{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6112c6ffaae63d001577f9d8/634811a9e666840012c8ed8d?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"What's the story?  South Africa to sunset 2G and 3G","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6112c6ffaae63d001577f9d8/1665667392933-567d25429a37427f3d057aaca9e4e0a0.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Connecting Africa's Paula Gilbert provides an update on Safaricom's new network in Ethiopia, which will be the country's first private telecoms operator and end the country's decades-long telecoms monopoly.</p><p><br></p><p>We also discuss why South Africa's government wants to turn off 2G and 3G by 2024 and 2025, respectively, but operators say it's too soon as about 60% of mobile traffic in South Africa still runs on 3G.</p><p><br></p><p>You can&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.dropbox.com/s/j4r9ico7h79wblu/Whats%20the%20story_Safaricom.pdf?dl=0\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">download a lightly edited transcript of the podcast here</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>Here are a few topics we covered:</p><ul><li>Safaricom launches new network in Ethiopia. (01:18)</li><li>Role of Ethiopia's government in Safaricom's launch in the region. (04:30)</li><li>Government in South Africa wants service providers to sunset 2G and 3G. (05:38)</li><li>Potential impact of turning off 2G and 3G on mobile phone users. (09:17)</li></ul><p><br></p>","author_name":"Light Reading"}