Denny Marandure

Zimbabwe’s leading Internet Service Provider (ISP). Their core strength is providing managed communication solutions and direct Internetconnectivity to their clients. In all their projects, their goal is to address their clients’ needs with a strategic approach backed by technical expertise. ZOL was founded in 1994, and in the 16 years of operation has grown into one of the largest ISPs in Zimbabwe. Since dollarization they have tripled their size in just 18 months. ZOL sells nearly 700 mbps of Internet bandwidth a month, hosts over 3,000 domain names, runs 55 servers in 3 continents, employs 82 staff in 4 offices nationwide and their Network Operations Centre (NOC) and support desk is open 24/7/365.With a leadership position in the market, ZOL leverages its advanced solutions capabilities and knowledge to deliver managed communication solutions to companies ranging from multi-national enterprises to home users. They offer dialup, Broadand, Wi-Max, UHF, fibre,copper, VPN services, secure email and webhosting, collocation and PBX management. ZOL also operates nearly 100 ZOLspots (Wi-Fi hotspots) covering every major hotel, coffeeshop and shopping centre. The company distributes ZOLspot airtime scratch cards at most of these ZOLspots, as well as via its distribution partners, which include a major supermarket chain. ZOL employs a very young and dynamic team of professionals. Its technical team brings collective experience in WAN and LAN e-mail and Internet solutions. It has successfully executed various Internet solutions in Zimbabwe.

Startel Tanzania Ltd. provides internet services. Its products include rahaFIBER, rahaWORLD, rahaCLOUD, rahaFAX2EMAIL, rahaMAX, rahaSKY, rahaPHONE, and rahaSURVEILLANCE. The company is headquartered in Dar-es-salaam, Tanzania.