s first 5G technology. A child uses a mobile phone in Nairobi, Kenya, May 28, 2022. REUTERS/Monicah Mwang

Tanzania’s leading telecom operator by subscriptions, Vodacom has launched the country’s first 5G technology in what promises to be a transformational development in the country’s digital journey.

“Our promise is to continue using technology to improve the lives of Tanzanians and lead the digital transformation,” said Vodacom’s Acting Managing Director Hilda Bujiku at the launch in Dar es Salaam on 1 September.

The rollout will start with the establishment of over 200 5G sites in several regions, including Dar es Salaam, Arusha, Dodoma, Mwanza, Iringa, Mbeya, Kagera, Njombe, and Zanzibar, by November 2022.

Bujiku says the 5G network will be available to fixed enterprise and home internet customers through 5G routers, while mobile phone users will require a 5G-capable handset or device. In the coming months, the company expects to have maximum speeds of up to 800mbps unlocked, with this set to reach 1Gbps “once the 5G spectrum is made fully available”.

Vodacom’s new network is powered by Finnish equipment vendor Nokia, which supplied its 5G Air Scale portfolio, Subscriber Data

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