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Swisscom Introduces LTE Roaming for its Customers
Switzerland's telecom operator Swisscom is now offering 4G LTE roaming its customers. From 21 June, Swisscom customers will be able to browse the Internet in South Korea with LTE.
The service is expected to be expanded to Canada and Hong Kong at the beginning of July. Swisscom 4G/LTE is likely to become available in some European countries in late summer, with further countries being added on an ongoing basis.
For those travelling outside Europe from 1 July, Swisscom will offer the 50 MB weekly package with price of CHF 15 in many countries, almost 70 percent less than before.
Last November, Swisscom began providing LTE service. Since then, Swisscom has expanded its network and now covers over 50 percent of the Swiss population. By the end of 2013, Operator expects to offer LTE coverage to more than 70 percent of population.