5G technology represents a leap forward in connectivity, offering several key advantages that go beyond what 4G can provide.
The power of 5G lies in its ability to transform industries and user experiences through its core features such as ultra-fast speeds, low latency, massive Device connectivity, improved network capacity, network slicing, enhanced mobile broadband, energy efficiency, amongst others.
Ultimately, the combination of speed, low latency, and high reliability empowers the automation of factories, remote management of critical infrastructure, and smart logistics.
This transformation, often called Industry 4.0, will revolutionize manufacturing, agriculture, healthcare, and other industries by enabling real-time data exchange and automation on a large scale.
Thus, 5G is much more than just faster internet—it is the foundation for a smarter, more connected world with wide-ranging applications across various sectors, from healthcare and transportation to entertainment and smart cities.
These are the features that make 5G outstanding when compared to 4G/LTE.
Thus, Enextgen Wireless conducted its National Independent Wireless Broadband Quality Reporting (NIWBQR) data collection in Victoria Island that covers MTN and Airtel 5G coverage, while dismissing Mafab’s as ‘too restrictive to be relevant…”
More so, the survey covered 4G LTE footprints for the mobile network operators including Globacom while 9mobile was missing [Visit the website here for details].
Details of the survey findings are shown below:
4G LTE Throughput following data collected on Victoria Island on August 30, 2024:
4G LTE Downlink Throughput August 30, 2024 (by subscription)
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4G LTE Packet Latency based on Dbata collected on Victoria Island on August 30, 2024
4G LTE Ping Results, August 30, 2024
5G NR Throughput
Data collected on Victoria Island on August 30, 2024. Only MTN and Airtel offer mobile 5G service to the public. In this survey, MTN provides larger 5G footprint than Airtel. Mafab’s offer of 5G is too restrictive to be relevant to our purpose of evaluating public mobile internet access.
5G NR Downlink Throughput August 30, 2024
NIWBQR Ranking
NIWBQR is Enextgen Wireless’ flagship National Independent Wireless Broadband Quality Reporting.
It ranks 4G LTE and 5G NR networks based on the quality of RF coverage and other selected KPIs.
Historical comparison
Commenting on the report, Engineer Remi Adeyeye, President/CEO Enextgen Inc., said:
“We have a platform for evaluating basic functionality of mobile broadband networks in Nigeria
“MNOs can use it to audit the quality of the networks deployed for them by their vendors.
“NCC can use it to set target KPIs for mobile broadband.
“Academic institutions can use it to provide training in some practical aspects of the deployment of mobile networks.
“For public visualization, visit here. All logged data are available for use in improving network quality. Contact us at marketing@enextwireless.com for further discussion”.
