02 April 2024

Free has launched commercial 5G in Senegal. The new service is currently available in Dakar, where the group has already deployed 5 sites. It will be gradually extended with the upcoming deployment of around 50 5G sites in other regions of the country.

“With exceptional speed and reliability, Free’s 5G goes far beyond just improving connectivity. It offers innovative opportunities to transform the business landscape in Senegal. 5G is an unprecedented opportunity for Senegalese companies to evolve, develop, but above all to innovate, an innovation useful to the development of our nation,” said Mamadou Mbengue, general director of Free.

Free acquired its 5G license from the Telecommunications and Postal Regulatory Authority (ARTP) for 13.5 billion CFA francs in December 2023. Free beat out rival Sonatel (Orange) with its 5G launch by just one day.