Tag: 5G
Safaricom Announces 5G Data Packages Starting from KES 1000
Safaricom has announced the availability of 5G mobile data packages. It's worth noting that the plans have been available for a while, but the...
Safaricom Expands 5G Coverage, With Updated 5G Packages
Update: 5G mobile data packages have been announced by the telco. Keep reading...
Back in September 2022, Safaricom commercially launched 5G services. 5G networks can...
Airtel Confirms 5G Roll Out in Kenya
Back in 2021, we learned that Airtel Kenya had entered the 5G race after the telco reported it had upgraded some of its sites...
How Mediatek is Working With Kenya Partners to Boost 5G Coverage
5G is driving conversations in different markets now, especially in Kenya where telco Safaricom has launched the service for consumers in select places in...
MySafaricom App Adds 5G Home Internet Management Feature
Safaricom has added a new feature to its MySafaricom app that allows 5G Wi-Fi customers to manage their subscriptions. This complements the app's existing...
How to Access 5G on Your iPhone in Kenya
5G is increasingly becoming more accessible to more regions and more phones in the country with the nation's biggest telco, Safaricom leading the way.
When...
MediaTek Dimensity 9000 with Support of Up to 320MP Cameras Arrives in East Africa
Chipmaker MediaTek has been having a good period in terms of market presence and sales. It prides itself as the leading chip provider in...
iPhones Can Now Access Safaricom 5G Services
Safaricom launched 5G services just a couple of days ago. However, availability is limited to select places, and you need to have a compatible...
Best Affordable 5G Smartphones Under 35K In Kenya
Safaricom has gone big on 5G today with three important announcements. The telco became the first in the country to commercially roll out its...
Best 5G Smartphones To Buy in Kenya
5G is now official in the country - at least Safaricom 5G. The company has commercially rolled it out today while also announcing the...
Safaricom 5G is Official, Here is Where You Can Access It
Safaricom has today announced the availability of 5G in Kenya. The announcement comes after years of testing. The first time that the telco revealed...
Why Safaricom Has Slowed Down on 5G Roll-out
Back in early 2021, Safaricom announced the availability of its 5G services. At that time, there were a few test sites in Nairobi, Kisumu...
MTN South Africa Beats Safaricom to Record Fastest Mobile Internet Speeds on The Continent
Mobile internet speeds are always a hot topic for discussion among consumers.
Fast speeds are always better, but that always comes at a cost, because...
Safaricom, Nokia Successfully Complete Africa’s First 4G/5G Network Slicing
Carrier Safaricom, alongside partners including Nokia, performed a pilot test for 4G and 5G Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) network slicing on the telco’s live...
Telkom Kenya’s 4G Expansion Targets the Coast, Will Cost USD 100M
Kenya is one of the few countries that has done very well in terms of mobile internet connections. The telco industry is vibrant here...
Kenyan Team Picks Top Prize at the Huawei 6th Global ICT Competition
A Kenyan team from Kenyatta University has won the first prize in the Innovation Category of the Huawei 6th Global ICT competition.
The fair was held...
Nigeria To Join Kenya, Ethiopia, and South Africa in 5G Rollout
MTN Nigeria in collaboration with Mafab Communications will oversee the 5G rollout in Nigeria.
This exercise will kick off in August 2022 according to...
Big Step To 5G Commerical Launch As MediaTek, Nokia Switch On 5G Carrier Aggregation
It is now official that chipmaker MediaTek, telecoms firm and mobile phone manufacturer Nokia, as well as STC are the first companies that have...
OPPO Reno6 5G Can Now Access 5G in Kenya
5G continues to remain elusive for some 5G branded smartphones in the country. One of the smartphones has been the OPPO Reno6 5G which...
Kenya’s 3G/4G Network Coverage Now at 96%
5G has been the talk of the town in the recent months since Safaricom began its trials across the country. But its predecessors are...
vivo V23 5G To Launch in Kenya Later This Month
5G devices are going mainstream in Kenya. Smartphone brand vivo is jumping on the trend with the slated launch of the vivo V23 5G...
EXCLUSIVE: TECNO to Bring 5G-Powered Phantom, Camon Series and a Foldable This Year
5G is quickly picking pace in Kenya. 5G-powered Samsung, OPPO and Apple smartphones are already in the market including the S21 FE, the Z...
Infinix Zero 5G to Launch on Valentine’s Day
Infinix Zero 5G will soon be hitting retail stores as Infinix is set to launch their first 5G smartphone later this month.
Rumours and leaks...
Safaricom 5G Now Available At Yaya Centre
5G is picking pace in the country and Safaricom, Kenya's leading telco is at the helm in terms of the rollout of its 5G...
Infinix First 5G Smartphone to Run On MediaTek Dimensity 900 Processor
5G is set to pick up pace in the country this year with Safaricom leading the way. The telco is planning to launch a...
MTN, Huawei Launch 5G Services in Zambia
5G has only been a reserve for developed nations for some time now.
Even where operators have launched the service commercially, 5G is yet to...
State of 5G in Kenya: What to Expect in 2022
5G is going to be a hot topic come next year. Kenyan telcos and some smartphone manufacturers have made significant strides with 5G and...
TECNO POVA 5G Specifications and Pricing in Kenya
5G smartphone market is about to see new entrants. TECNO is planning to launch 5G phones next year and the TECNO POVA 5G will...
TECNO POVA 5G Will Be the Company’s First 5G Phone
Late last month, we reported that TECNO was planning to launch 5G smartphones. We now know which device will take the lead and it's...
MediaTek Believes Kenya Needs Many Affordable 5G Phones for 5G to Grow, But it Has a Plan
Chip-maker MediaTek has grown substantially.
A few years ago, the silicon was associated with low-performing phones and other home entertainment devices, but for the most...
You Can Now Test Safaricom 5G in Kisii, Amboseli as Carrier Adds Pilot Sites
Safaricom announced the availability of 5G services in Q1 2021. At the time, the carrier said that ultra-fast connection was only available in select...
OPPO Kenya Keen On Taking Part in Kenya’s 5G Adoption with Reno6
Kenya became the second country in Africa to roll out a commercial 5G network, which is set to improve customer experience with super high-speed...
Users Connect to Safaricom 5G Along Waiyaki Way as Telco Ramps Up Roll Out
Safaricom started teasing 5G more than one year ago.
The service has since gone live, but the development was more of an announcement than a...
Only 8 Telcos Have Provisioned 5G Services in Africa
To accelerate 5G in Africa, regulatory frameworks governing critical wireless backhaul spectrum E-band (70-80 GHz) needs to be put on the agenda swiftly.
This...
Despite Sanctions By The West, Huawei Leads 5G Innovations At The Just Concluded MWC
Huawei underlined its innovative capabilities, walking away with several awards at this year’s Mobile World Congress (MWC), which took place in Barcelona and online...
