In this episode of the TechCentral podcast, Duncan McLeod chats to MTN South Africa chief technology and information officer Giovanni Chiarelli.
It’s a fascinating discussion about the technological challenges of running a modern mobile network.
Chiarelli talks about MTN’s huge network investment in recent years — in excess of R10bn/year — and where that money is going exactly.
Download or stream the podcast to find out more about MTN’s fibre-to-the-home plans, why Chiarelli thinks it might make more sense to switch off the 3G network rather than the 2G one, and what’s ahead for consumers with 4G+ and 5G technologies.
Chiarelli also talks about the looming spectrum crunch and how MTN might be forced to deal with it. It’s a great interview — you do not want to miss it!
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