By Emma Elebeke

As part of its commitment and response to customer’s need internet experience, Etisalat Nigeria last week introduced its high speed Broadband internet service called Easyblaze.

The High Speed Packet Access (HSPA+) 3.75G technology currently targeted at Etisalat customers in Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt, Ibadan, Kano, Kaduna, Zaria, Warri, Enugu, Aba, Awka, Nnewi, Onitsha and Benin offers up to 42Mbps speed and is designed to allow etisalat subscribers achieve high speed internet access, faster file downloads, video calling, streaming and other related activities.

The new easyblaze broadband internet service which operates on 4G network, is sold with a wide range of data plans designed for all segments of the market.

According to the company, these plans can be used on a wide range of mobile devices from smartphones, tablets, routers and USB modems from the Etisalat portfolio.

As an introductory offer, Etisalat said it is offering free data bundles with the purchase of any of the devices with up to 6GB free data bundle available.

Speaking on the new technology, Etisalat Chief Executive Officer, Steven Evans said that the HSPA+ network launch is evidence of the substantial investment the telecommunication company has committed in response to customer’s need.

After the successful deployment of voice services, Evans revealed that they would be investing in in mobile broadband.

“There’s a pent up demand for data services in this market and we are committed to meeting this demand of our subscribers. The deployment of 3.75G HSPA+ technology on our network is in line with the company’s vision of a world in which technology extends people’s reach on all fronts”.