Cell One to expand network for N$580M
Cell One is expanding its network at a cost of N$580 million, Rejoice Itembu, corporate communications manager told the Economist this week.
She said, within its first year of roll out, Cell One has built a quality and modern mobile network capable of delivering next generation services. “Our current coverage in all 13 regions of Namibia covers the key strategic areas of the country where users need it most.
We currently have seamless coverage from Windhoek to Walvis Bay including all the towns on the way we cover the northern route from Windhoek to Tsumeb, Omuthiya to Oshikango and Ruacana as well as many more,” Itembu said.
She said, for the remainder of 2009 up to 2010, Cell One would be expanding its network coverage to reach 90% to 95% of all Namibians. “The expansion will improve on the existing coverage but will also be reaching new villages, towns and roads across the country,” Itembu said.
She said civil work on the expansion of the coverage is already underway for the new sites. The company is busy upgrading and expanding its core network to be able to offer more advanced services to customers. “The expansion will enable us to provide more customers across Namibia with best services, best coverage as well as quality data and voice.
The upgrade will provide more capacity but Cell One will also be in a position to provide even more improved and advanced products and services,” Itembu said. She said Telecel Globe, which owns Cell One, plans to upgrade and improve the level of services at the Call Centre, continue to invest in new innovative value added products and services and extensively invest in skills development and training.
“Cell One is driving an aggressive distribution strategy to achieve real sustainable growth, but at the same time ensuring the people of Namibia enjoy the fruits of this expansion, either via direct or indirect job creation,” she said.
It currently has 250,000 customers. Itembu said the new communications policy is a “good thing” for the telecommunications industry since as it will allow for fair competition in the market and provide a level playing field for all operators.
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