Dar es Salaam — Tanzania has entered into a contract with Uganda to
build an alternative route for the undersea cable via Mutukula to
overcome the inconveniences caused by businesses persistent internet
cable breakdown.
The move comes after Uganda government invited an international firm
for the construction of an alternative internet cable in the country to
end the ongoing connectivity blues in the landlocked country.
Mr. Nicodemus Mnungu the Tanzania Telecommunication Company Limited
(TTCL), Commercial Executive, said the alternative broadband backbone
will enable Uganda widen the internet transmission through and ensure
internet reliability.
"Uganda is connected to Kenya cables but it also wants to have an
alternative route in case of inconveniences or breakdown," Mnungu said.
Mnungu added that Uganda would be leasing the circuits to transfer
their internet contents from Dar es Salaam to Mtukula border and into
Uganda to boost the connectivity. The tariffs for the connectivity will
depend on connection and on how much bandwidth Uganda would be using
through the circuit.
"So far TTCL is also negotiating with Burundi, Zambia, Malawi and
Mozambique to be connected with TTCL Broadband which is the custodian of
National Information and Communication Technology Back Bone (NICTBB)
that would in turn get the countries connected to world," he said.
The government said the countries were still in dialogue with TTCL
and by next year if the talks go on well the connectivity procedures
will start immediately.
The Director for Technical Services at National Information
Technology Authority Uganda (NITA-U) Mr. Peter Kahiigi, said his
government will embark on the project starting in November this year.
Kahiigi stressed every time the fibre cables are damaged in Kenya
they get affected, the Mutukula- Tanzania route will ensure that they
have an alternative route to tackle this challenge. The alternative
route will be a welcome move by the players in the Information and
Communication Technology (ICT) sector that have for long suffered
internet breakdown affecting their businesses.
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