Starlink's $50 monthly fee in Zim sparks excitement

As demands for data usage grows for industrial, Zimbabwe’s largest mobile network commissions more than 30 of 5G network sites.

The company says it modernisation efforts will continue with another 550 base station sites planned across the country.

The company has called for balanced regulation, a critical step given the increased operational costs driven by inflation and the move to the US currency.

Zimbabwe regulator approved telecom tariff increases with a 100% rise. Econet, TelOne, and Liquid were among the telecom firms who raised their rates last week.

The initiative will reduce the need for underserved individuals of the community to travel long distances to urban areas for services.

NetBlocks, an international monitoring organisation that monitors cyber security and internet governance, revealed the internet had been affected.

In the quarter ended in May, the business upgraded 30% of Harare and 70% of the Bulawayo base station sites.

Econet Wireless is deepening 5G coverage in Zimbabwe, after adding 12 base stations in the financial year ended February.

The unveiling of O’mari platform has heightened fintech competition in Zimbabwe, a market that is dominated by Econet’s EcoCash, and Innbucks.

The regulator approved an industry-wide 50 percent tariff increase in February and another 50 percent effective April 1, 2023 for telecom products and services.

Ericsson will upgrade the telco’s existing Evolved Packet Core network to cloud-native dual-mode 5G Core, as well as upgrade the Unified Data Management solution.