MTN To Offer Internet Alternative
Pauline Dikuelo | Monday November 16, 2015 14:47
According to MTN finance manager Mthulisi Malinga, through the licence they will be able to build frequency to wireless network allowing them to offer broadband without relying on other providers.
“We are currently relying on Botswana Fibre Networks (Bofinet) for last mile infrastructure, which is Fibre and Licensed frequency wireless,” he said.
Malinga noted that through the licence they want to ensure that as MTN Business they better service the country by giving them the best connectivity layer thus helping the economy.
“There is a huge opportunity in extending our services to the residential and customer market, which prompted us to develop a broadband service suitable for both residential and Small Owner Home Owners,” said Malinga.
He added that they are also focusing on providing corporate clients and Small Medium Enterprise’s dedicated and symmetric connectivity services.
MTN Business Botswana, through the investments made by the MTN group in the seven undersea cables connecting Africa and the rest of the world, has access to international bandwidth.
Through their key strategic capability pillars namely Connect, Communicate and Collaborate, MTN Business continues to build global platforms and products through which clients can propel their businesses forward thus contributing to the economy.
Further, MTN offers a wide range of innovative technologies that are tailored to suit corporate customer needs and requirements in turn improving productivity and minimising operation costs.
They also provide a set of converged communications services in the ICT.
said Malinga: “Our focus remains leveraging on our IP network and expertise to continuously deliver innovative products, which offer simplicity and unsurpassed value to our customers, ultimately making their business journey a lot more efficient”.
Their scope of services include but not limited to dedicated internet access, managed firewall security, mail security (email relay and mail hosting), mail branding, mail archiving, onsite back-up, Cloud solutions, end-point security and video conferencing.
Locally their coverage includes four points of presence in Gaborone, which include Phakalane, iTowers, Fairgrounds and Showground. They also have existing points in Maun, Francistown with other upcoming in Kasane, Palapye, Mahalapye and Selebi-Phikwe by end of 2016.
The MTN group is a multinational telecommunications group operating in 24 countries, which include Africa, Asia as well as the Middle East.