The Sengerama wireless system uses a mobile tower from Zain on a hilltop 1 kilometer north of the telecenter. There are two Motorola base stations, one facing south and the other facing west. An FM antenna acts as a receiver for the FM relay from the telecenter's studio.

The system provides an Internet connection for several sites, including a secondary school, the local government education offices and the town council offices.

The telecenter is a useful example of a sustainable ICT initiative in rural Tanzania, according to the APC. While it has not been financially self-reliant, it remains sustainable because it is being embraced by all of its stakeholders.

Similarly, the Family Alliance for Development and Cooperation (FADECO) telecenter in rural Karagwe was operating at a loss when Executive Director Joseph Sekuti, a self-taught technologist, decided to build a wireless network to share Internet costs.

FADECO built its network last year and has connected three clients -- a private secondary school, the local office for an electric company and a local agriculture NGO.