{"id":27193,"date":"2012-11-23T10:54:11","date_gmt":"2012-11-23T08:54:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=27193"},"modified":"2012-11-23T13:27:18","modified_gmt":"2012-11-23T11:27:18","slug":"vodacom-lte-expansion-on-track","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/telecommunications\/27193\/vodacom-lte-expansion-on-track\/","title":{"rendered":"Vodacom LTE expansion on track"},"content":{"rendered":"

Vodacom<\/a> said today (23 November 2012) that its LTE<\/a> rollout is ahead of schedule, with over 400 LTE-enabled base stations live on its network.<\/p>\n

The company added that it will easily meet its own target of 500 LTE sites by the end of 2012.<\/p>\n

Vodacom also announced the commercial launch of LTE services in Durban – the third city to benefit from LTE after Johannesburg and Pretoria. Cape Town is expected to follow before the end of the year.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe fact that our engineers have been able to reach over 400 LTE-enabled sites in such a short space of time is no mean feat. Their hard work has meant that today we can be the first operator in South Africa to provide our customers with a commercial LTE service in Durban,\u201d said Alberts Breed<\/a>, Vodacom\u2019s managing executive in KZN.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo start off with, we have rolled out the technology to a small number of sites – mainly around the Umhlanga area – but we plan to grow this number in the coming months. The plan is to have over 60 sites up and running across KwaZulu-Natal by the end of the first quarter of next year,\u201d said Breed.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat\u2019s more, we have also recently completed a total upgrade of the existing network in the province. This upgrade, together with the launch of LTE, has increased capacity and improved our overall network performance.\u201d<\/p>\n

LTE, or Long Term Evolution, was first launched in South Africa by Vodacom in October this year. The technology offers higher speeds and lower latency than 3G.<\/p>\n

For customers wanting to connect to the LTE network, Vodacom stocks a number of LTE devices which are available at selected stores across Gauteng and KZN. All these devices will automatically switch to the 3G network when LTE coverage is not available.<\/p>\n

\"Jannie<\/a>

Jannie van Zyl runs an LTE speed test<\/p><\/div>\n

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What LTE means for you<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Vodacom LTE launch in photos<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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