Airtel upgrades 3.5G service to3.75G
Airtel Ghana has officially launched the upgrade of its 3.5G service to 3.75G. The upgraded service is to offer world class third generation experience to consumers.
Managing Director of Airtel Ghana, Mr Phillip Sowah, said the newly launched 3.75G technology is a platform that will enable communities to expand their social and commercial horizons.
He explained that the new platform was part of the company’s plans to develop new and exciting data bundles to address the data needs of its consumers.
According to Mr Philip Sowah, the first telecommunication company to launch the 3G service in Ghana, Airtel, and currently operating in all ten regions in the country, now has the 3G capability which allows users to make video calls, watch live TV, send and receive emails and download music from internet enabled devices.
He noted that the latest 3.75G technology championed by the company is the latest global HSPA+ technology with 21mbps, also being rolled out in Europe and the USA.
The head of Corporate Communications and External Affairs of Airtel Ghana, Donald Gwira, said the 3.75G platform will enable subscribers to combine the vast potential of the internet with the convenience of other devices including cellular phones.
He explained that the availability of the 3.75G has deepened Airtel’s coverage and speed level, adding that, it will enable the entrepreneur to embrace a highly mobile way of working with high speed access to email and internet, and it will allow large companies to increase productivity through vastly enhanced mobile internet speeds and access to record and allow for communication via video calls on handsets.
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