Zim seeks to leverage ties with China

ZIMBABWE plans to leverage its close relationship with China as it seeks to develop and introduce 5G technology, Information and Communications Technology minister Kazembe Kazembe has said.

Mobile networks in the southern African country are currently working on 3G and 4G. The fifth generation network (5G) boasts data speeds of up to 2,7 gigabytes per second — dozens of time faster than existing services, enabling warp-speed transmission of high-definition content, without latency.

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