“Today the company is involved in a number of improvement projects designed to increase its cyber, wireless and IP capacity� India (through VSNL and Tata Africa Holdings Pty), brings immense expertise derived from its worldwide telecommunications operations. This partnership gives Neotel access to international best practice and the latest technical innovations. Furthermore, Nexus Connexion, its Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) equity partner,
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has a broad based constituency which includes women and youth groups, while developmental NGOs, labour unions and businesses are represented by individuals and corporates. One private consortium in particular, Communitel, brings additional international and African experience through their various shareholders, including TelecomNamibia.