Nigeria Joins The 5G Club
Nigerian users can official access 5G services from MTN
What’s happened this Week:
MTN 5G goes live in Nigeria
Google Wallet is now available in South Africa
Binance enables instant deposits for South Africans
and more!
This week, MTN launched its 5G network across 7 states in Nigeria. On 24th August, MTN rolled out 5G services after nearly 3 years of preparation from the Nigerian Federal Government.
Nigeria officially joins South Africa and Kenya as the other countries with 5G services.
MTN Ghana had planned to pilot its 5G services this year but suspended it for the next year.
MTN Nigeria plans to roll out its 5G services to more sites in Nigeria later this year.
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