{"id":30130,"date":"2023-06-16T09:25:05","date_gmt":"2023-06-16T09:25:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/vodacom-launches-lte-connectivity-in-lesotho"},"modified":"2023-06-16T10:27:47","modified_gmt":"2023-06-16T10:27:47","slug":"vodacom-launches-lte-connectivity-in-lesotho","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/vodacom-launches-lte-connectivity-in-lesotho","title":{"rendered":"Vodacom launches LTE connectivity in Lesotho"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Lesotho. <\/strong><\/span>Vodacom has launched the Long Term Evolution (LTE) service in Lesotho. According to Vodacom, the service will bring high-speed mobile internet to the people of the Mountain Kingdom as well as address the relative scarcity of fixed line connections in the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cData demand in Lesotho is booming, with more than a quarter of our customer base actively using data.<\/p>\n<p>We can only see the trend accelerating from here, which is why we\u2019re so excited to launch the latest connection technology\u201d said Ian Ferrao, Managing Director of Vodacom Lesotho.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s a proven link between internet access and GDP growth, and Vodacom has been investing heavily in our network in Lesotho in order to make sure we connect as many people as possible.<\/p>\n<p>The country has a limited number of fixed line data connections, and by launching this next generation LTE\/4G technology, we think we can make a real difference to the speed and quality of connectivity available to the nation\u201d adds Ferrao.<\/p>\n<p>Vodacom Lesotho, which launched services in 1996, has more than 1.3 million customers. Over 350,000 of these are active data users. In comparison, there are estimated to be fewer than 10,000 fixed-line ADSL connections in the country.<\/p>\n<p>Vodacom\u2019s LTE\/4G service is currently available in Maseru and will be extended to other districts in the coming months. The service is available to both prepaid and contract customers, and is ideal for businesses looking to increase the speed and quality of their data connection.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve got plans to continue to speed things up from here, so I\u2019m confident that Vodacom will continue to play a big role in getting Lesotho connected into the future\u201d concludes Ferrao.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\">Lesotho<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Lesotho. Vodacom has launched the Long Term Evolution (LTE) service in Lesotho. 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