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Colombia : 4G LTE network trials commenced by UNE in COLOMBIA
Publish Date : 11-May-2012
UNE, an operator in Colombia declared that it has introduced its 4G LTE network, which is presently under a test phase.
Trial participants can access mobile broadband services through USB, at speeds of up to 75 Mbps for download and 8 Mbps for upload.
The commercial availability of the service is estimated to be in the second half of 2012.
Currently, UNE\'s LTE network covers 98% of the Bogota capital areas and the city of Medellin, and soon it will be expanded to Cartagena, Cali and Barranquilla, and gradually across the entire country.
The operator will offer 3.5G or HSPA+ access via the Tigo network, in the areas not yet covered by UNE\'s LTE network.
UNE has not set the prices of its 4G LTE services up till now.
