Intelligent CIO Africa Issue 30 | Page 42

COUNTRY FOCUS: NAMIBIA Internet access is firmly established and widespread in Namibia, and connection speeds are fairly stable. One company that has an active presence in the southern Africa country is telecommunications provider, Paratus. Intelligent CIO looks at some of the projects that the company has been involved in. ///////////////// Leading the way in connectivity P aratus Africa in Namibia has once again taken the lead in bringing innovation to its clients with the release of Mumwe, a new product that has the option to share one data pool from multiple connections. The new Mumwe packages enable customers to enjoy being flexible and fixed, both at the same time. It brings an end to multiple data contract subscriptions when customers merely want to use the data they have already purchased using an alternative technology. Paratus Africa Managing Director for Namibia, Andrew Hall, says Mumwe means ‘to combine’ in Oshiwambo. “We developed the product to combine the data usage pool for one or multiple users,” he said. “This way, our clients can leverage a cost saving in the process. 42 INTELLIGENTCIO “ WE RECOGNISE THE DIFFICULTIES THAT FACE OUR ENTREPRENEURS BUT ARE CONFIDENT THAT THROUGH OUR COLLABORATION WITH DOLOLO, WE CAN BRIDGE THE GAP OF ACCESS TO TECHNOLOGY AND THE INTERNET. www.intelligentcio.com