Tigo to expand its network coverage and capacity across the country

Aug. 11, 2012 - PRLog -- Tigo has engaged in a network expansion program in Tanzania to increase its coverage of the population and to enhance its customers’ experience of the Tigo service.

As part of its strategy, Tigo is planning to invest a total of US $100 million this year alone to upgrade its services and install new base stations nationwide. This material investment will increase network capacity, improve coverage and enhance users’ experience. Access to the Internet will be more widely available in the country and our customers will experience faster connection speeds.

The expansion, which is expected to be completed by end of this year, will spread to all 26 regions including, Lake Zone region, Northern and Southern regions, Mtwara, Iringa and Pwani, giving Tigo the largest coverage footprint in the country.

“This investment demonstrates our commitment to providing our customers with the highest quality communications standards,” said Mr. Diego Gutierrez, General Manager of Tigo. “As a consumer-centric organization, we want our customers, wherever they may be, to benefit from the most extensive network coverage and the highest possible quality of service. With this investment, more people across the country will have access to traditional mobile services but also to more innovative services such as Tigo Pesa and Tigo Internet,” he said.


About Tigo
   
Tigo started operations in 1994 as the first cellular network in Tanzania. It now covers 26 regions in mainland Tanzania and Zanzibar.  Tigo strives to be Tanzania’s most innovative mobile phone operator, offering services ranging from affordable mobile voice communications to high speed Internet access and mobile financial services through Tigo Pesa.

Tigo is part of Millicom International Cellular S.A (MIC) which provides affordable, widely accessible and readily available cellular telephony services to more than 43 million customers in 13 emerging markets in Africa and Latin America.

For further information visit:  http://www.tigo.co.tz

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