Category Archives: 4G

MTN Nigeria launched 4G+ across three cities

MTN Nigeria Communications Plc has just launched 4G+ in three cities of Lagos, Abuja and Port-Harcourt. Mazen Mroue, Chief Operating Officer said: Its about the customer. We put the customer at the heart of everything that we do. He described the launch as a natural evolution from MTNs already fast and reliable 4G network and [...]

Safaricom introduces affordable 4G-enabled smartphones in Kenya

Safaricom has introduced a smartphone campaign by launching the cheapest 4G-enabled smartphones Neon Ray and Neon Nova in Kenya. The introduction of the smartphones is intended to offer a digital experience for those who do not have smartphones. The Chief Customer Officer at Safaricom, Sylvia Mulinge, said, At Safaricom, we aim to transform lives by providing solutions to [...]

Airtel rolls out 4G network in Enugu state in Nigeria

Airtel Nigeria introduced its 4G LTE in cities and towns in Enugu state in order to improve communications in the region. Regional Operations Director, South Region, Dapo Dosunmu, who represented the Managing Director of Airtel Nigeria, declared Airtel is dedicated to the state and will keep on connecting towns to its 4G network. Dosunmu further [...]

Orange rolled out 4G in Guinea

Telecom operator Orange launched the 4G mobile technology in Conakry, Guinea on May 9, 2019. The new service already covers all the areas of the capital: Kaloum, Dixinn, Ratoma, Matoto and Matam. As part of a second phase, it will be deployed to cover the whole country, in accordance with the guidelines set by the [...]

Ericsson and Orange roll out 4G in Sierra Leone

Ericsson and Orange have introduced a 4G network in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Orange will use Ericsson Radio System products and solutions to deploy 4G in 60 sites. With reduced latency, subscribers in Sierra Leone can enjoy online services, including HD video and network games. The CEO of Orange Sierra Leone, Aminata Kane Ndiaye, declared, The [...]

Jamii Telecom secures 4G licence in Kenya

Jamii Telecom put a request through the Communications Authority of Kenya to pay the 4G spectrum fee of KES 2.5 billion in instalments. The proposal was forwarded to Parliament for further analysis. After a few analyses, the Parliament approved the idea and officially made into law. However, one key outcome was that companies with major [...]

Orange to roll out 4G in Guinea

Orange-Guinea has recently obtained a 4G operating license for the next ten years, in exchange for a check of 79.5 million euros signed to the Guinean authorities. Orange strengthens its offer against its two competitors in Guinea, MTN and Cellcom. For an amount of 90 million dollars (79.5 million euros), the Guinean subsidiary of the [...]

MTN to launch 4G+ in Ghana

MTN Ghana has introduced its 4G+ service to offer faster data speeds with the broadest coverage for its customers. The 4G+ service runs on 4G LTE Advanced technology using the amalgamation of the 800MHz and 2600MHz for carrier aggregation which is an improvement on the 4G LTE experience. This offers more capacity and enhanced data speed of [...]