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Safaricom launches 5G network with promise of faster internet

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Safaricom PLC CEO, Peter Ndegwa during the launch of the first fifth generation (5G) network. [Wilberforce Okwiri, Standard]

Kenya's leading telecommunications service provider Safaricom on Thursday, October 27, launched the first fifth-generation (5G) network in the country, pioneering the commercial rollout of the revolutionary technology in East Africa.

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