More than a year away from the rest of the local operators, Cosmote announced today that it offers download speeds of up to 43.2 Mbps in Romania in its own network. In addition to increasing the speed at which you can surf the Internet, the people from Cosmote have also expanded the coverage of 3Gin Romania, and you can find more in the press release below. Cosmote is the third mobile phone operator in Romania that offers these services, but Orange has been offering them for more than a year, and Vodafone for several months.
Bucharest, October 8, 2012
Since the beginning of its commercial activities, COSMOTE Romania has undertaken an ambitious network expansion plan, as well as a customer-oriented commercial strategy, with the aim of providing quality mobile telecommunications services to all Romanians. The company continued to invest in network development, and now offers advanced technology services with higher download speeds of up to 43,2 Mbps, as well as more extensive 3G coverage in more areas of the country.
"Looking at the world through the eyes of its customers, COSMOTE Romania has implemented an advanced broadband infrastructure, offering them the highest performance of the 3G network. Thus, in the areas covered by the broadband network, COSMOTE Romania manages to provide customers with the best experience of using data services", said Lampros Iskos, Chief Technical Officer of COSMOTE Romania.
Currently, COSMOTE Romania offers download speeds of up to 43,2 Mbps for mobile Internet in 74 important cities in the country, representing 41% of the population. Moreover, customers can enjoy speeds of up to 21,6 Mbps in HSPA+ technology, in 147 cities in the country. In total, 3G services currently cover over 68% of Romania's population.
In order to connect all people in Romania through quality mobile communications, COSMOTE Romania will continue to develop the broadband network that offers speeds of up to 43,2 Mbps. Soon, customers will be able to benefit from the new technological development using a modem that offers download speeds of 43,2 Mbps, available in the operator's retail network.
