H.E. Pierre Nkurunziza, President of Burundi and Dr. Hamadoun I. Touré, the ITU Secretary General during the official cermeony in Ngozi province to launch the network operations in Burundi (March 2011)
For Burundi, in March 2011 the training of local experts was organized. Professional training was provided at ONATEL's place in Bujumbura (Burundi) and the training was focusing on the following modules:
- Module 1: Expedience overview, infrastructure site preparation, installation and configuration
- Module 2: Expedience NetProvision System - Overview and operation
- Module 3: Expedience CPE installation, configuration and operation
- Module 4: Expedience Net Manager Element Management System Configuration and operation
At the end of the training, an examinations & certification awards ceremony was organized. And 13 local engineers were able to assist in the installation of the Broadband Wireless network in Burundi.
Training sessions in Burundi
Family photo at the end of the training sessions
After the training, the following main activities were carried out in Bujumbura city:
- Supervision of RF equipment installation including all the equipment, software and ancillaries. The sites were ready-for-Installation before installation. Onatel took care of all tasks related to civil works/site conditioning, and all aspects related to access to the site including licenses, permits, etc.
- RF Commissioning and Implementation per site including: Installation Certification, System Commissioning and Configuration
Network design, Bujumbura network coverage
Network installation by the local team of experts in Bujumbura
The map of Burundi showing the areas covered by the ITU-McCaw Broadband Network
The areas shown in blue color on this map of Burundi are connected: 3 sites in Bujumbura Capital City, and 1 site in each of the following city in the country: Ngozi, Bururi, Mwaro Gitega, Muramvya
The network is operational and 212 PCs and other related equipment for local area network in schools and hospitals were provided.
