Peter Theuri
Kenya is inching closer to fifth-generation (5G) mobile Internet
technology. Seven firms already have ongoing trials for 5G with the aim
of a future rollout, according to ...
Communications Authority of Kenya (CA)
Acting Director General Mercy Wanjau (pictured).
“The WRC-19 (World Radio Conference 2019) approved additional spectrum
for international mobile telecommunications,” said Ms Wanjau during a
stakeholder workshop to sensitise the industry on decisions of the
conference.
“The new allocation will further contribute to socio-economic
development of the country by providing diverse usage scenarios and
applications, such as enhanced mobile broadband, massive machine-type
communications and ultra-reliable and low-latency communications.
“The authority is working on the 5G licensing and rollout roadmap,” she added.
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Cabinet Secretary Joe Mucheru said the 5G Internet rollout would
revolutionise Kenya’s communications industry.
He said the programme
would create massive employment opportunities for the youth in a country
where 75 per cent of the population is aged below 35.
“The outcome of the WRC-19 provides Kenya with additional spectrum
allocations that can be utilised in various services, to develop
solutions to some of the challenges we currently face and equally enable
us to provide better and improved services to Kenyans in areas such as
universal access to ICT, food security, education, public security and
climate change,” said Mr Mucheru.
He asked CA to ensure the requisite spectrum for the 5G rollout was
provided and urged stakeholders in the industry to optimise on radio
frequencies available.
Safaricom is among the firms that have been running trials ahead of the
rollout of the super-fast 5G Internet with industry regulator, with CA
waiting for the telco to hand in its test results for it to be issued
with an operating licence.
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