Telecom launches Broadband Wireless

Telecom Namibia on Friday launched its N$26 million dollar broadband wireless technology in Windhoek offering mid-sized and large organisations wireless connectivity in the capital.

Frans Ndoroma, Telecom MD termed it the “Rolls Royce of services”. Four base stations erected around Windhoek provide business within line-of-sight the option of 99 per cent guaranteed ‘up-time’ (connection to Internet).The broadband signal is collected at customer premises through a Network Terminator that redistributes it to the local network.Direct PC broadband is not yet available in Namibia but Conrad Kotze of Telecom said it is, “on the horizon, its quite hot at this stage,” adding that he could not elaborate further.Four base stations erected around Windhoek provide business within line-of-sight the option of 99 per cent guaranteed ‘up-time’ (connection to Internet).The broadband signal is collected at customer premises through a Network Terminator that redistributes it to the local network.Direct PC broadband is not yet available in Namibia but Conrad Kotze of Telecom said it is, “on the horizon, its quite hot at this stage,” adding that he could not elaborate further.