Telecomunicações de Moçambique

Telecomunicações de Moçambique, commonly known as TDM, is a Mozambican telecommunications and Internet service provider. The company was created in 1981 after the government Posts, Telegraphs and Telephones agency was discontinued, making it the successor organization for the country’s public telecommunications activities. In late 2002, TDM was converted into a limited-liability company and adopted the legal name Telecomunicações de Moçambique SARL. TDM’s traditional business has centered on fixed telecommunications. Its services have included prepaid and postpaid voice connections delivered through POTS, CDMA-based access, and ISDN lines for business customers. The company has also operated coin- and card-operated public payphones in locations across Mozambique. These activities positioned TDM as a national fixed-network operator serving residential, business, and public-sector users. Internet access became an important part of the company’s portfolio. Its TDM BandaLarga service provided broadband through ADSL and CDMA fixed-wireless technologies, and TDM was described as Mozambique’s largest broadband provider in the cited reference material. ADSL packages historically offered speeds from 128 kbit/s to 4 Mbit/s, with data allowances and add-on structures associated with the underlying voice service. TDM also supplied dedicated Internet circuits and IP transit to other Internet service providers, making it an important wholesale connectivity provider in the national market. The company’s network portfolio has included leased circuits ranging from low-capacity links to STM-1, as well as MPLS virtual private network services for organizational customers. TDM’s international connectivity has been supported through participation in the EASSy submarine cable system and use of the SEACOM cable system. Through its shareholding in WIOCC, an investor and operator associated with EASSy, TDM has also had a role in extending international capacity toward landlocked countries in southeastern Africa. TDM has operated as part of a wider group structure rather than solely as a fixed-line retail brand. The group has included Mcel, identified in the reference material as Mozambique’s first mobile operator, in which TDM held a 74 percent stake. TDM also held 50 percent of TVCabo Mozambique, a cable television provider, through a partnership with the Visabeira group, and held 50 percent of TELEVISA. Its wholly owned subsidiary Teledata extended the group’s business and data-services scope. The available reference material does not provide enough current information to establish the group’s present ownership structure, product lineup, leadership, or corporate status beyond the described operations.

TDM was established in 1981 after Mozambique ended the operation of its Posts, Telegraphs and Telephones government agency. Its creation consolidated the country’s telecommunications role in a dedicated national operator. The company’s historical base was the fixed network, including conventional telephone service, public payphones, business ISDN access, and later CDMA-based connectivity. During the 1990s and 2000s, TDM expanded beyond basic voice services into Internet access and data communications. It developed broadband access under the TDM BandaLarga name using ADSL and fixed-wireless CDMA. It also supplied dedicated circuits and IP transit to other providers, giving it a significant position in Mozambique’s Internet infrastructure. Enterprise services included leased lines and MPLS-based virtual private networks. In late 2002, TDM was reorganized as a limited-liability company and renamed Telecomunicações de Moçambique SARL. This legal transformation marked a change from its earlier government-agency successor structure, although the supplied reference does not detail the company’s subsequent privatization, governance, or regulatory arrangements. TDM also developed a broader telecommunications group. It held a 74 percent interest in Mcel, described in the reference as Mozambique’s first mobile operator. In partnership with the Visabeira group, TDM held equal interests in TVCabo Mozambique, a cable television provider, and TELEVISA. The company wholly owned Teledata. These holdings gave the group exposure to mobile communications, cable television, and data-related services in addition to TDM’s fixed-network operations. International infrastructure became another part of TDM’s role. The company used capacity on the EASSy and SEACOM submarine cable systems and was a shareholder in WIOCC, associated with investment in and operation of EASSy. This participation connected Mozambique to wider regional and international networks and supported connectivity for neighboring landlocked countries in southeastern Africa. The available reference material describes TDM’s business model and historical corporate development but does not provide a sufficiently current account of its leadership, ownership, financial performance, consumer pricing, network modernization, or present relationship with mobile and cable subsidiaries. Those areas therefore remain undocumented in this dossier.

• 2002

  Conversion into a limited-liability company

  [1]Telecomunicações de Moçambiqueen.wikipedia.org

  In late 2002, TDM was converted into a limited-liability company and renamed Telecomunicações de Moçambique SARL.

• 1981

  TDM is established

  [1]Telecomunicações de Moçambiqueen.wikipedia.org

  Telecomunicações de Moçambique was created after the termination of Mozambique’s Posts, Telegraphs and Telephones government agency.

A national telecommunications infrastructure and service provider focused on fixed-line communications, broadband access, enterprise connectivity, and wholesale international bandwidth.

• Voice communications

  Fixed voice telephony

  TDM has provided prepaid and postpaid fixed telephone services using conventional POTS infrastructure, as well as CDMA-based access. The company has also supplied ISDN lines for business customers and operated coin- and card-based public payphones across Mozambique.

• Broadband Internet

  TDM BandaLarga

  TDM BandaLarga was the company’s broadband Internet offering, delivered through ADSL and CDMA fixed-wireless access. The cited material describes historical ADSL speeds from 128 kbit/s to 4 Mbit/s, with data-cap options associated with a POTS voice service.

• Wholesale Internet

  Dedicated Internet and IP transit

  TDM has supplied dedicated Internet circuits and IP transit to other Internet service providers. The reference material identifies the company as a major source of international Internet connectivity for Mozambique’s ISP market.

• Enterprise connectivity

  Leased lines and MPLS VPN

  The enterprise portfolio has included traditional leased circuits ranging from 64 kbit/s links to STM-1 capacity, together with MPLS virtual private network services for organizational and business communications.

• Telecommunications infrastructure

  International connectivity

  TDM has used capacity on the EASSy and SEACOM submarine cable systems. Its participation in WIOCC and association with the EASSy system have supported international bandwidth and regional connectivity from Mozambique.

1. 1Telecomunicações de Moçambiqueen.wikipedia.org