The success of Manx Telecom’s 4G mobile network has been recognised in the world’s leading mobile industry awards, alongside global brands including Vodafone and Nokia. Manx Telecom’s roll-out of 4G across the Island began with the network’s launch in July last year with it being backed by superstar cyclist Mark Cavendish MBE who is Manx Telecom’s 4G Ambassador. As the network marks its six month anniversary, superfast mobile broadband speeds are now available to Manx Telecom’s pay monthly and pay as you go customers with 99% population coverage. These achievements have been recognised with Manx Telecom’s deployment of Huawei’s 4G technology being shortlisted in the GSMA Global Mobile Awards 2015 for the ‘Best Solution for Growing Smaller or Independent Networks Award’ in the ‘Best Mobile Technology’ category.
This year’s GSMA Global Mobile Awards are celebrating 20 years of achievement and innovation across the mobile industry. World-renowned actor, comedian, writer and film producer John Cleese will host a ceremony on March 3rd at the GSMA Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The awards are judged by more than 300 independent experts, analysts, journalists, academics, and in some cases, mobile operator representatives.
David Smith, Manx Telecom Marketing Director, commented:
“Bringing 4G for all has been our promise ever since a licence was awarded to us in October 2013. We made 4G available to all of our pay monthly mobile customers as soon as we possibly could nine months later in July 2014 – and to all of our mobile customers from January this year. Equally important, is that it’s great value for all of our mobile customers. These achievements, together with the overwhelmingly positive feedback from customers, gave us every confidence to believe that we had delivered on our promise. But to have the success of our 4G network also endorsed by an independent organisation respected by the whole mobile industry is a great honour. Winning the award would be the icing on the cake for us and our 4G network, but just being shortlisted is a significant achievement given the calibre of businesses also in the running.”
Mr Smith says the fact that Sure is yet to launch 4G across the Island nearly 16 months after licences were granted shows just how successful Manx Telecom’s roll-out of the new technology has been. He added:
“4G is amazing technology and it required our dedicated engineers to work round the clock in all sorts of weather. The 4G licence commitment for us was to achieve a minimum of 33% coverage at launch and 95% two years after launch. The fact that we have achieved these targets so far ahead of that schedule is a testament to the collective expertise we have amongst our 280 staff on Island. It’s great news for our customers too. For example, our thousands of iPhone and Samsung customers can already use 4G on pay monthly or pay as you go, and we worked incredibly hard to keep delays in handset approval to an absolute minimum; it’s what our customers expect from Manx Telecom.”
4G on the Manx Telecom network delivers speeds up to 10 times faster compared to 3G mobile broadband and a significantly improved experience.It’s ideal for everyone using mobile broadband for everything from downloading music, emails, movies, streaming live HDTV or uploading photos or filesin an instant.
For anyone not on the 4G network already, it’s easy to switch over. To check whether your handset and SIM card are 4G compatible just go to www.manxtelecom.com/4g and enter your mobile number. The website will then tell you the next steps you may need to take to get 4G. Tech Bench experts at Manx Telecom’s Strand Street store are there to help anyone who needs additional advice on how to get 4G.
Photo - Mark Cavendish MBE – ambassador for Manx Telecom’s superfast 4G network. Photo courtesy of @TDWsport.com
