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THE official communications partner for the United National World Tourism Organisation General Assembly, NetOne Cellular (Private) Limited indicated green light readiness for the much awaited international event being co-hosted by Zimbabwe and Zambia. Speaking to the Press, Managing Director Mr Reward Kangai indicated that the mobile network has adequately provisioned network resources for the expected crowd.
“As NetOne, we were given the mandate to connect the delegates to the world through mobile telephony via roaming services and also providing prepaid SIM cards to the delegates attending the international conference.
“We have made sure that network resources are adequate within Victoria Falls to ensure constant connectivity with the outside world,” he said.
“NetOne has already opened a shop at the airport to greet delegates that would be coming in with NetOne SIM packs. We have also organised for the delegates’ convenience to access airtime throughout the hotels and also the venue for the general assembly,” he added.
Mr Kangai also indicated that mobile internet connectivity and voice will be at its prime as the mobile network operator has provisioned the network to manage the high levels of traffic that are expected within the Victoria Falls in the UNWTO week.
This effort was commended by Honourable Engineer Walter Mzembi, who expressed delight at NetOne’s communication provisioning efforts at the recently ended UNWTO Victoria Falls Golf Invitational Tournament as NetOne contributed immensely in the attainment of cyber city status of the Victoria Falls. In liaison with the Ministry of Tourism and Hospitality Industry and the Zimbabwe Tourism Authority, NetOne will also be sponsoring the main stage for the gala event taking place at the general assembly.
The UNWTO General Assembly has more than 2 000 expected delegates that will be moving in and around Zimbabwe and Zambia for the attendance of the various conferences that will be taking place within the two co-hosting countries.
Already the Victoria Falls occupancy for hotels has been declared full, attesting to the anticipated high traffic of people in the tourist resort town as the world’s attention focuses on Zimbabwe from August 24-31, 2013 – the duration of the conference.
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