University students int Zimbabwe will now have a swell time accessing internet services in their electronic library as Econet has now opened sale of the Econet Wireless which will be selling for $35. This initiative is part of the telecom giant’s EcoSchool offering, which is being rolled out for all universities in Zimbabwe.
The company says it ran a pilot test for the project over a period of six months. “When a student uses their own devices (tablets and smartphones) it costs $2 a month. When they use the EcoSchool tablet, it costs $6 a month for 24 months,” said Teresa Mbagaya, the head of EcoSchool.
The EcoSchool offering also comes with a chatroom that helps students communicate with their peers as well as interact with lecturers on educational issues.
Darlington Mandivenga, the Econet Services CEO, said: “the system enables students to learn in their own environment as they no longer have to visit “brick and mortar libraries” to access educational content.”