Ndalatando - At least seven million Angolans will benefit from telecommunications services in the next two years with the implementation of the "Ilumina Angola" project, the Minister of Telecommunications, Information Technology and Media, Mário de Oliveira, announced on Friday.
According to the minister, the initiative aims to install national roaming and infrastructure sharing between the operators Unitel, Movicel and Africell, in areas without coverage.
National roaming is a service that allows customers of one telecommunications operator to use the networks of another operator within the same country, especially in areas where the coverage of their original operator is limited or non-existent.
The project, according to the Minister, will provide telecommunications, Internet and other information and communication technology services, as well as electricity generated by photovoltaic plants, in regions with limited coverage.
The Executive's initiative has already enabled the installation of electricity for more than 35 homes in the village, which had never had such a service.
"The service is implemented through agreements between the operators and the regulatory body, ensuring that users can maintain voice, messaging or data connections in regions where their main operator does not operate," said the minister.
Mário de Oliveira said that in the first phase, 100 hybrid sites will be installed in various locations to promote telecommunications and information technology services in the country, which has a 75 percent coverage rate.
The project will help to increase digital literacy and bring benefits to sectors such as education and health, as well as giving all Angolans access to communication technologies.
The Governor of Cuanza-Norte, João Diogo Gaspar, highlighted the implementation of the project in the region, considering that it will promote entrepreneurship through the use of digital tools.
Aldeia Nova was the first locality to benefit from the project, which will gradually be replicated throughout the country. DS/IMA/ASS/AMP
