Telefonica O2 Slovakia has announced that the official launch date for its commercial 3G network operations will be 18 July 2011, when it will provide 33% of the population with W-CDMA/HSPA coverage in 24 towns and cities. The Spanish-owned cellco confirmed that by mid-July the 3G network will cover the following locations: Bratislava, Senec, Malacky, Trnava, Nitra, Nove Zamky, Komarno, Levice, Prievidza, Trencín, Povazska Bystrica, Zilina, Martin, Liptovsky Mikulas, Banska Bystrica, Zvolen, Presov, Kosice, Bardejov, Pezinka, Spisska, Ves, Poprad, Michalovce and Humenne.