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Ethiopian incumbent Ethio Telecom announced the availability of 4G in six new areas and plans to launch it in a swath of other locations in the coming months, apparent preparation for increased competition in the country’s mobile market.
The new cities that will receive 4G so far in February are Adama, Bishoftu, Mojo, Dukem, Gelan and Awash Melkasa.
Ethio Telecom’s equipment partner ZTE noted that other major urban centers would be covered in three months, Xinhua News Agency, reported.
ZTE added that 4G was only available in the country’s capital Addis Ababa until “recently.”
Ethio Telecom said that the expansion of technology in the cities of the region was among its “main strategic initiatives” and called on companies to seize the opportunity “by providing useful content and affordable devices, and to come together to achieve digital inclusion. that paves the way [the] digital economy ”.
The news comes as potential rivals prepare bids for one of two new licenses to be issued by Ethiopia’s regulator as part of attempts to increase competition.
It has been widely reported that the country could require new entrants to lease infrastructure from Ethio Telecom, which could allow them to offer 4G in the new areas at launch.
However, with the application deadline for new entrants still more than a month away, Ethio Telecom would still have a significant advantage in providing enhanced data services.
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