{"id":5437,"date":"2024-03-26T15:29:18","date_gmt":"2024-03-26T14:29:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/squire-technologies.co.uk\/blog\/?p=5437"},"modified":"2024-03-28T12:03:34","modified_gmt":"2024-03-28T11:03:34","slug":"techafrica-news-sanjeev-verma-discusses-telecom-opportunities-and-5g-challenges-in-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/squire-technologies.co.uk\/blog\/techafrica-news-sanjeev-verma-discusses-telecom-opportunities-and-5g-challenges-in-africa","title":{"rendered":"TechAfrica News &#8211; Sanjeev Verma discusses telecom opportunities and 5G challenges in Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div><div>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span class=\"bsf-rt-reading-time\"><span class=\"bsf-rt-display-label\" prefix=\"Reading Time\">\n\t\t<\/span> <span class=\"bsf-rt-display-time\" reading_time=\"1\"><\/span> \n\t\t<span class=\"bsf-rt-display-postfix\" postfix=\"mins\"><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h1>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>TechAfrica News interview &#8211; Sanjeev Verma discusses telecom opportunities and 5G challenges in Africa<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/TechAfrica-interview-at-MWC-2024-main-banner-image.png\" alt=\"TechAfrica interview at MWC 2024\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<h4>Telecoms opportunities and 5G challenges in Africa are considerable. During MWC Barcelona 2024, Sanjeev Verma, CEO of Squire Technologies, explained to TechAfrica News why operators in Africa should consider core network optimisation before 5G ambitions.<\/h4>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many business leaders talk at length about 5G wonders coming to the African continent. However, these conversations don\u2019t acknowledge the huge challenges 5G rollouts face due to capital expenditure and low uptake. <\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sanjeev Verma explains that despite some 5G activities occurring in Africa, the focus should be on core network transformations. 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