MTN Executives: MTN is the Only Telco That Provides 4G+ Service in Ghana

Thomas Motlepa, Chief Technical Officer (CTO) of MTN Ghana

Accra, Ghana, March 28, 2019//-The management of MTN Ghana says it is only the MTN network that is required to provide enhanced 4G+ service on the Ghanaian market.

 It is only MTN Ghana that has deployed 4G+ service in all the 16 regional capitals of Ghana. We are hoping to extend the 4G+ service to all parts of the country, the executives said today.

The Chief Technical Officer (CTO) of MTN Ghana, Thomas Motlepa flanked by the Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) of MTN Ghana, Noel Kojo–Ganson and the Corporate Service Executive, Samuel Koranteng of the telecoms company, told some selected members of Journalists for Business Advocacy (JBA) that MTN Ghana is the first and the only telecoms company that is providing 4G + service in Ghana now.

Our aim is to provide full coverage for all sections of people, hence the decision to acquire additional 2600MHz to enable the company serves them better, Mr Motlepa explained.

This is because the 4G+ service runs on 4G LTE Advanced technology using the combination of the 800MHz and 2600MHz for carrier aggregation. It is an enhancement on the 4GLTE experience.

This provides more capacity and enhanced data speed of up to 20xif migrating from 3G to 4G+ and 5x if migrating from 4G to 4G+, he stressed.

Differences

Touching on the differences between the normal 4G and 4G+service, he said the major difference between two is the speed.  The 4G+ service is able to provide faster data speeds with widest coverage for customers, according to him. “The 4G+ service makes the video download faster than the 4G”.

Another difference is that 4G+ service can use all the 4G spectrums  available in the country while the 4G cannot.

Complement

The telecoms the company had already deployed 1,226 total 4G LTE sites of which 625 sites are 4G+in all regions across the country especially regional capitals and key towns. While, plans for full national coverage are ongoing, Mr Motlepa, noted.

 Demystifying tech

The Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) of MTN Ghana, Noel Kojo –Ganson used the occasion to demystify the perception that some mobile phone devices consume data than others, explaining: “We charge per megabyte and not per technology”.

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