MTN South Africa has launched a commercial 5G network in South Africa, providing access from 100 high sites around the country. The operator used various spectrum bands, including temporary spectrum assigned by communications regulator Icasa during the Covid-19 state of disaster, to launch the network. The network today covers parts of Johannesburg, Cape Town, Bloemfontein and Port Elizabeth as well as several smaller towns. “Today’s launch comes on the back of government’s allocation
MTN Group is partnering with Ericsson to host a hackathon for developers in Africa. The leading telco has allowed third party access to its mobile money (MoMo) API platform in a bid to let developers create solutions on the platform. This Momo API Hackathon presents an opportunity for developers and entrepreneurs in the financial technology sector to create a wider range of digital financial offerings for MTN’s customers that will foster
