ZAMTEL has commercially launched its third Generation (3G) mobile broadband services to enable subscribers have supreme access to the internet.
The 3G service comes on the back of the “Soft launch” of the service which took place in February this year, in which selected few subscribers were given the opportunity to test the 3G working on the Zamtel network.
Company chief executive officer Mupanga Mwanakatwe says the launch is a significant milestone as the telecommunication firm celebrates nearly 100 years of operating communication services in the country.
“Today we have added yet another arrow in our quiver of service offerings that once again demonstrate our commitment to ensuring that our customers benefit from the state of the art services and punctuality on our mobile network,” he said.
Dr Mwanakatwe said the launch of the 3G network that service offers a number of benefits such as very high speed data capability, enhanced high speed audio and video streaming.
Other applications are video calling, high speed Web and WAP browsing and IPTC (TV through the internet).
He also said the board of directors is happy with the continued adoption and evolution of modern telecommunication technologies that the country’s oldest telecommunication firm has gone through over the last century.
He said it is almost 100 years since the firm introduced telecommunication by way of the first manual exchange installed in Livingstone in 1913.
Dr Mwanakatwe said the firm has continued to embrace technological evolutions in the field of telecommunications and has provided cost effective and high quality services to its customers despite the rapid changes in the global telecommunication landscape.
“At Zamtel, we truly believe that communication is the currency of the modern world. If it is not quick, clear, affordable and available to all, it’s not good enough,” he said.
Zamtel is 100 percent Government-owned, providing voice, data, fixed, internet and business services to entrepreneurs and individual customers.
In 2011, the company embarked on an aggressive investment programme, the first phase of which was focused on expanding the GSM, network coverage and grew the number of base stations from 197 to 440 in 2011.
The 3G network is currently being deployed in all the major cities across the country.
Our own Steve Jobs. He, however, missed out on the attire. It is black shirt and a jeans.
And all this time I thought these guys already had 3G
Finally……huh…….at the end
Upgrades courtesy of LapGreen.
AIRTEL CLAIMS TO BE ON THE 3.75G NETWORK AND YET THEIR INTERNET REMAINS CRAP.
MTN IS ON 3G BUT ITS A THOUSAND TIMES SUPREME COMPARED TO AIRTEL.
CONGRATS CELL Z, I HOPE THE INTERNAT ACCESS WILL BE AS GOOD AS THAT OF MTN. JOINING YOU NOW.
Im using Zamtel 3G for a month now and i would say its fair. Its even cheaper than MTN. Only let down is that its not in many places.
One wonders why it has taken them this long, little wonder why it makes losses
And the all jims and jacks will have access to internet,watch porno and defile children.am worried not happy at all.
hahahaha porn all the way :)
Zamtel Zamtel Zamtel, always 8 Years behind. what they dont understand is that first mover takes it all. They could have gone atleast to 3.75G like airtel or straight to 4G LTE. Because now they have to wait for another 8 yrs to move to LTE 4G
Great Staff!!!!!!!! Aplaudes:)>-
Good CV. Zamtel is mupanga, late stone age. Need a quantum jump and catch up with efficient cheap technologies to improve its market.
Surrey Unoversity
PhD., Satellite Communications
1986 – 1990
Essex University
MSc., Telecommuniactions System Engineering
1981 – 1982
Essex Unoversity
MSc., Telecommuniactions System Engineering
1981 – 1982
Middlesex University
BSc. (Hons.), Electronics Engineering
1977 – 1981
3G n proud to announce that u only gettin into that market now when there big competition and bigger players than u in that particular field?
Dr Mwanakatwe please get rid of that GREEN colour! Even in Libya it is no longer featuring.
Some of you people are just yapping. Those people you are saying are ahead of Zamtel, have you tries their 3.75 G. It’s crap. They shout the loudest even when it’s not working. Well done zamtel for giving us proper 3G.
this development is long over due :-? but well,good job zamtel.
Give credit where it is due. A bit of recognition of LAP Green managment would be the right thing to do. This is LAP Green’s project.
Current Zamtel Board and Mgt may not have the acumen to pull out such projects.
This was already implemented by Lap green and they did a media launch and it was followed another launch which was presided over by Amon Jere and Mupanga as Chairman and now Mupanga is launching the same product for the third time. No new ideas Mupanga? What else is this drunkard going to relaunch?
By definition, a scientist discovers that which exists, and an engineer creates that which never was. So, maybe Mwanakatwe is trying to be a de-facto scientist within Zamtel since 3G has been in existence for quite a some time now. LOL
Makorokoto Zamtel ! Mr. Mwanakatwe very good job. Lets show appreciation and be supportive when one of our own CEO does Zambia proud. I always suspected you had ‘more horse power than BOZ was using. Way to go! One Zambia One Zamtel
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