T-Mobile 3G: Teplice, Ostrava and extension in Brno
Public 18.08.2010 in category Press News / Financial and Operational
- State-of-the-art services available to residents of two more cities
- Significant extension of coverage in Brno
- Customers can try mobile internet free of charge
Prague, 18 August 2010 - T-Mobile is continuing to work intensively on the rollout of its 3G network. Ostrava and Teplice were added to the list of covered cities last week. The 3G signal has also been significantly extended in Moravian capital, Brno. In total, T-Mobile customers can now enjoy high-speed mobile internet access in ten cities of the Czech Republic.
High-speed mobile internet access is now available to 98% of the residents of Teplice. In addition, the network has been significantly extended in the second largest city of the Czech Republic, Brno, where 96% of population have had access to 3G services since yesterday. Last week, the 3G network was also rolled out in the North Moravian Ostrava.
New as well as existing clients can still try the new service free of charge. When ordering the Internet v Mobilu Standard or Internet v mobilu Klasik add-on, contract customers can browse the internet for one month free of charge. For users of prepaid Twist cards, the operator has prepared a free two-week trial of the Twist Surf+ service. The offer applies to the first activation of these bundles.
The 3G services are now available to the residents of 10 cities: Prague, Plzen, Brno, Ceske Budejovice, Olomouc, Pardubice, Ostrava, Hradec Kralove, Zlin and Teplice. Prostejov, Havirov, Usti nad Labem, Liberec, Karlovy Vary and Kladno will enjoy the fast mobile internet access by the end of September. In total, thirty major towns in the Czech Republic should be covered by the end of this year.
T-Mobile uses the Nokia Siemens Networks technology based on the HSPA standard, which theoretically enables download speeds of up to 14.4 Mbps.
About the Company
T-Mobile Czech Republic has been operating in the Czech market since 1996. As of 30 September 2011, almost 5.4 million customers were using T-Mobile services.
T-Mobile operates a public mobile communications network on the GSM and UMTS standards. Since 1 January 2008, T-Mobile has been offering fixed data and voice telecommunications services. In 2009, T-Mobile extended its portfolio to include ICT services and, since November 2010, the operator also offers the T-Mobile TV satellite television service.
T-Mobile has always focused on the quality of offered services. Independent tests have repeatedly confirmed that T-Mobile is the quality leader in 2G and 3G (UMTS FDD) data services, as well as in GSM voice services.
Since its establishment, the company has placed emphasis on excellent customer service and proper conduct towards business partners, employees and the environment. T-Mobile has received, among other awards, the VIA Bona 2009 award for the involvement of its employees in philanthropic and volunteer activities.
T-Mobile is a member of the international telecommunications group Deutsche Telekom. Thanks to the group’s international presence, customers can count on the worldwide availability of their favourite services and enjoy uniform, favourable prices of calls when abroad.
For more information about the company, please visit t-press.cz or www.t-mobile.cz.
