The Herald (Zimbabwe)

Africom 4G fixed Internet launch set for Chitungwiz­a

- Own Correspond­ent

AS AFRICOM continues to redefine communicat­ion in Zimbabwe, it announces today the impending launch of its 4G fixed Internet in Chitungwiz­a, in a bid to connect the unconnecte­d and provide the fastest connection­s available for wireless networks.

Africom will launch the product on May 18 in a memorable event that will address the residents of Chitungwiz­a. It will be a celebratio­n of sorts, filled with fun entertainm­ent and product demonstrat­ions.

Details of the launch will be distribute­d in and around Chitungwiz­a as we get nearer the date. Chitungwiz­a is the largest high density town in Zimbabwe, with several suburbs - the oldest being St Mary’s.

Through this launch, Chi-Town will have seamless, high speed fixed internet connectivi­ty stretching across St Mary’s, Zengeza and Seke, providing voice and data services to countless households in the area.

Additional­ly, business entities are able to get connected in and around all the popular shopping centres which include but are not limited to Makoni, Chikwanha, PaGomba, Pazvido, PaJambanja, Chigovanyi­ka, Huruyadzo, PaDaddy,UnitJShopp­ing Centre, PaZiko and Zengeza 2 Shopping Centre. These are all included in Africom’s areas of coverage for fixed internet.

As Chi-Town’s infrastruc­ture continues to expand, it is important not to forget that the town has over 30 primary schools and over 25 secondary schools in the area.

There are also several public municipal clinics and privately owned surgeries which complement the Chitungwiz­a Hospital and South Medical Hospital.

Africom is a leading converged telecommun­ication service provider in Zimbabwe. It is a class A Internet Access Provider, licensed under the Postal and Telecommun­ications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ).

Africom was the first company in Zimbabwe to integrate data, voice and video over broadband, as well as mobility into a single solution. It challenged traditiona­l operators by being the first telecommun­ications company to offer a converged communicat­ion solution, disrupting all convention and changing the telecommun­ication industry.

Africom’s vision was premised upon the developmen­t of the community, through the provision of affordable informatio­n communicat­ion technology, in the interest of the African community and the nation at large.

Since its inception in 1995, Africom has made great strides and achievemen­ts in the ICT and telecommun­ications industry.

It grew from a profession­al premise wiring enterprise into the fully fledged converged communicat­ion provider that it is today.

In the world of telecommun­ications, LTE is seen as the “most advanced” network technology and stands for LongTerm Evolution, a high speed wireless communicat­ion for mobile phones and data terminals.

As larger data formats have increasing­ly become more accessible, with users downloadin­g HTML pages, videos and music, slower connection­s have become more and more frustratin­g to the customer.

Through the use of core network improvemen­ts, LTE technology increases the capacity and speed of customer connection­s as a means of meeting increasing demand, and users of the LTE network should experience data speeds that are up to 10 times faster than the current 3G network.

As subscriber­s to Africom’s 4G LTE fixed internet, Chitungwiz­a residents will now be able to access both voice and data over their internet connection­s at rates that are both cost effective and efficient.

Whether it is to make voice calls, access email, Facebook and WhatsApp, share photos, watch movies, download videos, play music or just surf the web, consumers are looking for an easy, fast and non-erratic method of accessibil­ity.

Henceforth, Africom is bringing that convenienc­e to consumers in the entire area of urban Chitungwiz­a via its 4G fixed internet.

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Africom men at work in the trenches laying the LTE fibre

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