Ncell Launches 4G Service in 10 More Cities

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Ncell Launches 4G Service in 10 More Cities

August 1: Ncell has announced expanding its fourth generation (4G)/long term evolution (LTE) service to 10 more cities.

Issuing a press statement, Ncell said it will officially launch the service in Biratnagar, Birtamode, Damak, Dharan, Bharatpur, Hetauda, Birjung, Bhairahawa, Butwal and Nepalgunj from August 1.

With the launch, all Ncell customers possessing 4G SIM (U-SIM) with 4G compatible handset will be able to experience Ncell’s high speed mobile broadband connectivity in those cities. Customers who still have not changed their SIM to 4G SIM can easily upgrade to 4G SIM for free by visiting nearby Ncell Center, reads the press statement.

“We are delighted to announce the launch of Ncell 4G in 10 more cities. The launch demonstrates Ncell’s commitment to swiftly roll out 4G so that more and more customers across Nepal can access high-speed mobile broadband and reap the benefits. The launch has made Ncell 4G service available to 15.06% of Nepali population,” said Milan Sharma, corporate communications expert of Ncell.

Ncell 4G service has been available in Kathmandu, Lalitpur, Bhakatapur (including Nagarkot), Banepa, Dhulikhel, Pokhara and Damauli. Now, the 4G service has reached 17 cities across Nepal.

To celebrate the milestone of launch of 4G in 10 additional cities, Ncell is providing free music streaming/downloads service through Yonder Music app for 30 days to customers using Ncell’s 4G SIM. Customers can dial *324# to start enjoying 4G service and 30 days of free Yonder Music, which is an extensive digital library of over 20 million songs including 15,000 Nepali songs. Customer can check if their SIM is 4G by sending SMS to 324 typing Q.

Ncell is further planning and testing 4G service in other cities, embracing a target to take 4G in 40 cities by 2018 to enable the customers to reap benefit from new opportunities.