The Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ) has awarded an MVNO license to Dolphin Telecoms, which aims to become the country’s first successful reseller after other attempts to launch an MVNO failed to get off the ground.
Dolphin Telecoms has secured a wholesale arrangement with one of Zimbabwe’s three mobile network operators (MNOs) and invested US$15 million to prepare for its launch. In 2015, POTRAZ started updating its national telecom licensing system to allow mobile virtual network operators in the market.
Dolphin Telecoms intends to revolutionize the industry with the introduction of highly customizable telecom and mobile financial services, which will bring more competition to the Zimbabwean telecom market.
