Orange Liberia 5G Internet Services Launched

Orange Liberia has officially launched its 5G Internet services in the country, marking a major development in Liberia’s telecommunication sector, thus, introducing a new generation of mobile connectivity.

As the first 5G Internet provider in the country, Orange has opened the door to exciting possibilities for how people connect, create, work and play.

Accordingly, the commercial launched of 5G, marks an important milestone in the country’s telecommunication journey.

Orange has now become the first mobile operator in the country to offer 5G internet service with higher data speed, greater capacity and better connectivity for businesses and consumers.

At the launch of the 5G internet service over the weekend in Monrovia, Orange Liberia Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Jean Marious Yao, disclosed that with the launch of the new 5G internet service, Liberia has now placed itself on the technology map of Africa once again, by launching the service ahead of some big countries on the continent, something he said worth commending.

He emphasized that technology is more than the construction of roads, because with the new 5G service, one can now sit in Liberia and acquire higher education and advance healthcare abroad using the service, through its high-speed connectivity which is very much trustworthy.

CEO Marious Yao noted that Orange has positioned itself as a partner of Liberia’s digital transformation; as such, the new 5G service will also support and strength the opportunities for businesses, individuals and entrepreneurs to innovate and add value to the economy.

“This is strongly in line with Orange Group Strategy which is ‘trust the future. We trust the future and that is why Orange is here to stay, support the economy, and the 5G is also an expression of our believe in the future,” Orange CEO Marious Yao said.

According to him, the 5G service is good for the country in its move for digital transformation which will not be possible if Liberia do not have a world class connectivity, and that is the essence for which Orange invested into 5G, to support the ambitions of the country in its drive for digital alteration.

“The 5G service does not require you to change sim card, once you are in a 5G network, you will automatically access the service. And to access it, customers must have Orange Liberia ‘max-it-app’ on the device using 5G blender. For us to deploy this kind of technology across the country, we need to have enough transmission capacity, CEO Yao noted.

He then commended officials from the Liberia Telecommunication Authority (LTA), the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications, Deputy Minister of Information, as well as the Executive Director of the Governance Commission for creating the framework, policies and regulations that led to said innovation.

“Your presence here today is an expression of the importance that the entire sector has in this launch of the new 5G service in the country,” he said.

At the same time, Liberia Telecommunication Authority (LTA) Chairperson, Clarence Massaquoi, commended Orange Liberia for the launch of 5G service, stating that technology is a super highway that makes it easier for every sector of the country, as it serves as a building block of the economy, calling on government to invest more into technology.

He then described the launch of 5G service as a hit in the ‘technology gold mine’ of the country, something he said will help to improve the livelihood of Liberians.

“Orange has taken the first step, hopefully others will follow and eventually our country as a hold will benefit from this new transition. Technology is the super highway that as a country, we should not stop at anything, but to ensure that it is encourage and advance,” LTA Chairperson Massaquoi said.

He indicated that as the regulator of the sector, the LTA sole responsibility is to create whatever regulatory space that is needed to ensure that 5G, 4G receive the necessary space to operate, and eventually, Liberia could move to a different kind of technology generation in the near future.

He asserted that the LTA is more than willing and is positioned to ensure that an enabling environment is created for technology to endeavor.

“The LTA is very glad to see that what was being described as the future has actually become a reality, and what was a dream has now become a certainty, and this is really good for the country and its people,” Chairperson Massaquoi noted.

He continued: “What we see here today is a clear product of our regulations and there should be nothing that should make us happy other than this innovation. When the need comes for expansion and to strengthen service provision which will ultimately benefit Liberians regardless of where they are, we will help.”

Chairperson Massaquoi also noted that the LTA is aware that technology is driven by business demand and expressed hope that said demand can grow across the country to the extent that even though they are regulating,  if it takes their regulations to help institutions achieved their objectives, they are more than willing to ensure that happens.

In separate remakes, Posts and Telecommunications Minister, Sekou M. Kromah, and Deputy Minister of Information, Daniel Sando, also commended Orange Liberia for the launch of the 5G internet service, describing it as a major milestone in the country’s telecommunication sector.

Accordingly, the 5G internet service was brought into the country by Orange Liberia partner ZTE, which is a Chinese company;