Why South Africans spend so little time on 5G
New analysis suggests that South African mobile users spend very little time on 5G networks due to operator deployment strategies rather than device limitations. While 5G offers significantly faster speeds, current infrastructure relies heavily on mid-band spectrum, limiting widespread availability.
Why it matters
Understanding the gap between 5G potential and actual consumer usage is critical for telecommunications policy and infrastructure investment in emerging markets.
South African mobile users spend far less time on 5G than their counterparts in markets like India, and new analysis from network measurement firm Opensignal has blamed operator deployment decisions rather than any shortcoming in the technology itself.
The article relies on data from a third-party measurement firm to explain technical deployment issues.
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