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Sunday, 13 November 2016

Orange waiting for regulator’s nod to launch 4G network

4G looks very, very fast indeed: Orange Egypt chief Jean Marc Harion said the company’s 4G mobile network will be up to 10x faster than its existing 3G infrastructure — and it’s waiting only for the nod from the regulator to launch. In a press demo last week, Harion showed speeds as high as 27 Mbits / sec in Garden City and 90 Mbits / sec in Smart Village. Orange’s “is now ready to go with 4G but will wait for the clearance and blessings of the Egyptian Regulation body” Harion is quoted as saying in a company statement (pdf). Like all mobile operators, Orange is now offering to swap 3G SIM cards for 4G SIMs at no charge; the company is also rolling out an entry-level 4G smartphone

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