ECONET Wireless, Zimbabwe’s leading telecoms firm has signed up over five million subscribers in the country, an official announced on Tuesday.
Announcing the latest development, Econet Wireless Chief Executive Officer, Douglas Mboweni, said the total number of subscribers stood at 5,012 million as at November 30.
Mboweni said demand for new lines remained strong, but the company was currently managing to sell all the lines being released onto the market.
“Econet continues to account for the majority of all lines sold in the market. The increase in subscriber base has been made possible by the ongoing network expansion,” Mboweni said.
He also announced that his company had acquired over 400 000 customers who had connected to the three products being offered under Econet Broadband, the national broadband service which was launched in
October.
“Work on the fibre optic network has been completed, and the network has a direct connection to the SEACOM cable in Durban, South Africa,” Mr Mboweni said.
“Through our parent company, Econet Wireless Group, Econet Wireless Zimbabwe also has dedicated capacity on SEACOM cable, ensuring our customers do not have to go through the networks of third parties,” said Mboweni.
