The internet problem in Lebanon has many reasons, the first bottleneck that they were talking about will be removed allowing more bandwidth for the entire country.
However, other bottlenecks are still present, the internal network is quite old and limited and fiber-optics have to be installed to improve connectivity (bandwidth and latency).
As for the 3G, it's totally another story since it doesn't pass through the network i talked about above, it's a wireless service with higher latency and lower bandwidth capabilities comparing to the fiber-optics infrastructure.
As far as i understood 3.5G can provide up to 21.5mbps, however we all know such speeds won't be provided, i expect something between 512kbps and 1mbps max with high prices that will decrease eventually.
I'm glad that something is being done to improve this sector, i will hold my hopes and expectations based on the current government poor services and projects. Fingers crossed... toes too!
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