MTN hopes to achieve 10% 5G network reach by year-end, with over 2,500 5G sites deployed across 19 markets in 2 continents, including 588 sites in Nigeria.
Telecommunications operator, MTN, is hoping to achieve a 10 per cent fifth-generation network reach by the end of this year. The telecoms giant, which disclosed this in its Integrated Report for the year ended December 31, 2022, at the weekend, said it has deployed over 2,500 5G sites across its 19 markets in two continents. In Nigeria, MTN has rolled out over 588 5G sites across major cities.
In the Integrated Report, MTN Group Chief Executive Officer, Ralph Mupita, said in the period, it rolled out 3,498 3G and 7, 993 4G sites, culminating in “our 3G and 4G coverage increasing by nine million and 45 million people, respectively. “We are targeting 10 per cent 5G population coverage by end-2023. The other spectrum winner is yet to launch its network,” MTN stated.
“For example, in the second quarter of 2022, the shipment of 5G-enabled devices increased by 26.9 per cent, significantly outpacing the overall growth of smartphone shipments to the region.
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