imported>Janan2025: Added "an".

2025-01-27T07:43:13Z

Added "an".

New page

{{Multiple issues|
{{More citations needed|date=November 2010}}
{{Update|date=April 2015}}
}}

{{Infobox company
| name = Telecom Namibia Limited
| logo = Telecom Namibia Logo.svg
| type =
| foundation = 1992
| location = [[Windhoek]], [[Khomas Region]], [[Namibia]]
| key_people = Dr. Stanley Shanapinda (Chief Executive Officer)
| num_employees = 1,134 (on 30 September 2008)
| revenue = ~ N$900 million
| industry = [[Telecommunications]]
| products = Telecommunications services<br>[[Internet service provider|Internet services]]
| homepage = [http://www.telecom.na/ www.telecom.na]
}}

'''Telecom Namibia Limited''', commonly known as '''Telecom Namibia''', is a [[telecommunications]] service provider operating in [[Namibia]]. It is the national telecommunications operator, established in August 1992, and wholly owned by the [[Government of Namibia]]. Telecom Namibia is a commercialised company and a subsidiary of Namibia Post and Telecom Holdings Limited. Telecom Namibia is serving more than 396,000 (fixed and mobile) customers, with 986 employees and an annual revenue of more than N$1,5 Billion.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Company |url=https://www.telecom.na/media-centre/79-company?start=6 |access-date=2022-07-22 |website=www.telecom.na}}</ref> It runs the largest digital telecommunication network in Namibia.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Sherbourne|first=R.|date=2010|title=Namibian telecommunication sector performance review.|url=https://www.researchictafrica.net/publications/ICT_Sector_Performance_Reviews_2010/Vol%202%20Paper%207%20-%20Namibian%20Telecommunication%20Sector%20Performance%20Review%202010.pdf|journal=Research (ICT) Africa: Towards Evidence-based ICT Policy and Regulation.|volume=2|pages=1–30}}</ref>

Telecom Namibia acquired [[TN Mobile|tn mobile]] in 2013 and it was incorporated as its mobile telecommunication division. Tn mobile's biggest competitors are [[MTC Namibia]], Paratus Telecom and [[MTN Group|MTN Namibia]].

==Services==
===Landline===
Telecom Namibia holds the [[monopoly]] for [[landline]] access in Namibia.
In June 2022, there had been 88,000 accesses. This is a decrease of about 40 percent compared to 2021. Customers in some cities are connected via [[fibre]], and technologies like [[DSL]] and [[ISDN]] are also used.

=== Cellular ===
Using [[CDMA]], Telecom Namibia offered cellular communication.<ref>[http://www.telecom.na/index.php?go=switch Switch]</ref>
With the brand ''SWITCH'', it was officially established as third cellular provider of the country at the end of 2009.
There had been 54.000 ''SWITCH'' customers (mid of 2010).<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110522202540/http://www.az.com.na/wirtschaft/aufholjagd-von-namibia-hat-begonnen.111178.php Aufholjagd von Namibia hat begonnen, Allgemeine Zeitung, 2nd August 2010]</ref>
In August 2011, Telecom Namibia announced the transformation of the CDMA network into a [[GSM]] network.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110922072640/http://www.telecom.na/downloads/telewave/Telewave%20August%20September%202011.pdf ''Going GSM'', Telewave, Telecom Namibia, August/September 2011] (PDF; 2,1 MB) accessed on 13th August 2011</ref>

In November 2012, Telecom Namibia took over the second largest cellular provider. After that, this division is now called [[TN Mobile]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150608214018/http://www.telecom.na/index.php/media/news/834-namibia-at-n2-leo-was-a-handy-gift ''Namibia: At N$2, Leo Was a 'Handy Gift'.'' Telecom Namibia, 1. August 2013] accessed on 9th January 2013</ref>

=== Web Hosting ===
Using the brand ''iWay'', Telecom Namibia offers [[web hosting services|web hosting]], [[Domain name|domain]] and [[email]] services.<ref>[https://www.iway.na/ ''Online Presence of iWay''] accessed on 29th June 2022</ref>

=== Other Services ===
At their sites, Telecom Namibia has to offer [[Colocation centre|colocation]] to other commercial providers, like [[MTC Namibia]].<ref name="tour-telecom-namibia-wb">[https://sebastian-endres.de/blog/2022-06-29-telecom-namibia/ ''Führung durch das Gebäude der Telecom Namibia in Walvis Bay''] accessed on 08.07.2022</ref>

At the site in [[Walvis Bay]], Telecom Namibia provides maritime services, like radio and [[NAVTEX]] broadcasting of weather forecasts and navigation alerts, as well as telephony services via radio frequencies for vessels. They serve the entire coastal area of Namibia (from [[Cunene River|Cunene Delta]] to [[Oranjemund]]). The infrastructure comprises multiple broadcasting stations that are run remotely. Radio messages from 90% of the Earth's surface can be monitored (poles are accessed via satellite). While emergency operations are coordinated from the office in Walvis Bay, the rescue is done by [[South Africa]]n forces. The control room is operating 24/7 in a redundant manner.<ref name="tour-telecom-namibia-wb" />

=== Ransomware attack ===
In December 2024, Telecom Namibia confirmed it had been the target of a [[ransomware]] attack by a group of hackers known as Hunters International. The attack resulted in the leak of sensitive customer data, including personal and financial data belonging to ministries and senior government officials.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-12-17 |title=Namibia ransomware: Sensitive data leaked after telecoms firm hacked |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce3l509e6x7o |access-date=2024-12-19 |website=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.telecom.na/ Telecom Namibia - English language]

{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Communications in Namibia]]
[[Category:Mobile phone companies of Namibia]]
[[Category:Companies based in Windhoek]]
[[Category:Telecommunications companies established in 1992]]
[[Category:Namibian brands]]
[[Category:Namibian companies established in 1992]]

Telecom Namibia - Revision history

imported>Janan2025: Added "an".