Econet Wireless on a move to expansion (Zimbabwe)Econet Wireless is now working on its expansion process, it has released another 220,000 lines to the market. Mobile firm has increased its capacity for its prepaid subscribers. The company has already begin working on the completion of the next phase of its expansion, this will take the subscriber capacity to 1.3 million by the end of November, from around 870,000 currrently.
In an Expansion process, Ericsson is to provide equipment for the expansion of its core network, made up of the switching systems, intelligent network platforms, prepaid systems, as well as new base stations in Harare, Mashonaland and Manicaland. For the southern part of the country ZTE is supplying radio base stations, covering areas such as Bulawayo urban and its environs, Masvingo, Midlands and the Matabeleland provinces. In the remote rural areas, Chinese company will build new sites. With the delay of several months at the time of Zimbabwe elections, two suppliers have begin their work on the expansion plans.
