Vodacom, a pan-African mobile telecommunications company with support from the GSMA Development Fund and Qualcomm, has connected Internet cafes in three of Tanzania’s cities- Dar es Salaam, Dodoma and Arusha with its HSPA mobile broadband network, to provide them high speed broadband with download speed of up to 7.2 megabits per second.

“We are very proud to add to our bid as a total communication solutions provider to the people of Tanzania, our new alliance with the GSMA and Qualcomm will bring high-speed Internet cafes to this country. These Internet cafes will ensure fast, affordable and reliable access to information for students, the business community and all Tanzanians who need to communicate and stay in touch with what is happening in the country, in Africa and the rest of the world, ‘ said Mr. Dietlof Mare, managing director of Vodacom Tanzania.

The three initial cities will be followed by more cafés in other parts of Tanzania, one of the fastest developing countries in Africa today with an average GDP growth of 6.5 percent per year.