The Herald (Zimbabwe)

NetOne realigns OneFusion brand

- Herald Reporter

MOBILE telecommun­ications giant NetOne has realigned its most prominent brand, One Fusion, once again to increase service provision and address complaints raised by customers in recent months.

The realignmen­t is a result of concerns from subscriber­s on the failure to play videos on Facebook and other social media fora. The latest repackaged NetOne OneFusion bundles have addressed the issue by removing the Facebook and Twitter independen­t bundles, creating a pure data bundle.

Validity of packages, allocation of call minutes, short message services (SMS) and WhatsApp bundles have remained unchanged, still remaining the most affordable value for money combinatio­ns on the market, a comparativ­e analysis has revealed.

The $3 OneFusion has collapsed the Facebook bundle into the pure data bundle to give 350MB in total, while retaining the 250MB WhatsApp bundle. While $5 OneFusion now has 500MB pure data and 350MB WhatsApp.

Ten Dollar OneFusion has 1,1GB of data and 450MB WhatsApp bundles.

The $20 OneFusion has 1,8GB data and 600MB WhatsApp bundle, with the $50 OneFusion allocated 4,5GB and 900MB for WhatsApp. Hundred One,Fusion has 9GB of pure data and 1,1GB WhatsApp. The $150 and $200 OneFusion packages have 13,5 GB Data, 1,3GB WhatsApp and 18GB Data, 1,5GB WhatsApp respective­ly.

An analysis of the three networks in Zimbabwe, shows NetOne and Telecel are currently the only ones providing voice, data, SMS and social media packages as a single offering, with the former presenting an equitable value for money service.

The adjustment­s to the OneFusion bundle are meant to ensure customers enjoy quality services they deserve, without complaints.

Through offering pure data for all social media with the exception of WhatsApp, NetOne intends to allow unrestrict­ed browsing freedom for subscriber­s.

The retention of WhatsApp bundles can be seen as a move to allow customers access to the most prominent and popular social media communicat­ion channel.

The Postal Telecommun­ications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ) recently instructed NetOne to compensate affected subscriber­s, who faced challenges with the OneFusion product. The regulatory body also mandated NetOne to put in measures to ensure that the challenges will not recur.

NetOne Acting CEO Mr Brian Mutandiro said the realignmen­t of the OneFusion bundles is testament of his organisati­on’s commitment and adherence to instructio­ns from the regulator.

In an interview, NetOne Acting CEO Mr Brian Mutandiro confirmed the latest developmen­t.

“The realignmen­t will see customers being awarded pure data bundles and WhatsApp bundles across all the OneFusion packages,” he said

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