Cosmote offers 500 Mbps for first time in Greece

Nieuws Mobiel Griekenland 29 DEC 2016
Cosmote offers 500 Mbps for first time in Greece
Cosmote announced that it started offering mobile internet at speeds of up to 500 Mbps in Athens, Thessaloniki and other regions, while the service expansion is progressing rapidly throughout the country. The new mobile internet speeds are achieved thanks to the increased capabilities of the Cosmote mobile network after the acquisition of additional spectrum in the 800MHz and 2.6GHz bands and the implementation of LTE-Advanced tri-carrier aggregation and 256 Quadrature Amplitude Modulation.

The operator also started offering the Asus ZenFone 3 Deluxe smartphone that supports speeds of up to 500 Mbps. It's available at EUR 699 or cheaper with Cosmote subscription plans and up to 36 installment payments.

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Asus,  Cosmote

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Griekenland

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Data services, Launch, Wireless, Consumer, Pricing, Handsets

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