Published: 19 September 2013

NetOne has embarked on an aggressive mobile broadband expansion drive, commissioning several new base stations across the country and setting the mobile telephone service provider on a massive growth platform.

The expansion will also witness NetOne installing fourth generation wireless services in urban and tourist resort areas after the company awarded NEC of Japan the tender to install the service.

Country-wide roll out of this technology is expected to start in three months' time.

In an interview last week, NetOne managing director, Mr Reward Kangai, said the expansion was being financed by loans from East Asia and revenue collected from its subscribers.

"We are in the process of expanding our mobile broadband network across the country to enable more people to connect to the Internet via their NetOne mobile numbers," said Mr Kangai.

The new base stations were commissioned in areas such as Danga in Mberengwa, Dombodema in Plumtree, and Mutiusinazita in Buhera South, Swizwe in Chartsworth, Madziva in Mashonaland Central, St Josephs, Brunapeg and Dhlamini all in Matebeleland, among others.

As part of the expansion drive Netone recently added four base stations in Victoria Falls to help facilitate broadband communication services during the United nations World Tourism Organisation General Assembly.
- herald

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