MTN\u2019s street level coverage map that shows areas with MTN LTE coverage can be viewed on MTN’s website<\/a> by entering a street name.<\/p>\n MTN SA CTO Lambo Kanagaratnam<\/p><\/div>\n \u201cThis broadband evolution offers broadband speeds of up to 70mbps and consumers can expect speeds of between 7 and 20 Mbps on average, dependent on network conditions,\u201d MTN said in a press statement.<\/p>\n It is expected that from the first quarter of 2013, consumers can purchase LTE dongles and other mobile devices on Contract from selected MTN stores.<\/p>\n In addition to the launch of LTE, MTN has modernized over 1,600 base station sites in preparation for LTE and activated HSPA+ (High Speed Packet Access) on close to 1,000 sites during 2012.<\/p>\n It has re-farmed 2x 10MHz in 90% of its LTE sites which will provide faster connection speeds than other network systems which run 2x 5MHz.<\/p>\n The company has also made significant progress on its mobile broadband network deployment. MTN has increased its network footprint to almost a thousand 3G sites 2012 and to over 800 fibre optic cable sites in the same year.<\/p>\n \u201cOur 2020 Broadband for all vision includes the provision up to 100Mbps to consumers in urban areas. MTN\u2019s commercialisation of the technology is a quantum leap towards realising this vision,\u201d said Lambotharan.<\/p>\n Best country for online gaming: SA versus the world<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Most popular broadband connections in SA<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n![\"MTN](\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/MTN-SA-CTO-Lambo-Kanagaratnam.jpg\" "\\"MTN")
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