Cut-throat mobile wars continue

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The cut-throat competition between Mascom Wireless and Orange Botswana resurfaced last week with the introduction of the latest network technology, the fourth generation (4G) .

As the two mobile phone giants continue to unveil new products and promotions to win customer loyalty, the competition between the two hit fever pitch when the two operators held successive events to announce the unveiling of 4G.

Mascom held their event on a Thursday in which they announced that they will be launching the long-term evolution fourth generation (4G LTE). The company stated that it was the first operator to pilot 4G LTE in 2012.

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