Chamwe Kaira
Telecom Namibia plans to invest more than N$2.3 billion over the coming years to expand and upgrade its national telecommunications infrastructure, alongside a tariff rebalancing that will lower prices across several services from 1 February 2026.
The company said the investment will expand fibre-to-the-home and business services, strengthen the national fibre network, upgrade mobile networks from 3G to 4.5G and prepare for 5G, and improve international connectivity through the Google Equiano undersea cable.
Funding will also go to billing systems, customer self-service platforms, cybersecurity, cloud services and backup power solutions.
As part of the tariff changes, Telecom Namibia said many prices will drop, while a limited number will increase slightly to better reflect service costs and ongoing technology investment.
Local call rates from fixed lines to mobile phones will fall from N$1.29 to N$0.90 per minute.
The standard TN Mobile rate will also drop from N$1.45 to N$0.90 per minute. International call charges will decrease sharply, with calls to the United States reduced from N$9.90 to N$3.65 per minute. Calls to destinations such as Australia, Kenya, Portugal and the Netherlands will drop from N$9.90 to N$4.99 per minute.
Fixed broadband customers will see some of the largest reductions.
Existing 10Mbps packages, previously priced between N$909 and N$1,225, will be replaced with new plans costing between N$407 and N$534.
This represents price cuts of up to 56%. Customers will also have access to faster broadband speeds of up to 500 Mbps.
Telecom Namibia has simplified its product range by merging home and business internet packages into a single set of plans. While some fixed-line and ISDN charges have been adjusted, the company said most price reductions focus on mobile and broadband services.
Chief executive officer Stanley Shanapinda said the changes aim to support Namibia’s move towards a digital economy, improve affordability and ensure reliable, high-quality connectivity in line with Vision 2030 goals.
