Mascom
Telecommunication company in Botswana
Mascom Wireless Proprietary Limited, is a Botswana mobile telecommunications company. Its head office is in Gaborone. It was established in Gaborone, Botswana on February 17, 1998.
01History
The company was first licensed on 17 February 1998. It was founded by Strive Masiyiwa.
Until 2003, Portugal Telecom owned a controlling stake in the company. In 2005, MTN Group purchased a 44% stake in Mascom for $128 million.
In 2016, Dzene Makhwade-Seboni was appointed Chief Operations Officer and became CEO of the company in 2019.
It provides the widest coverage in Botswana, reaching over 95% of the population.
02Services
Internet
Mascom offers users mobile internet via EDGE, 3G, 4G and 4.5G, 4G wingle. Mascom also offer internet service via FTTH (Fiber To The Home). On 25 February 2022, Mascom has been the first mobile telecommunication to introduce 5G on four different places around Gaborone.
Gallery of the WTISD 2017 Masunga, North East District
Sources and credits
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- Mascom logo.png by Mascom Wireless Botswana (Pty) Ltd., CC BY-SA 4.0
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