TelOne turns ON the fibre broadband link in Victoria Falls (updated)

Kelvin Muza

7 August 2013

TelOne today launched new broadband services in Victoria Falls. 16 Days before the UNWTO General Assembly, the company has put up 22 Wi-Fi hotspots in the area. ~~The development comes after the completion of the fibre optic connection between Victoria Falls and Bulawayo. The fibre link is aimed to avail low cost and fast internet to Vic Falls.~~ (Update after establishing the fact that TelOne has not completed an all fibre link between the two places.)

Meanwhile TelOne is also getting broadband internet bandwidth from Namibia telecom through West Africa Cable System (WACS) to ensure constant service uptime during the event. The 22 Wi-Fi hotspots cover the whole resort town and the data bundle prices are quite competitive when compared to prices of services that are already available in the area. The prices are as listed below.

Tel One data bundle prices

Bundle – MB	Price US$	Valid for
50	1	30 days
120	2	30 days
400	5	60 days
1024	10	60 days
2560	20	365 days

You can see the prices of the comparable mobile internet services here.

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9 comments

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7 August 2013 18:28

Those are some Kick-A$$ prices. Hopefully one day those will be the prices when one dials *140#….
1. L.S.M. Kabweza
  
  8 August 2013 10:58
  
  we all wish!
  1. tinm@n
    
    8 August 2013 11:30
    
    Yaay! Yaay!
    
    But only for the event. After that, its TelOne over subscription time!
    
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ic0n1c

8 August 2013 09:23

Wow 2.5Gb for just $20!!!
cm

8 August 2013 16:14

wow, wow, quite affordable hey…i’m rushing there
SummerAlways

14 August 2013 19:36

Good move by TelOne.
Leonard Ziwenjere

15 August 2013 22:53

Sorry to burst your bubble but this report is incorrect, Telone has no existing Optic Fibre link between Bulawayo and Vic Falls, its all microwave. Only Liquid Telecom has that infrastructure!!!
1. L.S.M. Kabweza
  
  17 August 2013 14:12
  
  Thanks for the correct. The story was updated.
As Vic Falls gets TelOne WiFi and Liquid Fibre, will it become a tech hotspot? – Techzim

13 July 2015 11:25

[…] of the TelOne WiFi hotspots for the Harare area, Victoria Falls was the first municipal area to receive this service in 2013 for the UNWTO General Assembly. It was on a promotional basis with low rates designed for the duration of the UNWTO […]

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