{"id":41489,"date":"2020-06-05T12:15:21","date_gmt":"2020-06-05T12:15:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/mtn-rwanda-introduces-connected-home-fixed-broadband-internet-for-homes\/"},"modified":"2020-06-05T12:15:15","modified_gmt":"2020-06-05T12:15:15","slug":"mtn-rwanda-introduces-connected-home-fixed-broadband-internet-for-homes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/mtn-rwanda-introduces-connected-home-fixed-broadband-internet-for-homes\/","title":{"rendered":"MTN Rwanda Introduces \u2018Connected Home\u2019, Fixed Broadband Internet for Homes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Connected Home solution will be delivered to customers via a fixed wireless point to point connection through an antenna installed at their houses. The antenna is pointed to a Fibre Optic network without necessarily having to bring a  physical fibre optic cable to the home. This solution removes any accessibility obstacles, ultimately enabling direct internet access into the home with the same fiber-like speeds.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are pleased to announce that MTN has ventured into providing fixed broadband internet to homes. With more people working and learning at home, we saw it important for our solutions to evolve to meet the demands of this new normal. We previously only provided fixed connectivity solutions to corporate  institutions such as banks but have now invested and extended the solution into residential areas,\u201d said Didas Ndoli, Senior Manager of MTN\u2019s Enterprise Business Unit.<\/p>\n<p>Customers have 4 (four) broadband internet packages to choose from with speeds ranging from 5Mbps to 25Mbps depending on their particular needs.<\/p>\n<p>Key features of MTN Business\u2019s Fixed Home Broadband Internet are:<br \/>\n\u2022\tUnlimited usage and high Internet speeds with the most reliable internet connectivity<br \/>\n\u2022\tInstallation and connection of a home within 48 hours upon subscribing for the service within Kigali (72 hours outside Kigali)<br \/>\n\u2022\t24\/7 customer service and dedicated technical support<br \/>\n\u2022\tPayment options via MTN MoMoPay by dialling *182*8*1*800000#<\/p>\n<p>The service is currently available across Kigali covering over 90% of the city\u2019s key residential areas. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have noted an increase in internet traffic, almost doubling in residential areas due to the Covid-19 situation. Good internet connectivity when working from home is no longer a luxury but has become the new normal. By providing affordable broadband Internet to homes, we are helping customers during this challenging time by addressing their real-world and business needs,\u201d concluded Ndoli. <\/p>\n<p>Customers who would like to have this new service installed at their homes can contact the MTN Sales team on a toll free line 3111 or send an email to Sales.RW@mtn.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MTN Rwanda\u2019s Enterprise Business Unit has unveiled its fixed Internet solution for the home. Dubbed \u201cConnected Home\u201d, customers will be able to enjoy super-fast and reliable fixed wireless broadband internet directly into their homes at very affordable and competitive rates.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[115],"byline":[170],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-41489","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-homeadvert","byline-igihe"],"bylines":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":8}],"contributors":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":8}],"featured_image":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41489","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41489"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41489\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41489"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41489"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41489"},{"taxonomy":"byline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/byline?post=41489"},{"taxonomy":"hashtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtag?post=41489"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}