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Nitesh Singh is the Managing Director for Communications, Media, and Technology at Accenture South Africa.\n\nHe has over 20 years of experience in the industry, and is focused on delivering digital business transformation to maximise scalability and performance in organisations. He has worked in a number of operations in Africa and has developed clear acumen of the contracting and governance process therein. He is also the Growth and Sales Lead for seven of Accenture\u2019s African business, including Retail, Consumer Goods, Telco, Media, Banking, Insurance, and Industrial.\n\nIn this What\u2019s Next interview, Singh discusses Accenture\u2019s report on 5G in South Africa. He outlines the areas where he believes 5G will have the greatest impact in South Africa \u2013 including hybrid workforces who will be able to work from even the most remote of regions.\n\nSingh also explains that he expects a huge uptake of 5G services in the coming year across an extensive range of industries \u2013 including healthcare and mining. He also outlines how 5G technology is poised to be a key tool for disruptors looking to enter their respective industries. Singh then discusses the role government must play in ensuring that the public and private sectors work together to build a successful 5G environment.\n\nHe concludes by using Accenture\u2019s global reach to discuss the international trends when it comes to planning for and implementing 5G technologies.