MTN hits 10.35Gbit/s in South African 5G-Advanced trial

MTN South Africa reached peak download speeds of 10.35Gbit/s in Africa's first 5G-Advanced trial in the upper 6GHz band, held at its Johannesburg headquarters under a temporary Icasa licence. The operator used 400MHz of spectrum, a standalone 5G core and beamforming antennas with Huawei.

• Peak speed of 10.35Gbit/s achieved at a single site under controlled conditions
• 400MHz used in the upper 6GHz band under a temporary Icasa radio licence
• Trial run with Huawei on a standalone 5G core and beamforming antennas
• The 6.425–7.125GHz band is earmarked for IMT but not yet assigned to operators