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new network while leveraging the opportunity to minimise capital
“There’s nothing stopping 5G ORAN from becoming Africa’s de facto standard.”
expenditure is important, as is understanding the regulatory
environment and best practices for dealing with financial institutions, government, mobile operators and technology vendors. But the commercial opportunities for individuals to get preferential rates if they are employed by a carrier’s corporate
user (ARPU) using data networks in a market where traditional voice business is diminishing. Operators can partner with finance institutions and governments to implement ecommerce projects, while new, smaller telcos can use 5G ORAN to achieve standalone status, instead of piggybacking off bigger players’ networks, because the investment needed is far smaller. The process of moving commercial networks to ORAN can be confusing. Knowing how to deploy a brand-
A frica’s hunger for inexpensive wireless data transfer capacity remains unabated, despite cost and frequency availability barriers. 5G Open Radio Access Network (ORAN), which brings dramatic data traffic volume capacity growth over current 4G networks, is the answer. It provides network operators with flexible vendor selection and deployment choices that lower total cost of network ownership (TCO) while increasing data throughput. And it comes in at 30-40% cheaper than traditional networks. This means everyone – from school children to business users – can look forward to much faster mobile Internet access at lower costs than ever before. Access to 5G ORAN could provide the stimulus for significant business growth. With the ability to spark entrepreneurship in isolated areas, the technology needs to be rolled out quickly. There’s nothing stopping 5G ORAN from becoming Africa’s de facto standard. It can accommodate market capacity and content demands while lowering the average rate per By Willem Wentzel, Head of Wireless at NEC XON
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client are most attractive. We recommend finding a partner positioned to help you grasp 5G ORAN and navigate the complexities of the opportunity it presents.
5G ORAN set to satisfy Africa’s appetite for mobile data
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