4G Cameroon, the local subsidiary of 4G Africa, launched its operation in Cameroon under the brand name YooMee, 12 months after it won the necessary permissions to operate a broadband wireless internet access network from Cameroon's telecommunications regulator ART. The wireless network covers Douala. Yaounde will be operational during the summer. YooMee's mission is to provide affordable, reliable and state-of-the-art internet access in Cameroon. YooMee services are designed for the residential and SME markets, as well as governmental entities. The product range includes various types of wireless broadband internet access. CEO Dov Bar-Gera said the company offers a variety of services using either a mobile internet USB key, or a stationary desktop device. The service offering starts with CFA 1000 for monthly 90 minutes and goes up to an unlimited subscription. The download speed of YooMee is 640 kbps, compared to market offerings of 256 kbps or lower. YooMee's services are based on mobile Wimax (16E), upgradable to LTE, should it be necessary. 4G Africa AG, a private Swiss company, was founded in 2009 by a team of telecom entrepreneurs active in emerging countries for the last decade. The team includes the founders of a wireless broadband operator in Europe, which deployed over 200 base stations in Austria, Slovakia and Croatia, and acquired thousands of customers.
