South Africa’s 5G population coverage surged from 46.6% to 58% in a single year, the biggest network coverage jump recorded in communications regulator Icasa’s latest State of the ICT Sector report — but rural areas remain drastically underserved, with some provinces offering next-generation connectivity to as few as 7% of their rural populations.
The national figures, drawn from questionnaire responses submitted by operators for the 12 months to September 2025, show 4G/LTE population coverage has now reached 99.5% of the population while 3G stands at 99.85%. Mobile broadband coverage hit 99.9%.
But 5G’s rapid national expansion masks deep provincial inequalities, particularly…
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