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GPRS and 3G in Zimbabwe

Our nation is on a verge of Telecommunications expansion and diversification, as the two major mobile operators Net*One and Econet transform into the GPRS and 3G platforms. Apart from offering more lines to consumers, these technologies have more benefits to be realized as they are platforms for more than just communication. There are four things that Information and Communication Technology, especially telecommunications, addresses in our time, that are vital to the progress of any economy – Media, Entertainment, Commerce, and Communication. WHAT IS GPRS? GPRS is a non-voice, value-added service that allows information to be sent and received across a regular GSM network. To understand the speed and versatility of GPRS, imagine having the connectivity of three Dial-up Internet Accounts, above the normal Voice connectivity, with both not suffering congestion. One benefit of GPRS is that it will allow customers to answer voice calls while in the middle of sending e-mails or viewi...

Internet Services for Zimbabwean Corporate and Home Users

Registered Internet Service Providers Africa Online, Arachnid Design, Cyberplex Africa, Design@7, Ecoweb, E-World, Earth Internet, Global Internet, Goldnet, Harvey Micro Systems (HMS), MANGO, MWEB Zimbabwe, Reliant Computers, Roach Web Design, Taurai Zimbabwe, Telco Internet, Utande Internet Services, Venekera Works Technologies, Webdev, Web Solutions, Yo!Africa, Zambezi Net, ZARNet, Zimbabwe Internet Mail, Zimbabwe Online (ZOL), Zimbabwe Business Network (Zimbiz), Zimlink, ComOne, and PowerTel. Do you know how many internet providers there are in Zimbabwe . Zimbabwe ’s Internet Space is a platform for commerce and development, whose use has been increasing rapidly in recent years. A combination of technology innovation and services delivery within the ICT Industry world over, has affected even “small” Zimbabwe in enormous ways, resulting in Quality of Service for the Corporate and Home Internet Consumer. As at September 2006, there are 30 Registered Internet Service Providers...