Armenia gets faster services

France Telecom-Orange’s Armenian mobile unit Orange Armenia announced the commercial launch of 3.5G mobile broadband services in Yerevan, Gyumri and Vanadzor, TeleGeography CommsUpdate reported.

The cellco’s new service promises to deliver maximum theoretical download speeds of 42Mbps (DC-HSPA+) and is being supported by the launch of the Internet Now 4 modem, which has a maximum 21.1Mbps theoretical speed.

Orange Armenia began testing the 3G+ network last November, noting that during a public demonstration in the flagship store at Northern Avenue, it achieved a maximum speed of 39Mbps and an average speed of between 32Mbps-37Mbps. Orange Armenia CEO Bruno Duthoit, said, the technical testing period lasted two months.