Vodafone extends coverage of 3G broadband services

Vodafone Romania has expanded the coverage of its 3G broadband service, which is based on HSDPA technology, from 7 cities to 23, which will cover 30% of the population, stated the chief executive officer of the company, Liliana Solomon, on the 10th anniversary of the operator. 3G broadband services, which allow for high-speed data traffic, were introduced in Bucharest at the beginning of November last year, and later in Cluj-Napoca, Brasov, Timisoara, Constanta, Craiova and Iasi. The other cities that will now be covered by the service are Ploiesti, Sibiu, Oradea, Targu-Mures, Arad, Pitesti, Galati, Braila, Satu-Mare, Baia Mare, Bistrita, Bacau, Buzau, Alba Iulia, Turda and Deva. Vodafone services based on HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) technology are currently four times as fast as those based on 3G technology, providing an Internet connection speed of up to 1.4 Mbps.