Telecommunications group MTN is investing R749-million into its Western Cape operations to boost its expansion drive into rural and periurban areas and continue its major fifth-generation (5G) rollout. The top three targets for the province in 2022 are improving availability of the network, increasing data throughputs and expanding MTN’s 5G footprint, said MTN GM for Western Cape operations Paul Newman, noting that the number of 5G sites will reach 179 in the Western Cape alone.