Asia–Pacific 5G subscriptions set to hit 4.6 billion by 2030

Service provider MTN South Africa and technology giant ZTE Corporation have announced Africa’s first 5G ultra-range maritime offshore coverage at Mossel Bay, Western Cape, South Africa.

Cloud-native network infrastructure vendor Mavenir announced on Friday it is in the advanced commercial phase of an Open RAN network pilot deployment for Indian telco Vodafone Idea (Vi) that will support its planned 5G rollout.

Vietnam’s Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) has reportedly opened its long-waited 5G spectrum auction to all players, starting with the 2500-2600 MHz band, with more bands to follow in the coming days.