Tizeti Introduces NeXTGEN Connectivity Solutions, Partner with African Startup ISPs

To enable more Africans to take advantage of digital offerings in a new world defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, West Africa’s pioneer solar-based internet and voice service provider, Tizeti (www.Tizeti.com), has launched new connectivity offerings.

The company likewise announced its partnership with a $5 million venture fund focused on African startups, International ISPs (Ship and Port-facility Security-code) with an aim of expanding internet access across Africa.

The company disclosed at the 2021 Tizeti NextGen Annual Conference, themed, “Expanding Access to Unlimited Internet in Africa,”held in Lagos.

Speaking at the conference, the company’s Chief Executive Officer, Kendall Ananyi said the new products encompass the company’s commitment to widening the broadband envelope in Nigeria with more robust internet plans.

He said the company was focused on expanding coverage, especially in Nigeria, and accelerating internet availability across the African continent with a new venture fund.

“The products also reiterate the company’s focus on delivering a simpler and more convenient technology offering with a smart customer care operation and integrated Customer Relationship Management systems, ”he said.

According to him, the global pandemic expedited the need for technology to be more agile, faster, more intuitive, and easier to understand, irrespective of the peculiarities of its users.

He added, “Many people were unable to quickly adapt to the new normal of working, connecting to family and colleagues remotely, and accessing various educational, occupational, entertainment, and other services virtually.

“Many firms took an unnecessarily long time to adjust to the constraints the pandemic brought, and this resulted in declined productivity, ineffective transformation, and lost revenue. This is why we have launched new voice and data service for residential, small, medium, and enterprise organizations within Nigeria.

“Our brand-new Turbo 100MBps Unlimited Internet Plans in Lagos will guarantee 100Mbps unlimited plans, which is 50 times faster than the existing plans in the market), with a free three months pilot to the first 100 signups in the Lekki area.”

Speaking on the company’s desire to empower more Nigerians, stimulate economic activities and provide unlimited access to affordable and reliable broadband services, Ananyi disclosed that the company would be widening the broadband envelope to 10 new cities in Nigeria.

“We are expanding our unlimited internet plans, currently available in cities in Lagos, Ogun, Rivers and Edo States, to Abuja, Ibadan, Kaduna, Kano, Warri/Asaba, Eket/Uyo, Onitsha, Aba, Enugu, and Calabar.

“We are building brand-new, solar-powered, 4G-capable towers in these cities and leveraging expansive fiber-networks built by some of our partners, to enable us to roll out our low-cost broadband service, and bring millions of people online, who can now take advantage of the life-changing socio-economic opportunities that access to the Internet provides,” he said

Announcing the company’s partnership with a $5 million venture fund focused on startup ISPs that are expanding internet access across Africa, the company’s Chief Operating Officer, Ifeanyi Okonkwo, said the company will leverage its proprietary OS technology among others.

“We would also leverage on global partnerships with equipment vendors, submarine cable companies, payment providers, and Venture firms to provide the resources for these startup ISPs to accelerate the availability of unlimited internet across the continent, ”he said.

He said successful startups will participate in a three-month programme at Tizeti’s location in Nigeria or Ghana where they are expected to gain the knowledge and expertise to rapidly launch affordable internet services in their respective countries.

Other speakers at Tizeti NeXTGEN include Yinka Adewale, co-founder/Chief Executive Officer, Kudi; Akin Jones, co-founder/Chief Executive Officer, Aella App; Dr. Femi Kuti, Chief Executive Officer, Reliance Health, Eniola Campbell, Country Managing Director, Nokia Nigeria, and Olubunmi Ogun, Deputy General Manager, Nigeria Sales, MainOne.

For many countries in Africa, there is still a huge digital divide. Tizeti is playing a significant role in addressing this digital infrastructure deficit in Africa with innovative technology and capabilities, to improve development outcomes for millions of people, with better outcomes for employment, education, family and social life, and access to information.

August 13, 2021