Polokwane has received Cell C's new network, just two days after the company's Nelspruit roll-out.
The city will now get the operator's high-speed HSPA+ network, which operates in the 900MHz and 2 100MHz frequency bands.
The network in Polokwane currently covers 67% of the population, but this will be increased to 98% by January 2011, according to Cell C executive head of marketing Simon Camerer.
“As the largest commercial and residential city in the north of the country, Polokwane proved its mettle as a host city during the 2010 Fifa World Cup and we are confident that the presence of world-class IT infrastructure will only add to the attractiveness of the city as an investment and tourist destination,” he notes.
Cell C has committed to 34% coverage of the entire South African population by the end of the year, and 67% coverage by mid-2011.
As part of its Polokwane roll-out, Cell C also donated a modem to Bokamoso Senior Secondary School, in Seshego, to provide the school with faster Internet connection.
“The school will also receive a monthly data bundle and wireless router to allow multiple users connectivity at the same time,” says the operator.
Cell C has been rolling out the network city-by-city, beginning in Port Elizabeth, and then heading to Bloemfontein, East London and Cape Town.
In real-use conditions, according to Cell C, its new HSPA+ network shows average speeds of between 6Mbps and 8Mbps in downloads, and speeds of between 2Mbps and 3Mbps for uploads.
The mobile operator offers two packages: a modem capable of speeds of up to 7.2Mbps and 2GB of data per month, for a period of 12 months, for R1 499; and a modem capable of speeds of up to 21.6Mbps and 5GB of data per month, for a period of 12 months, for R2 999.
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