Botswana Telecommunications Corporation (BTC) and Israeli-based wireless backhaul solutions provider Ceragon Technologies are in the last stages of a $1 million network upgrade project to accommodate a growing subscriber base in the southern African country.
This is according to Gadzani Thangwane, GM of technology at BTC.
"The project has taken three months under harsh physical deployment conditions," says Raul Novick, Ceragon regional sales manager for Africa.
The project has seen the upgrade of the telecommunication operator's PDH links to enable higher transmission capacity to a growing customer base.
Using Ceragon's high-capacity transmission links, the telecommunications company will be able to support much more traffic and provide better quality communication, says Thangwane.
BTC is using Ceragon's FibeAir 1500P technology, allowing subscribers in the remotest areas access to triple-play services, explains Novick.
Ceragon has provided full turnkey implementation, including site survey, network installation, and a two-year support contract.
The ministry of finance, as well as the mining and tourism industries, will benefit most from the technology, says Thangwane.
Until now, the capacity available was not enough to provide reliable and stable communications, he notes.
It will allow more traffic capacity for the Okavango area and the mining industry in the North East area of Botswana, he adds.
"There is a growing demand for high-level communication and services in this region. These organisations have growing demands for service and high-level communication to support their applications.
"It was extremely difficult to manage these organisations without reliable communications."
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