Kafue's CC & M Digital Communications wins Samsung dealership
By Business Reporter
A SOUTH Korea company Samsung has awarded a Zambian Kafue based company, CC&M Digital Communications, a franchise to market its wide range of communications products in Zambia.
CC&M Digital Communications Managing Director John Nsama said in an interview in Lusaka that the franchise would avail affordable, reliable and an interactive communications systems in Zambia.
Mr Nsama said the marketing and distribution on Integrated Digital Communications Systems (IDCS) would complement efforts by the Zambia telecommunications Company Limited (Zamtel) to digitalise all communications systems in Zambia.
He said Zamtel had installed digitalised equipment in most of its major stations and service providers should fill in by bringing onto the market, equipment that would enhance efforts aimed at moving with time in the communications sector.
Mr Nsama explained that some of the equipment that would be marketed included a Global Service Mobile (GSM) Routing technology which allows for easier connectivity between different networks and improve on efficiency.
The router was developed for the Southern Africa market and provides cost effective means of achieving fixed cellular connectivity to the GSM network via a Private Automatic Exchange Box (PABX).
Mr Nsama also said the communications systems would further allow for other functionalities of communications like video conferencing, tele-marketing among others.
CC&M Digital Communications has already been licensed by the Communications Authority (CA) and also invited to participate at the forthcoming International Communications day to be hosted by the CA on may 17, 2004.
Mr Nsama said the IDCS would cater for all sectors of the economy where communications played an important role.
Among them is the hospitality industry where a specialised software had been developed for the sector to address problems of billing and clients’ phoning systems.
He said the equipment for the hospitality industry would allow for clients to make phone calls from their rooms but being billed centrally at the front office desk.
Mr Nsama said the awarding of a franchise to his company would help consumers as in the past, any one could sell these equipment without any back up services.
He applauded government for reducing tax on computers from 15 percent to five percent as announced in this year’s national budget saying these benefits who trickle down to the consumers and ultimately make communications affordable.
Mr Nsama noted that taking issues of ICT on board was best way forward in addressing problems of infrastructure development in Zambia.
