Airtel has introduced so-called 3.75G networks in Malawi and Madagascar. The operator group claims the US$5.2 million network upgrade from 3G in Malawi provides the fastest mobile broadband speeds and widest coverage in the country. The network in Malawi offer speeds of up to 21Mb/s compared to the previous 7.2Mb/s. Malawi's minister of information and civic education Moses Kunkuyu praised the fact that the network covers areas outside the major cites.