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Telenor has announced that it is expanding its HSDPA (Turbo 3G) coverage in Norway to cover all communities with more than 200 inhabitants, equivalent to 86 percent of the Norwegian population.

"This is a big step for rural Norway, and Turbo 3G from Telenor shall be experienced as having Norway''s best coverage, quality and capacity," says Ragnar Kårhus, head of Telenor in Norway.

At the end of the first quarter this year, Telenor had more than 60,000 Turbo 3G customers, and saw traffic growth of more than 70 percent compared with the previous quarter.

During 2008, Telenor will further expand its Turbo 3G network to provide coverage where there is currently normal 3G coverage. In addition, Telenor continues to expand its Turbo 3G service to cover mountain areas where there are large numbers of cabins and popular summer holiday spots.

"The quality and speed via the mobile network is now so good that you can have the broadband experience when out and about. Mobilt Bredbånd is a great supplement to fixed line broadband and our aim is to have the best mobile broadband coverage where people live and travel," says Kårhus.



Source:cellular-news