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WINDHOEK. — Namibia’s largest mobile operator, the MTC, and state-owned Botswana Fibre Networks have signed an agreement to enhance cross-border connectivity and collaboration between the two nations.
The partnership poised to enhance digital infrastructure in southern Africa was formalised on Tuesday in Botswana’s capital city of Gaborone, the MTC said in a statement on Wednesday.
Through the memorandum of understanding, the two parties will establish a structured framework for cross-border fibre interconnection, capacity exchange, and IP transit collaboration between Namibia and Botswana, the statement said.
It will help improve the important Buitepos-Ngoma corridor route to make both countries’ digital networks more reliable and faster.
“The Buitepos-Ngoma corridor is not a mere physical interconnect point,” MTC managing director Licky Erastus said.
“It is a key route to our international expansion strategy, providing an operational entry point into the Botswana wholesale ecosystem while reinforcing Namibia’s position as a transit and digital gateway market.”
BoFiNet acting chief executive officer Keabetswe Segole reaffirmed his company’s commitment to deepening practical, infrastructure-led collaboration between Botswana and Namibia. — Xinhua
