Vodacom Tanzania will introduce 3G, its second deployment on the continent, the company said yesterday.
Following the implementation of 3G in SA, the company has chosen Siemens Communications to supply the full 3G solution.
Vodacom Tanzania MD Romeo Kumalo comments: "Offering the latest 3G technology to the Tanzanian population is of strategic significance to Vodacom and we are confident Siemens Communications is the right technology partner of choice to roll-out the required infrastructure."
Jan Mrosik, CEO of Siemens Communications in SA, says Siemens won the tender to supply the enabling infrastructure owing to its proven leadership in 3G and HSDPA technology.
"It is a fact that broadband access is scarce in Africa. As such, this development is of considerable importance in that it will enable businesses and consumers in Tanzania to join the world in terms of access to the services that are enabled by high-speed access to the Internet," he says.
"This will be the second 3G network that Siemens will establish in southern Africa, and will be the first truly high-speed mobile broadband connectivity available in Tanzania," he says.
Martin Sanne, MD for mobile networks at Siemens Communications, says this is the first 3G implementation by Vodacom outside of SA. It is aimed at providing the same types of services to business users and consumers - including Internet access and mobile commerce - in the East African country, he says.
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