South Africa hosts 5G Huddle

The Wireless World Research Forum (WWRF), with support from the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA), is hosting the 5th Annual 5G Huddle in Durban this week.

Being held 29 to 30 May 2018 and for the first time in the Southern Hemisphere, the two-day conference will focus on the countdown to commercial rollout of 5G technologies and what needs to be done from a policy and business perspective to meet the objective of delivering an all-inclusive 5G infrastructure.

A further focus will be on the difference the technology can make in developing regions.

Nigel Jefferies, WWRF Chairperson, said there is a lot of excitement about the development of standards, trials and testbeds for 5G mobile technology.

“It is therefore important for us, through events such as the 5G Huddle, to understand the real opportunities that current and future mobile technologies can offer in new markets and application areas, and ensure that emerging technologies are designed and implemented so as to meet the needs of people in every society,” said Jefferies.

ICASA hosted the inaugural 5G Forum in November 2017 in an effort to boost its relations with government, institutions of higher learning, research institutions and industry.

“It is our public service mandate, as a country and regulator, to ensure that we are not left behind as the world is moving forward and embracing new technologies that will benefit consumers, business and government, hence our involvement and participation in these debates and discussions as we look forward to the first commercial deployment of 5G in 2020,” said ICASA Councillor Paris Mashile.

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