SMILE EXPANDS ULTRA-FAST INTERNET TO ZANZIBAR

Zuweina Farah, Smile Country Manager with Zanzibar's Minister of State President's Office Responsible for Economy and Investment, Hon. Mudrick Soraga celebrating the launch of Smile 4G LTE broadband ultra fast internet services, launched in Zanzibar yesterday.

Smile Tanzania CEO, Zuweina Farah in discussion with TENMET Board Chairperson, Faraja Nyalandu on existing Smile Tanzania Investment Opportunities in Zanzibar and how to use them. This discussion was part of the Opening of 4G LTE Network in Zanzibar earlier yesterday.

Zanzibar - Smile Communications announced its expansion in Zanzibar, providing reliable, fast 4G LTE mobile broadband internet services across the Island.

Smile Communications, is an African telecommunications group with operations in Tanzania, Nigeria, Uganda, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

“Following Smile Tanzania's recent investment in network expansion, we are excited to bring the best 4G LTE broadband internet services to customers in Zanzibar”, said Zuweina Farah Smile's Country Manager.

Adding on Mr. Ahmad Farroukh, Smile Group’s Chief Executive Officer said "Dar es Salaam was the first city in Africa to experience true 4G LTE when Smile launched its internet services there in May 2013. Today, the people of Zanzibar can celebrate another first, enabled by the latest 4G LTE technology, when they connect to Smile internet with data speeds of up to 50Mbps".

Zuweina Farah, Director of Smile Tanzania presenting the 4G LTE Award to the Minister of State President's Office Responsible for Economy and Investment, Hon. Mudrick Soraga to demonstrate that this is the Official Opening of Smile Tanzania and the service is now available in Zanzibar.

The launch was complemented with guests across different industries , officiating the launch was the Guest of Honor Minister of State President's Office Responsible for Economy and Investment Hon. Mr Mudrick Soraga.

Over the past two years, with Mrs. Zuweina Farah at the helm, Smile has invested in redesigning and expanding its network to offer customers improved internet services with even faster data speeds. Smile's customers’ growth has been very positive, as it continues to deliver superior, reliable SuperFast internet to customers. “The investments have laid a foundation for a more digitally enabled economy, in-line with the government’s digital transformation strategy.” Comments, Mrs. Farah.

"We are excited that people living in, and visiting Zanzibar will now experience the best and fastest mobile broadband internet from Smile. And we want to thank all our stakeholders for their continued support while strengthening our operations and expanding our network. We are and stay committed to our people in Zanzibar and Tanzania and aim to continue to offer the best 4G LTE broadband internet services," concluded Mrs. Zuweina Farah, Country Manager of Smile Tanzania.

Minister of State President's Office Responsible for Economy and Investment, Hon. Mudrick Soraga in a group photo with (from left) Simon Patrick (Smile Lawyer), Faraja Nyalandu (TENMET Board Chairperson) and Zuweina Farah Director of Smile Tanzania after the short Smile 4G LTE Launch Ceremony held in Zanzibar.

The new technology builds on the growing footprint of Smile’s network, which has been activated on in 7 regions until the end of 2021. Early January 2022, Smile’s expansion plans took shape and already, Smile has activated sites in two additional cities including Zanzibar, Pwani, Dar es Salaam, Morogoro, Dodoma, Mwanza, Mbeya, Kilimanjaro, and Arusha, with more cities and regions scheduled to be switched on in coming months. Technically, the network technology allows peak download speeds of up to 50Mbps.

About Smile Communications Tanzania Ltd

Smile Tanzania launched the first SuperFast 4G LTE mobile broadband services in Africa in Dar es Salaam in May 2013, revolutionizing the way people access the internet in Tanzania. We've expanded our network coverage and services to Dar es Salaam, Arusha, Dodoma, Mwanza, Moshi, Mbeya, Morogoro, Bagamoyo, Tanga, and Zanzibar.

Customers in Tanzania can experience the fastest and most reliable 4G LTE mobile broadband services and SuperClear voice calls, video calls, and SMSs over LTE. Business customers in Tanzania can select broadband internet solutions for their business operations and remote workers.

Smile was the first to launch VoLTE on its network and continued its innovation with the launch of SmileVoice. SmileVoice is a free mobile application that enables customers with Android or Apple iPhone devices (including those not VoLTE-enabled) to make SuperClear voice calls over Smile's 4G LTE network. Smile was also the first to introduce TRUEUnlimited internet with NO Data Limit.

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