Using pilots like this, we are not only assessing and preparing our network to roll out 5G in the future, but we are also future-proofing our infrastructure to enrich customer experience and take industries to the next level," says Wanda Matandela, Chief Enterprise Business Officer, MTN SA. In addition, mobile operator Vodacom has launched 5G in Lesotho that has started experiencing the very first superfast broadband network in Africa. With this mobile technology, consumers will be able to receive quality services very much similar to that offered by fiber optics. Knowing that it would be impossible to install fiber optic cables in a non-coastal mountainous country, Vodacom declared that it has obtained a frequency in the 3.5 GHz bands in order to launch its 5G in Lesotho. "What we've accomplished in Lesotho is an example of what can be achieved in Africa, should the required spectrum also be made available," said Shameel Joosub, CEO of Vodacom in a statement following this giant leap made by Vodacom Lesotho.