Senegal: The government ends the 4G testing phase
7 May 2015
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After more than a year and a half of 4G testing in Senegal, the government ended the experiment on March 31 at 11:59 PM. To this day, no agreement has been found between national operators and the government.
The pilot phase of 4G in Senegal will not be extended a second time. Initially planned from April 2013 to December 2014, a 3-month delay was granted to all national operators (Sonatel, Expresso, and Tigo) to allow them to test the very high-speed mobile service for free. But at the end of these experiments, "the proposals received from the operators were deemed insufficient," explains the Ministry of Telecommunications in a press release.
No call for tenders
The commercial launch of 4G in Senegal is therefore delayed. No call for tenders is planned. "Adjustments are needed both financially and technically, namely coverage, the digital development of the territory, or the services offered," explains the Telecommunications Directorate contacted by Jeune Afrique.
The government will use an international consulting firm "to obtain the best possible results in the exploitation of this 4G technology", and intends to market the licenses by the end of 2015.
www.jeuneafrique.com
The pilot phase of 4G in Senegal will not be extended a second time. Initially planned from April 2013 to December 2014, a 3-month delay was granted to all national operators (Sonatel, Expresso, and Tigo) to allow them to test the very high-speed mobile service for free. But at the end of these experiments, "the proposals received from the operators were deemed insufficient," explains the Ministry of Telecommunications in a press release.
No call for tenders
The commercial launch of 4G in Senegal is therefore delayed. No call for tenders is planned. "Adjustments are needed both financially and technically, namely coverage, the digital development of the territory, or the services offered," explains the Telecommunications Directorate contacted by Jeune Afrique.
The government will use an international consulting firm "to obtain the best possible results in the exploitation of this 4G technology", and intends to market the licenses by the end of 2015.
www.jeuneafrique.com
