The multi-million pula project, which commenced this month, is expected to take 12 months. As part of the project, BTC intends to deliver high internet speed of up to 50Mega Bites per second (Mbps). It will be piloted in Gaborone, Francistown, Maun and would later be rolled out to other parts of the country.
According to the corporation’s managing director Anthony Masunga, the project is in response to market demands for an improved, faster and reliable internet. “We aim to provide a better customer experience and offer innovative product and service offerings to the market. We want to transform the network we are currently providing to be able to provide it at a reliable faster speed,” he said. Masunga assured that through the improved infrastructure, they will be able to deliver high internet speed, which will enable them to provide tailor made fixed broadband and mobile broadband products for customers at the right quality of service at the right price. He said the transformation and modernisation of BTC infrastructure will improve mobile and broadband customer experience ushering in new products for the benefit of the end user. “Customers and industry pundits concur that with the legacy of Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL) broadband copper access network reaching its technological end of life, the transformation of the infrastructure will be best for their customers,” he said.
