RIYADH — Etihad Etisalat (Mobily) 4G network has recorded 270% growth rate in the average of transferred data this holy month of Ramadan compared to that of last year, the telecom company said in a statement Saturday. The high capacity rates for the 4G reflect the success of Mobily in planning its network that meet the needs and requirements of its customers, even if those needs exceeded expectations. Mobily explained that it has succeeded in doubling the coverage rate of 3G network, as well as adding new capacity to network through applying U900 technology in the main cities. This technique works to increase the coverage area through the use of low frequencies enables 3G signal to penetrate strongly within the communities and improve the quality of service to all customers. On this occasion, Engineer. Omar Al Omar, Senior Executive Officer, Network Design, said “we take the responsibility to increase the capacity of Mobily network in line with customer's requirements, and we are fully aware that the network infrastructure is the backbone that enables us to continue the company's operations successfully." Al Omar added “customers' experience represents one of the important pillars that come on top priorities; therefore we were so keen to use U900 technology and bring many technical developments that improve the customer experience in Mobily.” Mobily is working to intensify all efforts to cover the rest of the populated areas of the Kingdom with 4G network LTE-4G, in addition to enhance it in areas that have been covered earlier. — SG
