The GSMA has welcomed the successful launch of 4G services by mobile operators in Egypt and believes it will serve as a catalyst for economic growth and deliver broad societal benefits. During a recent visit to Egypt, the GSMA’s Director General, Mats Granryd, engaged with leaders from the mobile operators and other Egyptian ICT companies.
The GSMA found widespread industry support for the government’s plans to release more spectrum in 2017, which were announced by ICT minister Yasser ElKady and will further enhance LTE services, allowing all mobile operators to offer quality 4G services to the people of Egypt. John Giusti, the GSMA’s Chief Regulatory Officer said in looking at other successful 4G launches, the total amount of spectrum assigned to each operator should be in the range of 2 x 30 MHz to 2 x 60MHz, in a range of coverage and capacity bands, with a minimum contiguous bandwidth of 2 x 10 MHz in each band.
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