LTE launching in Côte d’Ivoire

Details: James Barton; Category: Wireless Networks; 11 April 2014; 6541 views

YooMee Africa Group is launching Côte d’Ivoire’s first LTE services. The group has expanded its operations into the West African country after establishing itself as a broadband provider in Cameroon.

The Swiss firm’s Côte d’Ivoire operation, based in Abidjan, is launching LTE services for businesses and individuals based on the TD-LTE strain using equipment provided by Alcatel-Lucent.

Dov Bar-Gera, CEO of YooMee Africa, said: “I am very proud that the authorities of Côte d’Ivoire have issued to YooMee the necessary permissions and spectrum to build the first LTE network in the country. With this network, West Africa is leapfrogging into a new era of the Internet.”

YooMee is to launch its services with a variety of usage plans for their subscribers with 3 product groups: a USB Key and Mobile WiFi, both dedicated for the mobile usage, and the desktop YooMee Box for the office or for home usage. Device prices will vary from US$ 100 up to US$ 160.

Customers can easily add credit to their YooMee account, thanks to a multitude of partner outlets available to the public throughout the city. Several types of contracts, or packages, are available, depending on the needs of the customer.