Rain pilots 5G network in SA

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In the next couple of weeks, rain will open up the offer to all homes and small business within the coverage area of Johannesburg and Tshwane.

rain is leveraging its 4G data networking infrastructure in building the 5G network in its regulated 3600 MHz spectrum band. This enables rain to build a cost-effective network and limit the required additional number of sites, yet still providing wide coverage. It enables rain to reduce the cost of data for South Africans.

Dlanga said that rain was committed to being a key player in building the 5G and 4IR ecosystem in South Africa. This will contribute to the country meeting its socio-economic challenges, particularly reducing unemployment and improving education. As an example, rain is working with WITS University and Huawei Technologies to establish a 5G Innovation Lab.

In future, 5G will also enable critical machine-to-machine communication and ultra-low latency between devices. This makes 5G a key pillar of the Fourth Industrial Revolution .rain has launched the African continent’s first commercial 5G network and one of the first in the world. Some of the benefits for South African society are:economic growth, which will help alleviate the unemployment crisis in the country.

 

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