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Nepal Telecom (NTC) had first launched 4G service back in Kathmandu and Pokhara on Jan 1, 2017. After a break of 2 years, Ntc resumed its 4G expansion work with a new project from Feb 2019. Now the Ntc 4G coverage is available to more places of the country. This post, we are here to compile all the information about Nepal Telecom 4G service.
The company had organized a grand event in Kathmandu to mark the soft launch of 4G service here in Nepal in presence of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli himself. Then the 4G service was made available to 60 cities of 37 districts.
4G is the fourth generation of mobile communication technology. It is the evolution in the GSM family after HSPA+ (3G) for more enhanced mobile services. As GSM is for 2G, WCDMA is for 3G, LTE (Long Term Evolution) is the technology for 4G. 4G is a data-only technology but you can get Voice service by fall back to 2G or 3G network or through a new technology called VoLTE.
At first, the coverage of Nepal Telecom 4G was limited to Kathmandu and Pokhara only. Then the first expansion of 4G outside Kathmandu made the 4G available to 50 cities of 37 districts, covering major cities and metropolitan areas. For those cities, there is a seamless coverage of 4G even in major business and core areas.
As more 4G towers are being operational, 4G will be available towards the outskirts region too. As per the plan, there are around 4000 LTE Base stations in all of the country.
Recent data of Jan 2020 shows the Ntc 4G is available in 1600 locations of the country, in 65+ districts. As a lot of technical teams are involved in the Ntc 4G rollout, more base stations will be on aired and so will be the greater 4G coverage. Find the Ntc 4G coverage details.
Currently, Nepal Telecom provides high-speed internet service with its 4G LTE technology. As stated above, 4G is a data-only technology that puts the option to either fall back to 2G, 3G for voice or use the VoLTE technology. Nepal Telecom is providing voice service through CSFB (circuit switch fall back) but as they are testing the VoLTE, they will provide voice calls through it for the supported handsets. So now when a Nepal Telecom 4G user makes a call, the phone will itself go to 2G or 3G mode.
The telecom company had once organized a press meet with all the news/online media where they told us about the various technology/features used in its 4G service. Here are a few of them stated in the meetup.
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As demonstrated in the soft launch, the highest speed that a user can get from Nepal Telecom 4G is around 200 Mbps download. But with the speed test results from different parts of the country, we found the average speed of Nepal Telecom 4G comes around 15 to 20 Mbps, which is quite good. The speed of a mobile network always depends on your location and the time of the test.
To use 4G, your handset should support 4G in Nepal Telecom’s 4G LTE band. You can confirm the 4G support in your handset, by going to Settings then to Mobile/cellular networks, then to Network mode where you will find 4G preferred or LTE/WCDMA/GSM mode.
Earlier Nepal Telecom was only using 1800 MHz (band 3) for 4G LTE. But with the recent expansion, they have added 800 MHz (Band 20) 4G network. So, to get the most out of the Nepal Telecom 4G network, you need to make sure of both the band available on your phone. Here is a detailed post on this 4G band information of Nepal Telecom and more.
After having support for 4G in your handset, you should put your phone in LTE preferred mode by going to Settings, Mobile network, Preferred network type or network mode. Your SIM card should also support 4G. If it does not, you should replace your SIM card. To activate 4G in their number along with the 4GB free promotional offer, dial *444# and press 1 for activation. Read more on how to activate 4G and put 4G mode on your phone.
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