MTN Uganda will be showcasing its 5G technology prowess tomorrow Friday 17th January at its Nyonyi Gardens offices in Kololo. The event will be presided over by the new Minister of ICT Hon Judith Nabakooba and dignitaries from Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) including business stakeholders.
The telecom giant is expected to showcase several demonstrations of how fast its future 5G technology network will be in comparison to its existing 4G network. We can’t wait to try out all they have to show off.
MTN Uganda becomes the first country in East Africa to have a feel of 5G Network and the third MTN market to have the same after South africa and Nigeria last year. This is to therefore invite you to come and experience what the future has to offer as 5G comes to Uganda and to also publish a story in your publication.
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If you read our 2020 Mobile Internet Predictions last year, we said that rolling out a new 5G mobile network will be impossible, but we never ruled out demos like the one MTN Uganda plans to show off tomorrow. It took Orange Uganda to roll out the first successful 4G- LTE network in Kampala around one year after 4G was global. Also, building a 5G network cannot be justified as of now, so we are like to see trials this year and in 2021.
We also went on to further say that the 5G experience will depend on the type of spectrum used. We already see notable differences in mobile network experience on 4G in Uganda, dependent on the bandwidth used and the type of 4G. (TDD Vs FDD) Consumers connecting to 5G on low-band spectrum — like 600 MHz or 700 MHz — will not have a dramatically better experience than 4G, but consumers will still see 5G in their phone’s status bar. Those using mmWave (very high frequency bands) will see extremely fast speeds, but very little coverage. Those using mid-band spectrum will see higher speeds than 4G and wider coverage than mmWave. But all kinds of network experience will be called 5G.
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What kinds of speeds and experience do you expect from MTN Uganda’s 5G showcase? Leave us a comment below.
