PowerTel, a wholly owned subsidiary of Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA), had increased its aerial fibre optic network to 3,842-km by February 2026, according to the Herald newspaper. Previously, in June 2025, Paratus Zimbabwe announced it had signed a deal with Powertel to launch a new high capacity national fibre network in Zimbabwe. PowerTel is licensed to operate a fibre optic backbone network on its electricity transmission network. Paratus Zimbabwe, a subsidiary of Paratus Group, was awarded its communications license in Zimbabwe earlier in 2025. Together, the partners will combine their strengths and invest equally in the roll-out of high-capacity fibre infrastructure to create a new long-distance fibre network across Zimbabwe and provide cross-border links to Zimbabwe’s neighbouring countries. According to a company press release, the first phase of the roll-out was to connect Plumtree, Bulawayo and Livingstone.
Source: PowerTel, Paratus Zimbabwe, The Herald
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