BOCRA says 4G network covers 45% of population

The fourth generation (4G) broadband system penetration currently covers about 45% of the population with more than 250 radio base stations. This is according to Botswana Communications Regulatory Authority (BOCRA).

Presenting before the Parliamentarians recently, the Authority’s acting chief executive officer Tshoganetso Kepaletswe said the third generation (3G) systems cover 57% of the population with more than 640 radio base stations.

“Mobile broadband services is mainly accessed through portable modems known as dongles, smart phones, USB wireless modem, tablets just to mention but a few,” he revealed.

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