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Tigo customers to benefit from
modernised network infrastructure
network in both rural and semi-urban areas of the country to
enhance rural connectivity as well as consolidating coverage
and capacity in urban areas.
Albou further explained, “As far as mobile broadband is
concerned, Tigo has added 535 new sites with 3G technology,
upgraded capacity on 408 of 3G sites and 95 new sites with
4G technology over the past year, and has modernised and
expanded the existing 2G, 3G and 4G networks. We now have
4G coverage in all the major cities and towns across Tanzania.”
Conversely, Tigo had made substantial investment in stabilising
its network by managing technology, power and infrastructure
more efficiently focusing on customer experience.
Tigo’s Chief Technical and Information Officer, Jérôme Albou
addresses Tanzanian media during the workshop on Tigo’s
network modernisation initiative
Tigo Tanzania have announced a massive drive to further
modernise its network infrastructure. “Within the past 12 months, we have commissioned a total of
2,294km of backbone fibre which traverses through 22 new
district headquarters expanding the existing National ICT
Backbone footprint as well as increasing the number of fibre
points around the key cities,” Albou said.
Spelling out the company’s network upgrade plans, Tigo’s
Chief Technical and Information Officer Jérôme Albou
explained that Tigo is proactively expanding its 3G and 4G The new fibre also ensures alternative transmission routes in
case of fibre cuts, providing seamless services around the clock
for the key cities.
GE leads the end-to-end power technology
debate at event in Johannesburg
Technology available today can
be employed to create reliable,
sustainable, localised and more
efficient energy networks. That was
the message that George Njenga, GM,
Steam Power Systems for sub-Saharan
Africa delivered to delegates while
making his keynote address at the
opening session of this
year’s Power-Gen Africa
and DistribuTech event in
Johannesburg.
The electricity industry in
Africa is undergoing massive
transformation and the old
linear model of conducting
electricity affairs is being
challenged and tested, as
new models are emerging
with far reaching impact.
“Energy stakeholders need
to embrace new capabilities
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and innovative business models for
better outcomes and to bring more
power to the population, faster and
more sustainably than before,” said
Njenga. On the digital front, GE’s Predix-
based Asset Performance Management
software is being deployed in new
and existing installations across the
region. This software leverages data
analytics to monitor power generation
and transmission equipment health to
predict potential failures and thereby
reduce unplanned downtime by up to
5%, lower operations and maintenance
costs and lower operational risks.
Developing reliable
power supplies across the
continent is a global priority
and a critical necessity to
ensure Africa can reach
its economic and human
potential. PowerGen
and DistribuTech brings
together utilities, financiers
and energy leaders from
across the region to discuss
and develop technical
knowledge in the field
of electricity generation,
transmission and
distribution.
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