BTC rolls out 4G coverage
Staff Writer | Thursday April 6, 2017 15:22
The offering, will ensure increased download and upload speeds making customers’ lives easier as they connect to their families, friends and colleagues via video calls, playing online games, streaming high definition movies and download other content seamlessly.
BTC managing director, Anthony Masunga, says the company will leverage on having the widest network coverage in the country for a broader market reach.
“We are proud to bring to the market the fastest network connectivity with 4G as we further improve telecommunications accessibility for Batswana.
We have tested and retested our network capability to ensure that we have a robust service that can connect customers from over 95 sites; the widest coverage in the country,” he said. BTC, he said, is responding to the demands of its customers by giving them access to the world through the internet.
BTC, as the foremost provider of telecommunications in Botswana, has the strongest backbone support in the market giving it a window of opportunity to better connect Batswana. The 4G network compared to 2G and 3G connectivity significantly improves mobile internet speed and promises data transfer rates of 100 Mbps (mega bites per second) at optimum giving quicker download and upload times.
BTC, the leading ICT services provider in Botswana, has a telecommunications infrastructure that is one of the most modern in Africa with a network, composed of an all-digital microwave and fibre optic system with digital exchanges providing high quality service. BTC has the widest mobile network coverage in Botswana reaching almost 90% of the population.