The newly formed team plans to launch these new services starting in the third quarter of 2014 by deploying and expanding Tigo's existing fiber network. Local and international businesses will be able to benefit from Tigo's extensive fiber infrastructure, which supports its mobile network and has considerable capacity to support the high-speed connectivity now required by businesses in Tanzania.
Tigo is part of the international telecommunications and media company Millicom, many of whose other operations offer these types of business-to-business services. In Tanzania, the fiber deployment is part of the company's overall investment plans.
The company is also exploring the potential for deploying cable services to consumers in relevant urban areas and expects a pilot service to be operational later in 2014.
