Powercom launches network tower at Okahandja

In a bid to tackle poor access to telecommunications services and unreliable network coverage, Powercom commissioned a tower in Okahandja this week.The telecoms firm said more towers will be rolled out to the rest of the country.The tower is expected to increase access to telecommunications services in the town and improve network coverage on the national roads leading in and out of Okahandja to Karibib and Otjiwarongo.At the commissioning, information and communication technology minister Peya Mushelenga urged players in the communication sector to redouble their efforts and work hard to make internet more accessible in all parts of the country.“A majority of our population do not have access to the internet, and if there are internet services in their areas, the signals are not so strong and connectivity is therefore poor. That naturally causes frustration among internet users.”Economic transformationOfficial statistics provided by Mushelenga indicate that only 50% of the Namibian population enjoy internet coverage in their areas.He added: “Edtech, fintech, meditech and other online or digital services would not be possible in the absence of technology, particularly the internet”.At the same occasion, Powercom board chairperson Eldorette Harmse said the company exists to provide world-class communication infrastructure that enables connectivity to all industries for economic transformation.“Our mandate is quite a simple one but equally a particularly important one; in fact, most important in the greater scheme of being an enabler in enhancing mobile and internet connectivity as well as enabling radio and television broadcasting to the people of Namibia via our infrastructure-sharing business model,” she noted.

Powercom launches network tower at Okahandja

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