Ooredoo continues to demonstrate technology leadership in Oman with the recent acquisition of new spectrum frequency (LTE 800), to provide significant additional capacity and improved 4G coverage.

 

The company was the first in the country to deploy 3G at the 900 lower frequency, which resulted in an uplift in coverage and improved battery life and performance inside buildings for customers, said a statement.

 

It is now doing the same with its new 800 spectrum for 4G services, providing customers with 4G coverage equivalent to the current 3G coverage, it said.

 

With this development, the customers can expect to see the same leap in coverage and performance as they did when Ooredoo first launched their 3G services on the 900 spectrum 2013.

 

Greg Young, chief executive officer, Ooredoo, said: “Not only will this cutting edge development bring significantly improved coverage and speed, but it will eliminate any related battery life issues that were previously associated when enabling 4G on smart devices. 

 

"Where previously phones would switch between 3G and 4G as customers moved to different locations, the new continuous 4G 800 coverage means that phones are not constantly switching between 4G and 3G and battery consumption is reduced. Customers will not need to worry about battery life and do not need to switch off 4G, making their whole experience with Ooredoo second to none.”

 

The current data service coverage is provided via LTE 1800 (4G) and UMTS 900 (3G) spectrum. 

 

Ooredoo are now adding LTE 800 to a number of sites around Muscat which will effectively double capacity and bring improved 4G technology to Oman for the first time. 

 

With the latest technology, there will not only be a significantly enhanced 4G indoor coverage wherever the base stations have been upgraded, but it will also mean better connectivity, faster downloads and streaming, as well as access to everything people want at their fingertips these days on their smartphones or devices.

 

“Customer experience has always been at the heart of our business and this development will give customers the level of fast and reliable connectivity they are looking for," said Young.

 

"We will be progressively rolling out this new technology across the country and with this, have laid the foundation for further increases in data speeds for our customers," he said.

 

These latest upgrades are all part of Ooredoo’s extensive modernisation strategy that has seen an investment of $124 million over the past three years to provide a fast, reliable and future-proofed network that covers 99 per cent of the population. - TradeArabia News Service