Movicel begins LTE in Angola

Angolan mobile operator Movicel announced the commercial launch of a LTE network in the oil-producing Cabinda province, providing mobile broadband services with a downlink speed of up to 100Mbps.

Movicel previously announced it would deploy the first commercial LTE FDD 1800MHz network in Africa by the end of May, but it was launched 45 days ahead of schedule on, its technology partner Huawei reported in a press release. Under a plan to expand the advanced mobile broadband service across the entire country within three years, Movicel intends to roll out LTE coverage to major Angolan cities this year.