Zamtel has announced that it will erect 700 new communication towers by the end of 2019 as it continues with its aggressive network roll out.
Zamtel Chief Executive Officer Sydney Mupeta revealed that by end of 2019, 700 new sites will be active as part of the 1009 new towers to be constructed under the GRZ Communications Tower Project Phase II.
Mr Mupeta said the new sites will be mainly located in the rural areas which previously had no access to telecommunication services.
He said this is in line with the Seventh National Development Plan which is aimed at providing communication access to all.
Mr Mupeta was speaking on Saturday when Zamtel commissioned a new communication tower at Mansa School for Continuing Education.
He said 100 sites will be allocated to Luapula with Mansa alone having a total of 21 sites adding that so far 74 sites are active in Luapula with only 24 remaining to be deployed.
“This will result in almost 100 percent network coverage for the people of Luapula and once fully deployed, this will bring a lot of economic activities resulting in job creation. Mansa and Luapula province are priority areas for Zamtel due to the immense investment opportunities in the region. Zamtel will leverage the investment interests being generated in the province by providing digital solutions and services to the investment community,” Mr Mupeta stressed.
He also announced that Zamtel has started swapping out 2G sites with 3-G in most parts of the country including Luapula.
Mr Mupeta said once this process is completed, the complaints on the quality of the network will be a thing of the past.
“Customers with high end phones, you may have noticed that you can access 4G in most parts of Mansa,” he added.
And Mansa Central Member of Parliament Dr Chitalu Chilufya commended Zamtel for investing heavily in network expansion which he said has improved the quality of the network.
Dr Chilufya observed that expanding the network in Mansa will help improve access to health related information which Zamtel will soon start broadcasting via SMSs.
At the same function, Mansa Mayor Emmanuel Chungu thanked Zamtel for extending coverage to more areas in Mansa.
Bravo my home town. So many great things happening of late. I can’t really wait to drive there again. I was there three weeks ago and I was really impressed by what I saw. Now they have improved Telecommunication. Great
Thats the way to go Sido…..keep going we are cheering you on! Bravo
This is ongoing from that Chinese loan
Xantech swapping 2g sites with 3G? And the world is moving from 4g to 5g in mobile technologies.
3G is adequate for such an area, you don’t need 4G or 5G for now, infact most people in these areas still have 2G handsets, so why invest in expensive technologies like 4G or 5G where you wont get your returns. Graduate people gradually, the most efficient way of running a business
And what have you done yourself other than being an rconomic refugee in Britain. Is it not better to have something rather than nothing? A one thousand km journey starts with one step. Arm chair critics do not appreciate anything.
ZAMTEL swapping 2g sites with 3G? And the world is moving from 4g to 5g in mobile technologies.i
At the same time neglecting the other provinces that have next to nothing in terms of access to telecommunications services.
These are MASTS not towers that are being put in place.