TDC Denmark has launched its HSDPA upgrade - branded as Turbo 3G. The service is initially being launched in the cities on the islands of Bornholm, Zealand and Funen and in Southern Jutland where TDC already has 3G coverage. Turbo 3G will be expanded to cover the rest of Jutland by the end of March 2008 at the latest.
TDC is investing DKK 2 billion to ensure that, in three years' time, 99 per cent of all Danes can be online in 99 per cent of Denmark while on the move. With the launch of Turbo 3G, TDC is taking a major step in that direction. At least 80 per cent of the population will have access to Turbo 3G by the end of 2008. Concurrently with this, TDC's network will be expanded so that the geographical areas not covered by 3G/Turbo 3G will be covered by EDGE. In addition, TDC's customers already have access to more than 700 hotspots all over the country.
Initially, TDC will only be offering subscriptions with download speeds of up to 1.5 Mbps. But, generally, with Turbo 3G, TDC is increasing download speeds from the present max. 384kbps to max. 3Mbps in the centres of Copenhagen, Odense, Aarhus and Aalborg and max. 1.5 Mbps in the other cities.
TDC is the country's largest operator by subscriber numbers - having ended last September with just under 3 million subscribers, of whom about 200,000 are using a 3G service. The company has a market share of 46% according to figures from the Mobile World database.
Posted to the site on 9th January 2008
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