For the first time ever two villages in the Syunik marz get access to a mobile telephony and internet

Today Orange announced the launch of its services in two villages of the Syunik region: Geghanush and Gomaran, which are getting access to mobile technologies for the first time ever.

Though the telecommunication sector is developed in Armenia and modern technologies are available to the inhabitants of most of the cities and villages, there are still a few villages which have no communication provided by any of the telecom operators yet. Geghanush and Gomaran having respectively 280 and 76 inhabitants, will have access starting from today not only to mobile voice services, but also to high-speed mobile internet thanks to Orange, the company informs.

«I am happy today to be here and to announce the launch of these two mobile base stations that will ensure fast connection not only inside these villages but as well with the rest of the world. Mobile telephony and internet definitely bring changes to the daily life of people: being more connected, more informed, closer to people who are far. Being connected bridges the gap between people living in the capital and people living in small villages. Orange is proud to be not only the operator which delivers the best quality in towns but as well the one which creates these new experiences for people living in villages like Geghanush and Gomaran which do not have a connection provided by any other operator», Francis Gelibter, Orange Armenia CEO, said.

After 3.5 years of launching its operations, Orange services are now available to more than 95% of the Armenian population. In Yerevan, Gumri, Vanadzor and Etchmiadzine Orange offers up to 42Mbps capacity network, and up to 21Mbps in the rest of the country.

The company stressed that it will continue to expand its operations in villages taking care of quality and performance, including villages not yet covered by any operator, such as Ditsmayr and Bnunis in Syunik region and Antaramut or Kachachut in Lori region which will be all covered by the beginning of 2014.