“With these offers, Tmcel contributes, in a decisive way, to ensuring that all Mozambicans are always in communication and connected to the internet with the lowest prices on the market. This is a way of contributing to the digital inclusion of Mozambicans, as well as to the democratization of internet access”, says commercial director, Adil Ginabay, quoted in a statement from the operator sent to Lusa.
The operator explains that this measure joins other “unlimited packages” made available in the meantime, including unlimited calls and text messages, and data traffic of up to 140 Gigabytes per month.
In September, the President of the Tmcel Management Committee, Mahomed Adamo Mussá, stated, in Maputo, that the Mozambican state-owned telecommunications company is in a “new rebirth”, as part of the revitalization of operations until May 2024, budgeted at 132 million dollars (123 million euros).
“The first two months were spent developing an 18-month plan to turn around the company’s situation (…) That’s what we’re going to do: a new rebirth”, stated Mahomed Adamo Mussá.
Last May, the shareholders of the mobile and fixed telecommunications operator approved a Management Committee, plans to revitalize the company and reduce costs, as well as a study on the profitability of cost centers.
The administration showed growth in several indicators with the inclusion of new products and explained that the project to expand and modernize Tmcel's telecommunications network, budgeted at 132 million dollars (123 million euros) and financed by China's Eximbank, with completion scheduled for May 2024, has already been completed at 57%, which involved, among other investments, the installation of a further 778 telecommunications signal transmission antennas, out of a forecast of 1.350.
Still within the scope of the modernization and expansion of the network, which began in January 2022, after “almost ten years without investment”, Tmcel, which operates a support network of 7.600 kilometers of optical fiber and 8.500 kilometers of access networks, has already increased broadband coverage from 10 to 400 gigabits per second (Gbps).
“We have already covered all the provinces of the country, thus fulfilling our commitment made last September to modernize the Lichinga network and introduce 4.5G in this capital city during the current year”, added Adil Ginabay, noting that the entry into The operation of the new network in the capital of the province of Niassa took place on December 8th.
Currently, Tmcel's market share in Mozambique is 10 to 12%, in terms of active customers, but the objective assumed by the management committee is to exceed 25% in the medium term.
