Telkom has deployed 4G/LTE-Advanced technology to five more South African suburbs, it said on Friday. This follows the launch of South Africa’s first commercial LTE-A service in November in the Johannesburg suburb of Parkhurst.
The new suburbs to get the coverage, which offers wireless broadband access speeds of up to 150Mbit/s, are Illovo and Melrose in Gauteng; Sea Point and Three Anchor Bay in Cape Town; and Umhlanga in KwaZulu-Natal.
“Telkom’s LTE-A offer is comparable to speeds available over a fibre network and offers a compelling alternative to fixed-line solutions for high-speed connectivity,” Telkom said in the statement.
Telkom is offering 100GB of LTE-A data for R1 399/month over a 36-month contract period. — © 2014 NewsCentral Media