Authors :
Oluwafemi AlaoJimoh; Kingsley Brown Orji; Peter MuwarureOdiboroghene
Volume/Issue :
Volume 8 - 2023, Issue 5 - May
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DOI :
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8068613
Abstract :
The widespread adoption of and transition to
the 5G network does not come without its challenges.
These challenges are even more prominent in Africa, a
continent that houses most of the underdeveloped and
poor countries in the world. And even more so in SubSaharan Africa-the part of the continent south to the
Sahara, despite two of the largest economies in Africa
(South Africa and Nigeria) being situated in the location.
The aim of this paper is to provide concise and coherent
insights into the possible economic, social, and
technological developments and advancements that SubSaharan Africa would experience with the advent of the
5G network in the region. In this paper, a systematic
review was employed to properly analyse the likely
impact the 5G network era would have on the digital
transformation in Sub-Saharan Africa. This led to a
detailed analysis of the key limitations, policy
considerations, and the expected social and technological
implications in deploying the 5G networkin Sub-Saharan
Africa.The data used for the review were gotten from
reliable publications on the web and from previous
related journal publications. The information retrieved
from these materials were compared with other primary
sources such as historical data and economic data to
validate the information gotten from them. At the end of
the review, it was seen that the 5G network has come to
stay and is going to be a key tool in the coming industrial
revolution, and its widespread acceptance is only a
matter of time. Hence, its benefits and downsides must
be capitalised on both by individuals, businesses, and
governments to see that the networkhas a better
performance in the digital transformation of the SubSaharan region as compared to its predecessors.
Keywords :
Sub-Saharan Africa, Digital Transformation, Internet of Things, 5G, Underdeveloped, impact.
The widespread adoption of and transition to
the 5G network does not come without its challenges.
These challenges are even more prominent in Africa, a
continent that houses most of the underdeveloped and
poor countries in the world. And even more so in SubSaharan Africa-the part of the continent south to the
Sahara, despite two of the largest economies in Africa
(South Africa and Nigeria) being situated in the location.
The aim of this paper is to provide concise and coherent
insights into the possible economic, social, and
technological developments and advancements that SubSaharan Africa would experience with the advent of the
5G network in the region. In this paper, a systematic
review was employed to properly analyse the likely
impact the 5G network era would have on the digital
transformation in Sub-Saharan Africa. This led to a
detailed analysis of the key limitations, policy
considerations, and the expected social and technological
implications in deploying the 5G networkin Sub-Saharan
Africa.The data used for the review were gotten from
reliable publications on the web and from previous
related journal publications. The information retrieved
from these materials were compared with other primary
sources such as historical data and economic data to
validate the information gotten from them. At the end of
the review, it was seen that the 5G network has come to
stay and is going to be a key tool in the coming industrial
revolution, and its widespread acceptance is only a
matter of time. Hence, its benefits and downsides must
be capitalised on both by individuals, businesses, and
governments to see that the networkhas a better
performance in the digital transformation of the SubSaharan region as compared to its predecessors.
Keywords :
Sub-Saharan Africa, Digital Transformation, Internet of Things, 5G, Underdeveloped, impact.
