BoFiNeT awards P200m contracts :: Mmegi Online

Telecommunication infrastructure company, Botswana Fibre Networks (BoFiNet), has unveiled the five companies contracted to carry out the deployment of optic fibre cables and associated civil works in various areas of the country. The contractors were unveiled at a signing ceremony held in Gaborone yesterday.

Speaking at the ceremony, BoFiNeT CEO, Mabua Mabua said the contracts were estimated to cost P200 million. “They all extend our fibre backbone by an approximated further 1,000km added to the existing fibre. They are all government funded with BoFiNeT as an implementing agency,” he said.

Mabua further said the projects were consistent with the citizen empowerment initiatives and intentions. He noted that each one of the five contracts had citizen participation either through shareholding or a joint venture that could easily exceed 50 percent of the total contract values.

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