Stanley Shanapinda

Billions budgeted for upgrade of Telecom infrastructure

Billions budgeted for upgrade of Telecom infrastructure

Stefanus Nashama Telecom Namibia has revealed its plans to invest N$2.3 billion in the upgrading and replacing of the company’s ageing infrastructure over the next five years, to improve and maintain its service delivery to clients. Telecom Namibia Chief Executive Officer, Stanley Shanapinda, made the revelations this week during an interview with Windhoek Observer. According to Shanapinda, the money would be spent through the rollout of fibre, replacing the Fixed Mobile Convergence Core, Operations Support Systems, Business Support System and mobile expansion. He said the company is obliged to invest 15 percent of its revenue in capital projects to maintain…
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Telecom plans to invest N$2,3B to leverage on digital transformation

Telecom plans to invest N$2,3B to leverage on digital transformation

Staff Writer Telecom Namibia plans to invest over N$2,3 billion in the next five years to modernise its national network, both fixed and mobile, starting from the national backbone to the core network and the access technologies. This comes after the World Bank Group Private Sector Diagnostic report emphasised the urgent need for Namibia to promote and invest in digital infrastructure as this will enable digital transformation, which in turn would lead to the adoption of digital processes. According to Telecom Namibia, Chief Executive Officer Stanley Shanapinda they couldn’t agree more with the World Bank Group that digital transformation will…
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