Paratus Namibia and Ongos Join have signed a pact to connect over 11,000 new residents in Ongos Valley with fibre.
Ongos Valley is an ambitious property development seeking to construct 24,000 properties, 21 faculties, parkways, greenways, and business centres. The planned development is situated 14 kilometres from Windhoek’s Central Business District, with mandatory fibre connectivity to be offered to each residence and enterprise.
As a part of the settlement, all Ongos Valley residents will obtain 1GB of free data monthly for the first five years of residence.
“The very essence of a sensible metropolis is connectivity. The COVID-19 pandemic has amplified the necessity to have dependable connectivity with one another and with the world. The power for youngsters to access academic information from the consolation of their properties is necessary. Our selection of associates in delivering that connectivity was subsequently key and the rationale why we now have been working with Paratus for the previous couple of years. For Ongos Valley to be a really sensible metropolis, we will need to have each residence linked to fibre,” said Ongos Join MD Americo de Almeida.
“After two years of engaging on this with Ongos Join in the course of the building section, we at the moment are excited to have the ability to announce the collaboration formally. We’re proud to have been chosen because the associate of selection in delivering an infinite, excessive velocity, safe and high quality connection to Ongos Valley residents. And that is just the start of a thrilling journey,” Paratus Namibia MD, Andrew Corridor said.
The Paratus agreement comes as Ongos Valley Development recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Telecom Namibia.
The agreement, which was inked last month, will ensure that all telecommunications and ICT needs of Ongos Valley are catered for, be it fixed line services, mobile connectivity, internet, wireless, data management, fibre installation, surveillance, and connecting buyers to markets.
