Telecommunication de Mozambique
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Telecomunicações de Moçambique (TDM), (Mozambique Telecom) is a telecommunications and Internet service provider
in Mozambique
. Telecomunicações de Moçambique was created in 1981 following the termination of the Posts, Telegraphs and Telephones (PTT) government agency. In late 2002 TDM was transformed into a Limited Liability Company
and was renamed Telecomunicações de Moçambique SARL.
group TDM own 50% of TVCabo Mozambique (a cable television
provider) and 50% of TELEVISA. TDM own 100% of its subsidiary Teledata.
as well as CDMA and provide ISDN lines for businesses. TDM also owns and operates coin and card-based payphones throughout the country.
access through ADSL and CDMA (fixed-wireless) and TDM is the largest provider of broadband in the country. ADSL speeds range from 128 kbps to 4 Mbps with various data caps available as an add-on to a POTS
voice service.
TDM also provides Internet services over dedicated circuits as well as IP transit services to other ISPs. The majority of Mozambique's ISPs obtain their international Internet connectivity through TDM.
TDM itself makes use of the EASSy and SEACOM submarine cables systems for international connectivity.
services ranging from 64kbps to STM-1
as well as MPLS VPN
services.
submarine cable system. Through this TDM provides international connectivity to neighbouring landlocked
East-African countries.
Internet service provider
An Internet service provider is a company that provides access to the Internet. Access ISPs directly connect customers to the Internet using copper wires, wireless or fiber-optic connections. Hosting ISPs lease server space for smaller businesses and host other people servers...
in Mozambique
Mozambique
Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique , is a country in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west and Swaziland and South Africa to the southwest...
. Telecomunicações de Moçambique was created in 1981 following the termination of the Posts, Telegraphs and Telephones (PTT) government agency. In late 2002 TDM was transformed into a Limited Liability Company
Limited liability company
A limited liability company is a flexible form of enterprise that blends elements of partnership and corporate structures. It is a legal form of company that provides limited liability to its owners in the vast majority of United States jurisdictions...
and was renamed Telecomunicações de Moçambique SARL.
TDM Group of companies
The TDM Group of companies includes mCel (Mozambiques first mobile operator) of which TDM own 74%. In conjunction with the VisabeiraVisabeira
Visabeira is a Portugal-based international conglomerate with interests on telecommunications, construction, industry, tourism, real estate, and service industries...
group TDM own 50% of TVCabo Mozambique (a cable television
Cable television
Cable television is a system of providing television programs to consumers via radio frequency signals transmitted to televisions through coaxial cables or digital light pulses through fixed optical fibers located on the subscriber's property, much like the over-the-air method used in traditional...
provider) and 50% of TELEVISA. TDM own 100% of its subsidiary Teledata.
Voice
TDM provides pre-paid and post-paid telephony services using POTSPOTS
POTS may refer to:* Plain old telephone service, basic wireline telecommunication connection** POTS codec, a digital audio device** DSL filter, also known as a POTS filter* Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, a medical condition...
as well as CDMA and provide ISDN lines for businesses. TDM also owns and operates coin and card-based payphones throughout the country.
Internet
"TDM BandaLarga" service provides broadband InternetInternet
The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
access through ADSL and CDMA (fixed-wireless) and TDM is the largest provider of broadband in the country. ADSL speeds range from 128 kbps to 4 Mbps with various data caps available as an add-on to a POTS
Plain old telephone service
Plain old telephone service is the voice-grade telephone service that remains the basic form of residential and small business service connection to the telephone network in many parts of the world....
voice service.
TDM also provides Internet services over dedicated circuits as well as IP transit services to other ISPs. The majority of Mozambique's ISPs obtain their international Internet connectivity through TDM.
TDM itself makes use of the EASSy and SEACOM submarine cables systems for international connectivity.
Leased line and VPN
TDM provides traditional leased lineLeased line
A leased line is a service contract between a provider and a customer, whereby the provider agrees to deliver a symmetric telecommunications line connecting two or more locations in exchange for a monthly rent . It is sometimes known as a 'Private Circuit' or 'Data Line' in the UK or as CDN in Italy...
services ranging from 64kbps to STM-1
STM-1
The STM-1 is the SDH ITU-T fiber optic network transmission standard. It has a bit rate of 155.52 Mbit/s. Higher levels go up by a factor of 4 at a time: the other currently supported levels are STM-4, STM-16, STM-64 and STM-256...
as well as MPLS VPN
MPLS VPN
MPLS VPN is a family of methods for harnessing the power of Multiprotocol Label Switching to create virtual private networks . MPLS is well suited to the task as it provides traffic isolation and differentiation without substantial overhead....
services.
EASSY submarine cable
TDM is a shareholder in WIOCC which is the largest investor in and operator of the EASSyEASSY
The Eastern Africa Submarine Cable System is an undersea fibre optic cable system connecting countries of eastern Africa to the rest of the world....
submarine cable system. Through this TDM provides international connectivity to neighbouring landlocked
Landlocked
A landlocked country is a country entirely enclosed by land, or whose only coastlines lie on closed seas. There are 48 landlocked countries in the world, including partially recognized states...
East-African countries.