Tigo wins Ookla Award as the fastest mobile network in Tanzania
Tanzania’s digital lifestyle telecommunications company Tigo, part of the Axian Telecom Group, has won the prestigious Ookla® Speedtest Award™ as the Fastest Mobile Network in the country for the year 2023.
The Ookla Award is an elite designation reserved for fixed and mobile providers in a market, based on consumer-initiated tests and background scans from speed test applications.
Tigo has scooped the coveted award against the backdrop of the company’s robust investment in its network modernisation and upgrade across the country.
Speaking about the award, Tigo CEO Kamal Okba says: “We are excited and thrilled to win this much sought-after award. The Ookla award is a clear demonstration that Tigo’s heavy investment in network modernisation, new sites rollout and technology upgrade are paying off.”
Since 2022, Tigo committed to invest over TZS 1 trillion within five years to improve and modernise its network infrastructure: an investment that has significantly enhanced the telecoms company’s customer digital experience, hence leading to Tigo earning local and international accolades including the latest Ookla Speedtest Award.
The Ookla Award recognises Tigo’s ‘network quality and reliability’ following its huge investment in network upgrade, a fact that was underscored by Okba: “We are currently executing an extensive modernisation project to offer state-of-the-art and best in-class technology in each site, including rural areas across Tanzania mainland and Zanzibar, to improve experience, competitiveness and accelerate transformation of the digital economy.”
Tigo’s mammoth investment has enabled it to launch the fastest (1Gbps) 5G technology in Tanzania in addition to upgrading all sites to 4G technology across all regions in Tanzania mainland and Zanzibar.
“After conducting an in-depth analysis of consumer-initiated tests taken with Speedtest, Tigo has been named the Fastest Mobile Network in Tanzania by Ookla’s Speedtest Awards,” says Stephen Bye, president and CEO of Ookla, a division of Ziff Davis.
“This award is given to mobile network operators that demonstrate exceptional speed and performance in comparison to other major mobile networks in the market for Q2–Q3 2023. We are thrilled to acknowledge Tigo Tanzania for this achievement, which is the result of their unwavering focus on delivering a superior network experience to their customers.”
The Fastest Mobile Network in Tanzania award further attests to Tigo’s ambition to support the digital and financial transformation for its 18 million customers. Additionally, the deployment of cutting-edge technologies will benefit consumers and businesses across the country.
