Bharti Airtel's recently acquired network in Malawi - formerly Zain Malawi - has launched a 3G network, according to reports in the local news media. For the next 30 days, subscribers of Zain-Airtel will sample the service at no cost when they visit BBC, Facebook, Twitter and use video calling.
"Today we move Malawi forward in terms of technology towards a new generation of mobile phone services," said Saulos Chilima Managing Director of Zain-Airtel Malawi during the media launch in Lilongwe on Thursday.
The operator, formerly Celtel, then Zain, and now Bharti is the largest in the country by subscriber base. According to statistics from the Mobile World analysts, the operator had 1.65 million customers at the end of June and a market share of around 66%. The only other operator is Telecom Networks Malawi (TNM). A third network, G-Mobile has apparently had its license cancelled after missing various launch deadlines, although it is appealing.
The country has a population penetration level of just 17.4%.
On the web: The Mobile World - Nyasa Times
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