NetOne to roll out broadband by year-end

NetOne plans to roll out broadband services by year-end after successfully accessing $60 million required to fund the exercise.

NetOne managing director, Reward Kangai said the company received funds from China Export-Import Bank, Infrastructure Development Bank of Zimbabwe, CBZ Bank and BancABC, reported NewsDay on Wednesday.

Kangai said the company intended to increase internet access services to its customers throughout the country.

He said the company was connecting from Harare to the East Africa submarine easycable system through TelOne infrastructure, adding that through this connection it would provide fast Internet connection service to customers. Kangai said the company had set aside $500 000 for the upgrading of call centres countrywide.

The company, through the upgrading programme, will eliminate the queues in its shops in the country and people would be able to call in and also to be attended to as some of the queries require one- on-one assistance.

Kangai said the company had not yet received $14 million that Zellco Cellular owes the company through service commissions. He said Zellco used to collect service fees and pay commission to NetOne, but had failed to remit the commissions.

NetOne recently launched "One Wallet" mobile money, a service that allows customers to send and receive money.