Qualcomm recently disclosed that it expects mid-band 5G to spread into Peru, Nigeria, 22 smaller European markets, and developing countries in Asia ranging from Cambodia to Sri Lanka starting in 2021. Nigeria may get its own 5G network as early as next year as MTN Nigeria has announced the test-run of the first 5G network in Nigeria. The test was reportedly carried out on Monday in the country’s capital city, Abuja.
Apart from being the first 5G test run in Nigeria, it is also the first of such test carried out in West Africa. A statement by the telecom giant revealed that the feat became possible as a result of the strong collaboration between the Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy, the Nigerian Communications Commission, (NCC), and MTN Nigeria. The test would be carried out in three cities using hardware from Huawei, ZTE and Ericsson.
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The telecoms giant deployed a high-speed, low-latency virtual reality game to show the swiftness of 5G. Visitors also experienced ultra-high-speed streaming and downloads on 5G devices and interacted in real-time with life-like 3D holographic projections. According to MTN Nigeria, “3D holographic communication has potential applications for education, medical imaging, video conferencing and gaming, and requires about four times as much data as a streamed 4K video. “
The telecommunications giant further added that the 5G trials would be run in four other cities across the country, noting that the 5G trial will run for three months utilizing trial spectrum allocated to MTN Nigeria by the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC). While this is good news, commercial rollout of 5G network may still be a long way from realization.
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