Rami Osman, Director for Corporate Sales and Marketing at MediaTek Middle East and Africa, disclosed this on Thursday while introducing MediaTek Dimensity 9000 in West Africa, a chip that provides 5G smartphones with unparalleled power efficiency and powerful connectivity.

MediaTek is a market leader in developing innovative systems-on-chip (SoC) for mobile device, home entertainment, connectivity and IoT products.

Ultimately, the company powers more than 2 billion devices a year – that’s in 20 percent of homes and nearly 1 of every 3 mobile phones globally.

MediaTek in Africa

Africa is a developing smartphone market that is expected to reach 95 million smartphones annually by 2025 with West Africa making up over 20%.

Interestingly, MediaTek powers around 48% of 4G Smartphones with successful generations of its Hello Chipsets, with its Dimensity series ready to take the company into the next generation of smartphone and technology.

MediaTek, Osman said, aims to grow Africa share from about 41% in 2022 to 46% by end of 2023 and targets 50% by end of 2024 with more international Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) such as Xiaomi, OPPO, RealMe, Samsung bringing MediaTek processors from the Hello and Dimensity familiies to market.

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Meanwhile, 5G era has begun in Sub-Saharan Africa, with the first major 5G networks launching across the region in countries like Nigeria, Kenya and South Africa.

“In 2023, MediaTek will continue local testing to make 5G a reality and bring devices to market that are ready to meet consumer expectations. The Dimensity 5G family will power high-end smartphones and bring flagship 5G technology to the mass market.

“This is a region which has experienced accelerated adoption of 4G smartphones over the past years with 4G connectivity already making up around 73% of the smartphone shipments annually.

“We are committed to supporting this transition and supporting migration from legacy technologies with continued enhancements, like those in the Hello G-Series. Collaborating with operators and local companies to bring migration strategies to fruition to reinforcing our commitment to this evolution”

MediaTek’s commitment to Connectivity and IOT in Africa

5G Fixed Wireless Access:

As fixed broadband network adoption increases, MediaTek has pledged to continue to collaborate with MNOs (Mobile Network Operators) and OEM partners on newer generations of connectivity chipsets and look forward to migrating more African homes into 5G and Wifi 6 with the MediaTek T750 platform.

“The fast growth of the smart home devices, plus the more recent surge of people working from home, taking online classes, using video conferencing, now requires pervasive high-speed broadband connectivity. The roll-out and coverage of 5G services is increasing rapidly, and its pace of growth is often faster than fiber and other wired services, making 5G FWA an attractive option for many from now and into the next decade.

AIOT with MediaTek Genio:

MediaTek Genio is a complete platform stack for AIOT with powerful and ultra-efficient chipsets, open platform software development kits (SDKs) and a developer portal with comprehensive resources and tools. This all-in-one platform that makes it easy for brands to develop innovative consumer, enterprise and industrial smart applications at the premium, mid-range and entry-level, and bring these devices to market faster.

To this end, he said that MediaTek would partner with Fintechs for more efficient Point of Sales (PoS) terminals and destop PoS.

MediaTek today announced the entry of its flagship processor, the Dimensity 9000 chipset, to the Nigerian market.

The NextGen 5G smartphones powered by MediaTek’s Dimensity 9000 chipset technology will be a game-changer for smartphone users in Nigeria.

The MediaTek Dimensity 9000 is the world’s first smartphone chip built on the ultra-efficient TMSC N4 (4nm-class) production process. It offers incredible computing performance, gaming, imaging, multimedia, and connectivity innovations.

The chip offers an all-around exceptional experience and its 18-bit HDR-ISP design gives users the opportunity to capture video on three cameras simultaneously. Its APU-ISP fusion delivers unparalleled capture speeds and image quality while also assuring exceptional power efficiency.

Additionally, the MediaTek Dimensity 9000 chipset powers an exciting gaming experience. MediaTek’s HyperEngine 5.0 gaming technologies ensure users can enjoy long-lasting, smooth gameplay without connection drops, FPS jitter, input misses, or gameplay hiccups.

The speeds of the Arm Cortex-X2 CPU and Arm Mali-G710 MC10 graphics engine raise the gaming experience to the next level.

“The Dimensity 9000 marks a turning point for MediaTek by demonstrating our rise to the exceptional with a genuine 5G smartphone chip. This chip indicates a new stage in innovation for MediaTek and the Dimensity family,” says Rami Osman, Director for Corporate Sales and Marketing at MediaTek Middle East and Africa. The chip delivers a number of industry firsts and a comprehensive range of capabilities for the most discerning tech enthusiasts.

Key features of MediaTek Dimensity 9000 include:

• MediaTek Imagiq 790:The chipset’s 18-bit HDR-ISP. The world’s first to support 320MP on smartphones, and the world’s first to support simultaneous triple camera 18-bit HDR video recording. The powerful 9Gpixel/s ISP also supports 4K HDR Video + AI noise reduction that enables the highest quality results even in extreme low-light conditions.
• Leading 3GPP Release-16 5G Modem: The integrated 5G modem amplifies sub-6GHz performance up to 7Gbps downlink using 3CC Carrier Aggregation (300MHz). It also features the world’s first R16 UL enhancement and continues MediaTek’s dual SIM leadership with new 5G/4G Dual SIM Dual Active (DSDA) support. The modem also integrates the new MediaTek 5G UltraSave 2.0 power-saving enhancement suite for improved efficiency.
• MediaTek MiraVision 790:The chipset can support the latest 144Hz WQHD+ displays or super-fast 180Hz Full HD+ displays, while optimising power efficiency with MediaTek’s Intelligent Display Sync 2.0 technology. Furthermore, MediaTek’s latest Wi-Fi Display technology can support up to 4K60 HDR10+ video.
• Wi-Fi 6E, New GNSS with Beidou III-B1C and New Bluetooth 5.3:Smartphone users can enjoy seamless connectivity thanks to the chipset’s support for the latest Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GNSS standards.
• Dimensity 5G Open Resource Architecture: The Dimensity 9000 allows the world’s leading smartphone device makers to create customised 5G smartphones that stand out.

This marks the first availability of the sought-after Dimensity 9000 chipset, now in Africa with the introduction of the Tecno Phantom X2 Series in East and West Africa.

The MediaTek Dimensity 9200 is the latest addition to the Dimensity chipset portfolio, which powers a new era of flagship smartphones with incredible performance and intelligent power efficiency. It provides the first 64-bit exclusive Armv9 Performance Cores for smartphones, maximising flagship experiences with ultimate performance.