Telecom Namibia has begun a phased rollout of infrastructure upgrades aimed at strengthening network resilience and improving service reliability, with projects set to continue through 2026 and into early 2027.
Telecom Namibia chief executive Stanley Shanapinda says the programme includes upgrades to core routing systems, the decommissioning of unstable international connectivity routes, and the acceleration of broader network modernisation efforts to ensure more stable and continuous service delivery.
“We are also accelerating major transformation programmes, including fixed-mobile convergence and billing platform modernisation, to reduce dependence on ageing systems and strengthen service continuity. These projects will be completed in phases throughout this year and into early 2027,” Shanapinda says.
Shanapinda says the upgrades are aimed at addressing structural challenges within the company’s network, including ageing infrastructure and the need for improved system integration, resilience and automation.
Telecom Namibia also plans to invest more than N$2.3 billion over the coming years to expand and upgrade its national telecommunications infrastructure.
The company says the investment will support the expansion of fibre-to-the-home and business services, strengthen the national fibre backbone, upgrade mobile networks from 3G to 4.5G and prepare for 5G, as well as improve international connectivity through the Google Equiano subsea cable.
Additional funding will be directed towards billing systems, customer self-service platforms, cybersecurity, cloud services and backup power solutions.
This comes as the financial institution RMB Namibia has extended a N$405 million social loan to Telecom Namibia to support its five-year strategy to modernise infrastructure and expand affordable connectivity across the country
