Kenya risks being caught up in the middle of an economic supremacy battle between China and the United States over control of East Africa’s 5G infrastructure. The United States and China have been racing to secure market share for their domestic industries in global 5G network deployments. In terms of commercial deployments, Huawei is currently ahead of the United States and the global telecoms infrastructure firms. One of Kenya’s telecommunication service providers launched its fifth generation mobile (5G) network service in the country on Thursday, March 25. The US government had pressured countries to ditch the use of Huawei, a Chinese company, in the supply of equipment relating to 5G technology.

Source: Daily Nation July 19, 2022 11:10 UTC