ASTANA, Kazakhstan, June 19. Kazakhstan plans to complete the introduction of 5G mobile communications by the end of 2025, said the Minister of Digital Development, Innovation, and Aerospace Industry of Kazakhstan, Zhaslan Madiev, at a government meeting, Trend reports.
"As directed by the head of state, the 5G mobile communication introduction is to be finished by the end of 2025. Generally speaking, cellular carriers will have made investments in the telecoms sector of around 450 billion tenge (almost $980 million) by 2027," the minister said.
Madiev noted that, regarding the further development of 5G technology, operators Kcell and Tele2 will continue to work to expand 5G coverage in the cities of Astana, Almaty, Shymkent, and regional centers.
"Today, 1,144 base stations have been installed in 20 cities," he said.
In telecommunications, 5G is the fifth-generation technology standard for cellular networks, which cellular phone companies began deploying worldwide in 2019, and is the successor to 4G technology that provides connectivity to most current mobile phones.
Like their predecessors, 5G networks are cellular networks, in which the service area is divided into small geographical areas called cells. All 5G wireless devices in a cell are connected to the Internet and the telephone network by radio waves through a base station and antennae in the cell.
The new networks are lightning fast, reaching speeds of up to 10 gigabits per second (Gbit/s) when there's only one user in the network.
5G has higher bandwidth to deliver faster speeds than 4G and can connect more devices, improving the quality of Internet services in crowded areas.