The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) has revealed plans to enable the rollout of pilot 5G networks this year. Matano Ndaro, the Director of Licensing, Compliance and Standards at the CA, told journalists that the regulator has developed a roadmap that outlines strategies to facilitate the deployment of 5G technology.
Ndaro revealed that the country will begin to authorise the first 5G pilot projects this year, following which spectrum licences will be allocated for the operation of commercial networks. ‘We are now set to hold a validation workshop in the next one month to discuss the comments received. Once we adopt the input from the stakeholders, we shall establish a national 5G forum and allocate pilot frequencies,’ Xinhuanet quoted Ndaro as saying at the launch of Chinese smartphone maker Vivo’s 5G enabled device in the Kenyan market this week.