South African telecom operator Vodacom Group has launched what it claims to be Africa’s first commercial 5G service in Lesotho, the company said in a statement. The service, which will initially provide fixed-wireless access broadband services to two enterprise customers in Lesotho, will utilize spectrum in the 3.5 GHz band, Vodacom said.
Vodacom Group also announced plans for a broader deployment of 5G technology in South Africa, with downlink speeds in excess of 700 Mbps and latencies of less than 10 milliseconds.
