Zamtel, the country's only total telecom solution service provider, said it is now able to deliver 600Mbps of Internet capacity to the Zambian customers, making access to fast Internet broadband even more affordable for all.

The Zamtel fiber network runs from Solwezi, Ndola, Lusaka, Livingstone and Sesheke in Namibia and eventually to the Western seaboard international undersea cables. Zamtel's capacity is being used by mobile operators MTN and Airtel, as well as corporate organizations.

The company said it was in discussion with other neighboring countries, including Tanzania, for additional connectivity in order to have multiple entry points.

Zamtel CEO Mupanga Mwanakatwe said the company also plans to replace the copper network by expanding its fiber metro network. He said this would provide cost-effective solutions such as branch interconnectivity to corporate clients. The company's fiber metro network currently services corporate clients in Lusaka only.

"We are in discussion with other neighboring countries for additional connectivity so that we can have multiple entry points. We are also planning to introduce additional value-added services in the near future," Mwanakatwe said last week.