Orange Cameroon has increased the speed and capacity of its LTE-A network in certain parts of the country. In order to use the new service, which is described by the operator as ‘4.75G’, customers require a compatible handset or device. Nokia and Orange embarked on a major 4G LTE regional rollout in 2018, which saw the Finnish vendor upgrade the cellco’s radio access network to enhance mobile broadband services. In January 2020 Orange launched LTE-A (referred to by the company as ‘4.5G’) in a number of towns and cities, including Douala, Yaounde, Mbankomo, Sangmelima, Mbalmayo, Ngaoundere, Bafia, Garoua-Boulai, Bandjoun, Bangangte, Ferme-Suisse, Mbanga, Yop and Mengbwa.
In an interview with TelecomTV, Orange Cameroon’s Chief Engineering and Network Development Officer Abdallah Nassar also revealed that the firm has been trialling a ‘fixed broadband’ 700MHz LTE service, aimed at the B2B market, adding that this will be launched next year.
Source: https://www.commsupdate.com/articles/2020/12/21/orange-upgrades-4g-network-in-cameroon/