03 June 2024

TNM has reported an investment of 4 billion kwachas to acquire additional new fibre optic routes from partners including MTN Zambia, MCel Mozambique and Telecom Namibia.

The objective is to strengthen the resilience of its internet network infrastructure and guarantee quality services to consumers.

This investment is a response to internet network disruptions in several East African countries from 12 May due to cable cuts. In southern Africa, Mozambique, Malawi and Madagascar were also affected by these disruptions.

“These outages are extremely rare, but when they do occur, it takes weeks to repair them. Like most mobile network service providers, TNM Plc has been affected by these outages as we rely on upstream maritime cable carriers to connect and host Internet subscribers on our network platform,” said Michel A Hebert, general director of the telecoms company.

The investment allowed TNM to quickly restore its internet services and prevent possible outages or outages on submarine cables in the future. This should enable it to retain its current customers and attract new ones to strengthen its position in the Malawian telecoms market.