Potraz raises red flag over impact of power cuts on telcos

The Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) has expressed serious concerns regarding the ongoing power outages that threaten to disrupt the country's telecommunications...

Zimbabwe mobile phone subscriptions near 15 million

Mobile phone subscriptions in Zimbabwe are rapidly approaching the 15 million mark, with a notable increase in data and internet subscriptions recorded during the second quarter of this year, accordin...

Econet ready for head-on competition with Starlink

The recent launch of Starlink in Zimbabwe has sparked considerable market excitement, prompting Econet Wireless, the nation's largest telecommunications and technology firm, to strategically position ...

Advertising, distributing and using Starlink internet is illegal in Zimbabwe

The Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ) has warned individuals and companies who are caught distributing and advertising Starlink Internet Services' gadgets that th...

Starlink rattles Zimbabwe internet service providers

The era of hanging emails, failed file downloads, and unstable internet will soon be a thing of the past if Starlink's global satellite internet service is rolled out in Zimbabwe. Elon Musk's Starlink...

Econet network upgrade targets increased coverage, improved customer experience

HARARE - Econet Wireless Zimbabwe has embarked on a network expansion programme that will see the country's largest mobile network operator add 130 new sites as it upgrades its existing base stations ...

Econet partners X to roll out high-speed broadband technology

Google's parent company Alphabet yesterday announced that it has tapped the Econet Group as its partner to launch a new high-speed broadband technology which uses laser beams instead of fibre optic ca...