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Africa-Press – Angola. <\/strong><\/span>People who can afford it \u2013 and the costs are high \u2013 could experience data speeds 10 times faster than a 4G connection. For example, if conditions are right, then a whole movie could be downloaded in 10 seconds. <\/b><\/p>\n

The opening up of 5G is expected to boost the country\u2019s digital economy \u2013 e-commerce and the ICT sector in general \u2013 which is enjoying a boom in growth. But to take advantage of it at the moment, customers will either have to buy a 5G router costing around $250 (\u00a3210) or invest in a 5G-ready handset. Both options also come with higher data costs. South Africa, Nigeria, Botswana and Zimbabwe are some of the countries on the continent to have already rolled out 5G. However, the take-up of 4G is still low in Africa \u2013 accounting for just about a quarter of total connections compared to a global average of 60%, according to research by the Global System for Mobile Communications Association.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Angola. People who can afford it \u2013 and the costs are high \u2013 could experience data speeds 10 times faster than a 4G connection. For example, if conditions are right, then a whole movie could be downloaded in 10 seconds. 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