African 5G revolutionTunisia's 5G plans comes at a time when many African countries are launching and rolling out the next-gen technology. Hormuud Telecom launch followed Somtel's 5G launch, which happened weeks earlier. Telecom operators interested in commercially deploying 5G technology in Tunisia must submit their applications to the ministry by September 2, 2024. Orange has announced its plans to launch 5G services in most of its African operations by the end of 2024. The Ethio Telecom launch came on the back of Emtel becoming the second telco to launch 5G services in the island nation of Mauritius in August 2023.

Source: The North Africa Journal October 14, 2024 17:31 UTC