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Amid 5G phobia, Huawei spells out benefits

MAJOR South African telecommunications companies have teamed up with Huawei to ensure the successful roll-out of 5G, but rural parts of country may have to wait a little longer, writes Edwin Naidu:

Amid unfounded global fears of health risks, leading global provider of information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure and smart devices, Huawei, has teamed up with the major mobile operators in South Africa to roll out 5G technology.

But while the rollout of 5G – driven largely by service providers – MTN, Vodacom and rain – has gained pace in the country’s major cities Johannesburg, Durban

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