MTN South Africa continues to unleash what is now its newest gem, the MTN Icon 5G – a 5G smartphone which is affordable at 2,499 rand ($138). This move is geared towards democratizing 5G technology to allow more people with limited incomes, Internet & mobile technology’s earlier embracers but now locked out of the improved internet speed.
MTN Launches Affordable 5G Smartphone to Bridge Digital Divide
Introduced as the part of the MTN’s continuous plan to upgrade connectivity and transform its consumers from the conventional 2G and 3G. The fast and reliable 5G is in preparation globally, MTN’s action aims at ensuring it does not leave the South African people behind.
Even though there has been faster and steady increase in internet usage through mobile devices, the GSMA latest report shows that South Africa has a large digital gap. The challenge for most of the people is in the cost of devices and data services which the MTN Icon 5G seeks to resolve.
These concerns are well aligned with the general aim of narrowing the above digital divide so that more people are connected with the modern, and ICT transformational mobile technologies for enhanced learning, business and medical service.
The arrival of MTN Icon 5G, popular telco service provider of South Africa, means that consumers can now enjoy high internet speed with privilege of affordable tariffs, an endeavour that boost digital inclusion in South Africa.
MTN Icon 5G: Affordable Access to the Future of Mobile Connectivity
South Stam has its new smartphone featuring 5G connectivity which it has unveiled in the local market through MTN. It has focused on key areas like offering higher data rates and minimal time for data transmission, bettering the client experiences – a small revolution in the effort to close the so-called ‘digital gap’.
MTN Icon 5G is available for one-off fee of 2,499 rand ($138) or initial monthly instalment of 219 rand per month on a 36-month package and other instalment options. This pricing approach is proposed in order not to limit the access to 5G technology entirely.
The MTN Icon 5G is produced by ZTE, a Chinese telecom company, for users who wish to use latest technologies at an affordable price. This device is affordable and will remain a gateway to the future mobile internet in South Africa.
Since South Africa’s market is planning on retiring the older 2G and 3G networks, the Icon 5G is useful for the company to push the consumers and businesses to the current 4G or 5G networks. It is a step towards realizing the company’s transformation agenda focused on making the mobile internet speedy and reliable for the people of South Africa.
This new product offering is in a strategic line with MTN’s vision of enhancing access to connectivity in the country. By making this device a more accessible one, it allows more people to get the benefits of this new generation of networks making sure they are ready for the future of mobile communication.
MTN Advances Mission to Provide Affordable, Reliable Mobile Connectivity for All
MTN South Africa conducts its business with a view to tailing the Digital Divide Communications Gap; a goal to ensure that all persons in South Africa, irrespective of their economic class, should be able to afford good and cheap mobile communications. This mission was echoed by Thando Gabela, General Manager for Devices at MTN South Africa in a statement recently.
Gabela went on record saying the new efforts are likely to extend the ability of the firm’s mobile technology to a diverse clientele. As it will be seen from this paper, MTN remains strategically centered on addressing the needs of the base of the pyramid in terms of the products and service it is offering to consumers while at the same time seeking to provide the most reliable solution.
Through such a product as the MTN Icon 5G, the company plans to eliminate the barriers to the new generation of mobile internet. While relative to data speeds, user experience and fast internet MTN is perfectly positioned to make certain that unit and effectiveness of mobile communication is not a preserve for only the fairly wealthy.
The efforts also aim at the company’s call to transition users from the 2G and 3G networks to newer and more improved 4G and 5G networks across the country. According to MTN, it is interested in creating a value proposition that will appeal to every South African, in every neighborhood, at every socio-economic station in life.
With these initiatives in place, MTN South Africa is assuming an active position of playing a part in determining the direction of future evolution of mobile telecommunications in the country . The very approach of the company thus geared towards making technology available are well fitting towards enhancing the digital divide to ensure that every citizen of South Africa stands to benefit from the opportunities offered by modern communication networks.
