MTN South Africa Hits 10.35 Gbps in Africa’s First Upper 6GHz 5G-Advanced Trial

MTN South Africa has completed what it describes as Africa’s first 5G-Advanced Upper 6GHz (U6GHz) network trial, achieving peak download speeds of 10.35 Gbps in partnership with Huawei. The trial was conducted at MTN’s headquarters in Randburg under a temporary radio licence issued by the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA). The trial combined a dedicated 5G Standalone core network, ultra-wideband active antennas and advanced beamforming technologies across 400 MHz of ba