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This episode is also available on YouTube - https://youtu.be/QFWhJiubC10 Today on the Techpoint Africa Podcast, we welcome back an old face that has been behind the camera as we give you the weekly roundup on African tech news. We discussed MTN rolling out the Fifth Generation (5G) network in selected places in Nigeria, the Tanzanian government installing Internet service on Kilimanjaro, the Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria's (ARCON) ban, and the Google Wallet launch in South Africa. To advertise or promote your brand, visit this link or send an email to business@techpoint.africa Follow this link to download the Whistle app on the Google Play Store. Explore the fintech in everything at The Fintech Summit 2022 Timestamps 00:05 - Introduction 03:04 - MTN rolls out 5G in Nigeria 10:25 - Tanzanian government launches Internet on Kilimanjaro 18:00 - Google Wallet is now in South Africa Useful links What you must know as MTN starts rolling out 5G in Nigeria 4 things we learnt from MTN Nigeria’s 5G demo 11 burning questions about 5G answered There’s now super-fast Internet on Kilimanjaro, but it’s useless to millions of Tanzanians living miles below Nigerian advertisers can no longer use foreign models and voice-over artists, and there’s more to come Google’s mobile payment system, Google Wallet, is now available in South Africa This episode was produced by Gracious Sede and edited by Múyìwá Mátùlúkò Email us your feedback at podcast@techpoint.africa. Visit www.techpoint.africa for more stories. ...
