MTN has announced the launch of 4G services in Rwanda. This service will be for MTN customers who own LTE-enabled mobile devices. Existing subscribers will have to upgrade their SIM cards to a 4G SIM card. The 4G experience allows wireless Internet access at higher speeds than 3G. 4G-LTE has been launched in 28 African countries, but few people know exactly where and which mobile operators have launched. There are 129 operators with 4G projects in 39 African countries, including 53 operators that have already launched 4G-LTE in 28 countries, BalancingAct reported on Jan. 25. Some countries have made official the amount of the 4G license fees that operators must pay to have the right to deploy the service, which gives an idea of what 4G will generate for governments
MTN has also put new security measures in place to prevent customers from losing money to scammers.The Rwanda expasion comes amid continued efforts to negotiate a $3.9 billion fine imposed by Nigerian regulators that helped reduce the company’s profits for the year by more than 50 percent.
 

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