The company has deployed "dual-band massive multiple input, multiple output" Mimo radio at a site in Cape Town, which it has claimed is the first time the technology has been deployed in Africa.
"The deployment of these radios in the network means Vodacom can broadcast all its recently acquired time division duplexing TDD spectrum from a single device. For consumers, this means that they experience ultra-fast 5G download speeds and enjoy high-capacity 5G broadband services for both home and business use."
"The ability to deploy all our TDD spectrum on single radio is something that we have been working towards since we acquired the spectrum. This will make a big difference in how we roll out our high-capacity and sustainable radio network," said Vodacom South Africa technology director Beverly Ngwenya in a statement.