ECONET PIONEERING TECHNOLOGY IN ZIMBABWE AND BEYOND

Econet Wireless is a diversified telecommunications group with operations and investments in Africa, Europe, South America and the East Asia Pacific Rim, offering products and services in the core areas of mobile and fixed telephony services, broadband, satellite, fibre optic networks and mobile money.

Econet has over 9 million subscribers in Zimbabwe's making it the dominant mobile operator representing over 65.3% of the mobile market. Primarily through Econet's continued investment in capacity, Zimbabwe's penetration rate has increased from 74% in 2012 to the current 106%. It has an efficient network system with world class infrastructure supporting the latest 3G network system.

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Econet Infrastructure

Internet infrastructure has been Econet's priority. Through its subsidiary company, Liquid Telecom, which is an independent data, voice and IP provider, supplying wholesale fibre optic, satellite and international carrier services to telecommunications operators in developing countries. Liquid owns and operate extensive fiber optical network infrastructure (in southern Africa) and multiple satellite ground facilities in the United Kingdom, Botswana, Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Lesotho, Somalia, Burundi, Niger and Kenya, utilising three satellite transponders.

Map showing connections by Liquid Telecom

In educational technology, Econet introduced Ecoschool, which is meant to make education affordable for every student. It further goes on to fund charitable work done through Higherlife Foundation.

Typical Ecoschool tablet

All this has been enabled by the visionary work of the founder and executive chairman of Econet, Doctor Strive Masiyiwa.

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