Why Kenya cannot afford to lag behind in 5G uptake
Thursday January 21 2021
Summary
Kenya’s largest telecommunication operator, Safaricom, recently suspended deployment of its highly anticipated new fifth-generation (5G) mobile network.
The action somewhat derailed the pace the country has set over the years in Africa’s technology sector that has earned it the title ‘Africa’s Silicon Savanna’.
The news came as a surprise to many given that the company has already completed testing and trials of the new network’s high-speed mobile connections.
Had it been implemented as planned, the project was poised to propel the country as the second in Africa to successfully roll out the 5G network, only after South Africa.