Azercell to launch 4G technology soon
Azerbaijan’s leading cellular operator Azercell intends to launch the fourth generation 4G network by the Eurovision 2012 song contest to be held in Baku in May, the company's head Ali Agan said at a press conference on Friday.
He said the issue was discussed at a meeting with Communications and IT Minister Ali Abbasov, and the ministry provided its consent in principle to launch the new system.
Earlier, Azercell Telecom appealed to the State Commission for Radio Frequencies to obtain a frequency range to deploy 4G services.
Long Term Evolution (LTE) technology was chosen as the basic technology of the fourth-generation technology. 4G includes technology allowing to transmit data in cellular networks at a speed exceeding 100 Mbit/s for mobile users and 1 Gbit/s for stationary users, which is ten times faster than data transfer using the 3G network.
In early November the ministry issued a license to provide 3G services to Azercell and Bakcell, another cellular operator operating in Azerbaijan. Prior to them, Azerfon received a license to provide 3G services.
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