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Data Offering, Reason To Buy Telecom Namibia’s 4G Products

As we continue looking into Namibia’s broadband offering’s, we ran into a new discovery that will assist you in making a decision in terms of which broadband service provider gives you the best option for your dollar.

We analysed 4G broadband products between Telecom Namibia and MTC, and in summary its clear that Telecom Namibia offers the best 4G products head to head. Looking at the entry postpaid 4G offerings, MTC’s Netman 4G Extreme is priced at N$399 per month for 5GB free data & 5GB double-up data, whilst Telecom Namibia’s LTE 10GB is priced at N$398 per month for 10GB free data & 5GB double-up data.

At the end of the entry postpaid 4G contract, you would have spend in total, for MTC’s Netman 4G Extreme N$9794 for 120GB free data & 120GB double-up data, whilst for Telecom Namibia’s LTE 10GB N$9727 for 240GB free data & 120GB double-up data. In perspective, for Netman 4G Extreme it will cost you approximately N$40.81 per GB, whilst for LTE 10GB N$27.02 that’s a 66% more data for your money with Telecom Namibia.

The trend continues in most of the packages, were it looks as if you’ll spend the same amount of money in total but holistically with MTC you get less data. MTC is sneaky in maximizing profit. Below is a summary of the packages, with additional info:

MTC
Product Subscription Download Speed Free Data Out-of Bundle Rate Double-Up Data Connection Fee
Netman 4G Extreme N$399 50Mbps 5GB N$0.90 5GB N$218
Netman 4G Unlimited N$999 100Mbps Unlimited NA FUP – 50GB N$218
Netman Home 4G N$599 100Mbps 10GB N$0.50 10 GB N$218
Netman Home 4G Unlimited N$999 100Mbps Unlimited NA FUP – 50GB N$218

 

Telecom Namibia

Product Subscription Download Speed Free Data Out-of Bundle Rate Double-Up Data Connection Fee
LTE 10GB N$398 100Mbps 10GB N$0.80 5GB N$175
LTE   Unlimited N$998 100Mbps Unlimited NA FUP – 90GB N$175
Hotspot N$998 100Mbps Unlimited NA FUP – 90GB N$175
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MTC and Telecom Namibia Broadband: Which is a Better Choice?

Namibia is now proving itself in the world of technology with its competitiveness in adapting to the fast-approaching innovations in communications. Although it has been among the last countries in Africa to join the competition in the sector of mobile communications, Namibia has again proven itself of its adaptability through the deployment of MTC and Telecom Namibia broadband services in their communication system.

With the telecommunication system in Namibia being developed, the introduction of broadband services is very much welcome and now undergoing developments as well.

There are different telecommunication companies in Namibia which are competing to give the people the fast and convenient communication system they need. And two of the largest companies are MTC and Telecom Namibia which both offers broadband services to give more improvement to the people’s communication system.

Telecom Namibia Limited Overview

Telecom Namibia Limited is a telecommunication company in Namibia which is operated by the government of Namibia itself since 1992. This is actually a branch of a much bigger government company, the Namibia Post and Telecom Holdings Limited. Telecom offers commercial communication services which functions as a support to the original company.

MTC Overview

MTC is another large company that offers telecommunication services especially for mobiles in Namibia. Although the majority of the company is owned by the government of Namibia, its 34% portion is also owned by another company, Portugal Telecom. And since its establishment in 1994, MTC has known to be holding the monopoly of providing telecommunication services for mobiles and the 3G access in the internet.

MTC and Telecom Namibia: A Tough Battle

Telecom Namibia and MTC have been providing the people with the best of broadband services. Telecom Namibia is gaining success through its offers of broadband services through networks of MPLS, undersea and terrestrial fibre networks, utilizing the optimal advantage of WiMax and ADSL. Telecom has also taken the opportunity to fully use the potentials of WACS and Speedlink to give people an unlimited use of the internet with low rates. The company is also offering 3G features for mobile broadband services with special use of the EV-DO technology. An agreement with ZTE has also ensured Telecom to create a network whose goal is to provide a preset and integrated mobile services which include LTE as well.

At the same time, MTC planned to install a 3G network featuring an HPSDA to support GSM connections together with GPRS and EDGE. The agreement between MTC and NMS Communications ensures also a new feature offered by the company, the AccessGate RAN. This is actually a solution for backhaul optimisation for the company to be able to support the growing population of subscribers. This will be deployed through the satellite based broadband access. AccessGate will be a great optimisation technique for GSM transportation and controlling the traffic on UMTS voice and its data. MTC has also launched its LTE network.

The Verdict

However, as it is seen today, Telecom Namibia holds the edge over MTC for it is a better choice for more efficient broadband services. Their commercial LTE data services and 4G features are available at mostly in Windhoek but still able to reach some areas on the country’s northern border and on the coasts. Also, Telecom could actually cut its tariffs up to 30% which other telecommunication companies cannot offer which ensures the start of 4G tariffs decline.