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Vodacom launches first live 5G network in Africa

2020-05-04 14:52:00| Telecompaper Headlines

(Telecompaper) Vodacom announced it has switched on Africa's first live 5G mobile network, in the South African cities Johannesburg, Pretoria and Cape Town. Further rollout is planned to cover other parts of the country. The network will support both mobile and fixed wireless services and is currently available on twenty live 5G sites, eighteen of which are in Gauteng and two in Cape Town. With immediate effect, Vodacom customers with 5G enabled devices, and within a 5G coverage area, can access the new service. 

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