Tanzania: Airtel invests in updating its 4G network
February 15th 2021
Airtel Africa has made Tanzania one of the markets to which it will pay particular attention during the year 2021. Its local subsidiary is currently in second place in the market in terms of shares. She has a chance to dethrone the historic leader Vodacom.
Mobile operator Airtel Tanzania announced the successful modernization of its 4G telecoms network across the country. This investment, which gave it the opportunity to initiate the “Supa 4G” project, now enables it to offer the populations much better quality services on the 700 MHz and 2100 MHz frequency bands. Consumers now have access to Internet speeds of over 40 Mbps.
Tuesday February 9 in Dar es Salaam, Beatrice Singano, Director of Communications of Airtel Tanzania, argued that with the improved 4G network, the company once again marked “ its commitment to provide mobile data and data services. effective voices ”to populations. She also pointed out that more than 500 towns in Tanzania are already covered by the improved network, ie several million people.
The evolution of the quality of service on Airtel Tanzania’s 4G network is a response by the company to the strong consumer demand for broadband. It is also an opportunity for the operator to soften the tone of the Post and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Tanzania (Potraz) against it. Seven months ago, the various telecom operators were fined from the regulator for poor quality of service.
By improving the quality of its service in Tanzania, Airtel wants to attract new consumers who will increase its market share. Tanzania is one of the markets in which Raghunath Mandava, the president and CEO of the company, indicated on January 29, 2021, that the telecoms group intends to strengthen its investments in 2021. With its 27% market share, Airtel currently occupies the second in the telecoms market, just 4 points from the leader Vodacom.
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