Global satellite operator
Eutelsat has won a multi-year contract to deliver Ka-band satellite broadband services to Zimbabwe’s state-owned internet service provider,
TelOne (Pvt) Limited.
Starting in March, Eutelsat broadband division Konnect Africa will deliver satellite services from the Eutelsat’s new KONNECT High-Throughput Satellite (HTS) to TelOne’s household and business customers located in remote and rural locations across Zimbabwe.
“By securing this premium capacity and service we will be able to pursue our mission of offering fast, reliable broadband services at an affordable price to homes, businesses, educational institutions and government departments all over Zimbabwe,” TelOne managing director Chipo Mtasa said in a statement. “We are passionate about making long lasting and meaningful connections through our services, and this will now become a reality for customers in even the remotest regions, in line with in our vision for a digitally enabled soci
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Vandalism, theft cost TelOne $50m
TelOne managing director Mrs Chipo Mtasa hands over a tree seedling to ZPCS Deputy Commissioner General (Administration) Dr Alford Mashango Dube at Marondera Prison last Friday where the telecommunications firm donated 1 000 fruit trees under its prisons orchards and nurseries project to empower inmates
Rutendo Rori Mash East Correspondent
Vandalism and theft of copper cables have hit TelOne’s operations, resulting in the firm losing over $50 million in revenue since the beginning of the year, an official has said.
In an interview with The Herald Finance and Business recently after handing over 1 000 fruit tree seedlings to Marondera Prison Farm for the national tree planting day, TelOne managing director Mrs Chipo Mtasa said copper cables’ theft resulted in poor service provision by the company, with more than 50 000 subscribers having been affected this year.
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